Workplace Design
Work is at an Unprecedented Junction with an Inevitable Conclusion
November 3rd, 2021Hybrid Work Models Challenge Offices to Compete with Homes
October 14th, 2021
Disruption, Complexity, & Consolidation: The Workplace in the COVID Era
“The age of remote work is upon us,” they say. After almost 18 months of lockdowns, stay-at-home orders, and workplace safety policies that have prevented the vast majority of workers from going into the office, employees and employers have learned to accept remote work. As the pandemic rolls on around the world, remote work is […]
The Post-COVID Office Return Lays the Foundation for Human-Centric Workplaces
This time last year, medical professionals in Wuhan, China, began to report cases of a “viral pneumonia of unknown cause” and the rest, as they say, is history. By March a global pandemic had been announced by the WHO and much of Europe and North America had been engulfed by the coronavirus, triggering lockdowns and […]
Hub & Spoke Workplaces: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly
It is over six months since we published our March 19th article — COVID-19, the World’s Biggest Remote Working Experiment is Underway — and the workplace is still in flux. Around the world, companies have one eye on bringing employees back to the office and the other on the potential of distributed workforces in the […]
Webinar: Workplace Well-being in the Age of COVID-19
Please Join us on Thursday 2nd April 1700 CET | 1100 EDT | 0800 PDT for our 3rd FREE Webinar in the 2020 Smart Buildings Series. At this moment, COVID-19 is taking over our personal and working lives. Offices are closed and employees are working from home. Well-being is at the forefront of our minds, […]
On the Verge of a New Generation of Buildings that Harness the Potential of their Occupants
Office construction is on the rise. Since 2010, a boom has been underway around the world — with activity set to peak in 2020 at close to 19 million square meters globally, similar to levels at the height of the last two cycles in 2001 and 2008. The current economic upswing impacts the commercial real […]
Smarter Workplace Expectations Drive Future Proof Building Strategies
“The way people interact with their built environment is going through a period of fundamental change. The conventional use of space and the purpose and utility of buildings is being challenged. As more workers look to telecommute, relocate, and work, live, and play together, the lines between traditional classifications of building types such as “office”, […]
Modern Workers Need Agility to Navigate the Challenges of the Open-Plan Workplace
Startups and co-working spaces are leading the transition to dynamic workplaces according to the VergeSense 1H Workplace Experience & Office Space Employee Survey, released in August. Their results showed that employees at startups (11-50 employees) were the most likely to be working in agile or hot-desking environments, with 23% in contrast to the 8% of […]
“The Office has to be Interesting, or Else People are Just Going to Work from Home”
“Technology is exponentially advancing, delivering innovations that will fundamentally transform consumers’ lives and business operations. This rapid technology adoption means companies have to be light on their feet,” states a recent opinion piece from global real-estate firm JLL’s Australian office. “How can you create an agile workplace that allows you to quickly shift your business […]