Office environment

Sixty-eight per cent of businesses expect to be promoting a more regular return to the office by the middle of this year, according to CBRE. The global real estate advisor’s latest EMEA Occupier Sentiment Survey found that from nearly a ...

A greener office isn’t just a trend but a long-term change toward greater sustainability in the workplace. Many companies and authorities are already voluntarily choosing office designs that are environmentally friendly and save resources. Modern workplace solution expert DURABLE now ...

Demystifying different workstyles that have emerged over the past two years is vital for post-pandemic organisations to thrive, says Giles Fuchs, CEO of Office Space in Town (OSiT) As employees increasingly return to offices, many companies are rightly asking themselves ...

A new survey has identified key sensory issues in office environments and how they can be addressed through workplace design and strategy. In one of the first surveys of its kind, flooring manufacturer Tarkett and design firm HOK asked neurodiverse ...

Hybrid working is on the rise. In a recent research study by CBRE, 73% of business leaders responded that hybrid working would be part of their long-term strategy after Covid-19 lockdowns – and facility managers are the ones leading the ...

Interaction has secured a multi-million-pound contract to design international law firm Osborne Clarke’s new flagship office in Bristol. The strategic workplace design and build company has been commissioned to fit-out the law firm’s interior workspaces at Halo, part of the ...

Data from workplace technology company, Freespace, shows London office occupancy peaked at 42 per cent on Thursday 10th March, the highest single daily rate in the capital since before the pandemic in 2020. The weekly average prior to the pandemic ...

Meeting rooms, breakout areas and outdoor spaces are the most in-demand workspace features, according to new research by infinitSpace. The European flexible workspace provider commissioned an independent study among 200 UK office landlords, asking them which features were most important in attracting ...

The British Council for Offices believes the pandemic has accelerated evolving trends in office design, such as wellbeing and sustainability. Alexi Marmot, Professor Emerita of Facility and Environment Management at UCL and a BCO Research Committee member explains how In ...

More than three fifths of the UK’s commercial landlords are struggling to attract tenants to traditional offices as businesses’ workspace demands have changed rapidly during the pandemic. This is according to new research by European flexible workspace provider, infinitSpace, who ...