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October 31, 2025

Beyond greenwashing and greenhushing: What actually makes a sustainable workplace?

Walk into modern offices and you’ll see the motifs of sustainability: a living wall in reception, branded reusable mugs in the pantry, perhaps even a rooftop beehive. These are the sort of things that photograph well and tick boxes in annual reports. But what truly makes an office “green”? The uncomfortable truth is that many
October 20, 2025

Green office or green bluff: What actually makes an office “green”?

Beyond the Buzzwords – What Actually Makes an Office Green Sustainability is everywhere in workplace design. From rooftop gardens to recycled coffee cups, offices are quick to showcase their “green” credentials. But how much of this activity delivers genuine environmental impact, and how much is simply optics? Our new whitepaper, Green Office or Green Bluff?
September 30, 2025

Are offices getting bigger or smaller, and why?

Let’s start with the conclusion: The honest answer is that both stories are true. Some organisations are taking up more and larger offices, others are compressing. What ties the two together is a single idea that now sits at the heart of Facilities Management: Rightsizing. Size follows purpose. If the purpose is clearer collaboration, better
August 30, 2025

Bad offices are bad for your health

Bad offices are bad for your health! And a lack of air conditioning is just the beginning This month’s article in the FT opened with a blunt reminder that Lee Kuan Yew credited Singapore’s economic lift-off to two things: multi-ethnic harmony and air-conditioning. Sixty-six years later, the same lesson applies to every mid-size firm on
July 2, 2025

Is Hybrid Working About to Shrink Your Office Space?

Hybrid working has changed how companies think about office space. As more employees split their time between home and the office, businesses are rethinking the need for large physical offices. But will this trend lead to significant downsizing? Our recent survey, conducted across the UK, US, Singapore, India, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, interviewed 1,250
June 13, 2025

Are Remote Setups Beating the Office in Terms of Tech and Comfort?

In our previous article, “Is it time for offices to get personal again?” we discussed the importance of personal workspace environments for productivity and morale. There’s another aspect office designers and facilities managers need to address urgently: Technology. Many modern workplaces face an odd reality. Employees frequently find their home offices better equipped than their
June 10, 2025

Is It Time for Offices to Get Personal Again?

The open office was sold as the modern solution to just about any workplace problem for decades now: siloed workers? Open them up (literally) to collaboration. Bad communication? Put everyone in a big room. Worried about productivity of direct reports? Create a vantage point. And so, walls came down, spaces opened up, and collaboration was
June 6, 2025

Is It Time to Kill the Open Office for Good?

The open office, with its hot-desking, absence of barriers and open environment promised to turn workspaces into collaborative environments. Decades after it became the paradigm, we ask: Has it actually done this? We asked 1200 office workers and facilities managers around the world. What we found: 77% of people ranked individual work areas as the
May 28, 2024

What’s Driving People Back to the Office?

Office attendance rates are rising, and are expected to throughout 2024. In fact, the return to office has been ongoing for quite some time; in March 2023, only 13% of job postings on LinkedIn offered remote working opportunities, and 87% of international organisations now encourage office attendance at least some of the working week. But
May 7, 2024

Space Utilisation: Optimising space, boosting productivity & keeping in budget

The definition of space utilisation has changed. This comes as no surprise with hybrid working now the norm for so many office-based workers. To ensure workplaces are suited to this new way of working, businesses have been looking at how they transform and utilise space, to enhance the employee experience while maintaining high levels of
April 12, 2024

The Key Considerations when Developing Your Workplace Strategy

The workplace has gone through some significant changes over the last few years. The prevalence of hybrid working following the pandemic means businesses have no choice but to reflect on their workspace. With a need for attractive office spaces that retain efficiency and talent, whilst facilitating a flexible working pattern, comes the all important question:
April 10, 2024

Five Trends to Integrate into your Workplace

2024 brings another year of opportunities and change. The office continues to evolve and adapt to shifting work patterns. As more people around the world return to the office more frequently, we have identified the five trends we expect to see workplaces incorporate throughout the year. These include: The meaning and significance of developing an
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