Weeks of poor ergonomics on the bed or sofa have led to backaches, neck pain and headaches.
The federal government's plan for opening offices could be all bark
All sorts of office employers are now strategizing their returns to the workplace. This is prompting a wave of technological adaptations, from touchless technologies to tenant experience platforms, notification systems for cleaning crews and beyond.
COVID-19 showed my company a better way to work—with 50% fewer offices
OpenText didn’t set out to shift to remote work. But it’s gone so well that 2,000 of its 15,000 employees will work from home on a permanent basis.
A WeWork Agreement is Not a Lease, and Why This Matters Now
What does the new paradigm mean for co-workers and space providers, particularly in the wake of COVID-19?
Back to work: design solutions for the post-COVID-19 office
With vast amounts of time, energy and money spent on transitioning the modern workplace into open, fluid and shared spaces, office life post-COVID-19 has some design challenges ahead in creating an environment that make employees feel safe and comfortable.
Reopening the Coronavirus-Era Office: One-Person Elevators, No Cafeterias
Companies, in adapting the workplace for Covid-19, are reversing a push to cram workers into tighter spaces.
The return of the cubicle? Companies rethink office life post lockdown
For workers used to interacting on open plan floors, sanitizing office life and boosting remote working could limit their opportunity to swap ideas and weaken company culture. It also makes integrating new staff more difficult.
Designtex and West Elm Create COVID-19 Partnership
Designtex announced its partnership with West Elm in the design, manufacturing, and production of 13,000 cotton face masks to support COVID-19 pandemic efforts in its state-of-the-art Surface Imaging facility in Portland, Maine.
The Original Meaning Of Social Distancing And Why Every Creative Should Know It
You would be forgiven for thinking that social distancing only recently stormed into the global lexicon in the wake of the COVID-19 health crisis. Yet the phrase was already in the air nearly two decades ago.
Tips for Signage and Wayfinding in a Post-COVID-19 World
As employees and customers step carefully back into the world, we will need to shift our behaviors, interactions, and ways of moving through space.
How companies are supporting employees during COVID-19
Reducing COVID-19 Transmission in the Built Environment
Seeing a need to understand the potential role of building infrastructure in transmitting the novel coronavirus, a team of scientists and building technology experts fervently began reviewing more than a decade’s worth of microbiology research. Within a week, they submitted a draft for journal publication. Here’s an excerpt of their final paper.
Welcome Back to the Office. Your Every Move Will Be Watched.
Recommendations for Covid-19, Reopening of the Workplace
Peter Pepper has just released their new ‘Playbook’ on Recommendations for Covid-19, Reopening of the Workplace.
Billings Are Down, But Architects Are Planning Ahead Of The Pandemic
It is a trying time for architects. Month-to-month billings are down dramatically, many firms are reporting halted projects and very little new business is occurring at the moment.
The Pandemic May Mean the End of the Open-Floor Office
As businesses contemplate the return of workers to their desks, many are considering large and small changes to the modern workplace culture and trappings.
A Pandemic Won’t Kill the Open Office, but Slack Could
Taking down walls made modern offices cheaper, infuriating, and perfect vectors for viral spread. But as a recession looms, they still may not be going anywhere.
5 Changes Coworkers Will Expect From Coworking Spaces Post COVID-19
While work from home has its own perks, in the long haul, coworking is going to continue growing as a multi-million dollar industry that supports the growth of startups and small businesses.
From ‘officles’ to giant sneeze guards: How COVID-19 will change your open office
Video: IIDA Discussion on Healthcare Design with Four Professionals
In response to our rapidly changing world, IIDA brings you a design-focused dialogue on the effects of a global crisis.