The return to the workplace has been slower than many office owners expected, leading them to consider costlier measures to make employees feel comfortable entering their buildings.
COVID-19 Spurs Changes in Workplace Design
An analysis by JLL finds that landlords and companies are turning to technology to help protect the health and safety of employees who are returning to the office.
Bringing Work-From-Home To The Office — Landlords Aim To Add Peace, Privacy And Green Space
Work from home? Yeah, right. Amazon goes on office buying spree
Thanks to the pandemic, an increasing number of companies are adopting remote working as a viable option for many of its employees.
Post-COVID, More Office Designs Include Permanent Outdoor Workspaces
Designers are building zones with the WiFi, power, and shading elements for conducting tasks and meetings entirely outdoors.
Landlords Are Investing Heavily In Coronavirus Detection, Prevention
As the coronavirus keeps millions of workers at home across the country, office landlords and property managers are spending big to convince tenants that their buildings are safe.
Are antiviral products a scam?
Do these products actually protect you, or are they just exploiting your anxiety to sell you expensive products you don’t need?
The End of the Circuit Breaker
Clikclax is Zahava Elenberg’s solution to physical distancing at the workplace
CoreNet Survey Shows Companies Remaining in New York City
More than 82% of the 67% tenant and landlord respondents are in the process of reopening parts of their global portfolios.
Maintaining Work-Life Balance During and After a Pandemic
New research from ThinkLab highlights the need to balance the emotional and physical needs of all employees, whether they work in the office or remotely.
How COVID-19 is changing workplace design
Workers largely trust their employers to create a safe workplace
Younger Millennials and Gen Zers1 consistently report greater comfortability with all forms of contact tracing than do their generational counterparts.
REI plans sale of unused eight-acre headquarters campus as the retailer embraces remote work
Company is abandoning its headquarters even before employees move in. It had planned to occupy the space starting this summer.
Hub and Spoke Model Looks to Confront Changing Workplace Dynamics
A Hub and Spoke model is just one short-term tactic being explored by global tech employers seeking to adapt in new and innovative ways to confront changing workplace dynamics.
Designing for Equity and Well-Being in the COVID-19 Era
Hana Kassem, principal at KPF, and Jonsara Ruth, cofounder of Parsons’ Healthy Materials Lab, outline the effects of the built environment on our well-being.
The New Workplace: Wellness And The Pursuit Of Worker Safety Can Co-Exist
In our eagerness to return to “normal”, designers and business leaders need to pause and ask: are our considered changes a reflection of our knowledge of this virus or our fear?
The death of the office? Wait a minute
I have observed with some disbelief the numerous articles that have heralded the “death of the office” and other click-bait driven headlines. It makes for a fun read but fails to really understand exactly what the office is for and how the modern workspace is actually used.
2020 Forecast Series: Balancing school and office in the age of COVID-19
Nearly one in four employees in the U.S. cares for a child under the age of 14. How can employers maintain productivity in the midst of so much back-to-school uncertainty?
Andrew Cogan: The CEO of Knoll on the future of the office environment and the skyrocketing sales of home furnishings during COVID.
Andrew Cogan has served in management positions at Knoll since 2001, when he became the Chief Executive Officer after serving as Chief Operating Officer. In this position, Mr. Cogan received $5.2 million in total compensation for 2019 according to SEC records.