Contract tracing apps for co-workers, elevator ‘safe zones,' infrared body temperature scanners — businesses are beginning to re-imagine office spaces after the coronavirus.
The post-pandemic workplace will hardly look like the one we left behind
Video: Cushman & Wakefield CEO Brett White on returning to work
Brett White, CEO of Cushman & Wakefield, joins "Squawk on the Street" to discuss what returning to work might look like after the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus is making buildings sick, too
COVID-19 stay-at-home orders may increase the chance that people are exposed to dangerous water when they return to work, school, and stores.
Choosing Responsibly: Healthier Materials In The Workplace
In honor of Earth Day, Vickie Nicola of Stantec shares why workspace designers have a responsibility to fill spaces with products made of healthier materials.
Canadians Working From Home Leaps Sevenfold During Pandemic
A new internet study says the number of Canadians working from home has skyrocketed during the coronavirus crisis, leading to a rise in everything from teleconferencing to internet slowdowns.
For Leadership, Workplace Re-Entry Planning Requires 'Careful Listening'
To keep employees engaged and productive in times of high stress and physically dispersed teams, many CEOs and managers have decided they need to “communicate, communicate, communicate.”
New Research Finds Green Buildings Can Increase Health Outcomes
“Green buildings save lives because they rely less on energy for every square foot of the building.”
Businesses Adapting To New Normal Of Working From Home, Personal Space
Offices are about to Cause Productivity to Explode
How robots in China are helping make buildings safer
How architects can stop COVID-19 from spreading indoors
Daylight, natural ventilation, and unfinished wood surfaces can all reduce the abundance of harmful pathogens.
Office Workers Will Return With Radically Different Expectations And Worries
After months of working from home, millions will someday return to their offices with radically different expectations and worries than they had before the crisis.
Creating Data-Rich Workplaces to Detect and Curb Viral Transmission
While we live in a connected global community made up of smart cities and spaces powered by data and digital technology, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed gaps in what we know.
Full Video: What’s Next? How We Will Work Differently Post-COVID-19
A stimulating conversation with futurist, Adam Zuckerman, moderated by Work Design publisher, Bob Fox.
What’s Become of Office Plants Abandoned in the Coronavirus Shutdown
Skeleton workplace crews become caretakers of orphaned desk greenery, while employees elsewhere have launched flora-extrication missions.
How the Pandemic Will Revolutionize the Office Both Physically and Fundamentally
Some of the major office adjustments to consider include installing “no-touch” technology, revising office designs and layouts, setting social distancing parameters, augmenting cleaning protocols, new sick-time, and remote work policies, and most importantly, according to public health experts, ensuring indoor air quality.
This is the end of the office as we know it
The pandemic already pushed millions to work from home. Many of them will likely go back to a very different office.
Taking Care of Each Other in the Post-Pandemic Open Office
The concept of community is helpful to keep in mind as we begin to imagine what it will be like to re-occupy the workplace following this pandemic.
Bringing Elements of Home into the Workplace
Though working from home under these conditions is less than ideal, the situation has brought out people’s resiliency, creativity, and adaptability.
Understanding the Touchless Workplace
When we return to our physical workplaces, we need to rethink how we introduce interfaces that aren’t just frictionless, but also touchless.