Month: February 2018

• Why activity based working is almost certainly the right solution for you

  Posted on February 15, 2018 by Fresh Workspace

  

  The language we use to describe work and workplaces evolves almost as quickly as the workplace itself. And if there is one term that encapsulates cutting edge workplace design thinking in this part of the 21st Century it is Activity Based Working (ABW). As with most of these ideas there is nothing magical, or even new […]

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• Placing people at the heart of workplace design

  Posted on February 15, 2018 by Fresh Workspace

  

  A new book called The Elemental Workplace from the former Workplace Director of Sky Neil Usher lays out in simplified form the most important factors firms need to consider in the design of their workplaces. What is interesting about the book is that its core theme is people and not buildings. This is exactly as it […]

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• How to create inclusive office design for everybody and all they do

  Posted on February 15, 2018 by Charles Marks

  

  Although it is much maligned, it is also clear that the open plan office remains an incredibly popular model of workplace design. Even as we enter 2016 it remains the default form of office, based on its relative simplicity, low cost and the way it fosters interaction and transparency. Even a company like Facebook is […]

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• Wellbeing in the workplace is now all about taking a stand and moving on

  Posted on February 14, 2018 by Charles Marks

  

  Although the idea has been around for a long time, workplace ergonomics first came to prominence in the wake of the intensive growth in the use of computers. That wasn’t really all that long ago, maybe 25 years, but its legacy is already a fairly fixed and traditional idea of the ideal workstation and the ideal posture.What we learned about ergonomics in the past is still valid but the world of work has changed dramatically over the last quarter of a century with people no longer restricted to their own workstation to work on a PC. We are largely free to work how we choose and we have the products and workplace design models we need to make those choices a reality.

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• Environmentally friendly buildings help you to sleep better and work more productively

  Posted on February 14, 2018 by Fresh Workspace

  

  A study from researchers at Harvard claims to establish a link between those standards for green buildings with an indoor environmental quality (IEQ) component and the wellbeing and productivity of employees. The study, The impact of working in a green certified building on cognitive function and health, has been published in the journal Building and Environment. […]

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• Workplace design has never been more important in providing the right kind of spaces for people

  Posted on February 13, 2018 by Paul Goodchild

  

  It used to be fairly easy to define space standards for offices. We could use linear equations based on the number of people occupying the building, their job function, status, access to meeting rooms, need for paper storage and so on. Things are a lot more complicated these days as the office not only serves […]

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