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Biophilic design might seem like a pretentious name for a simple concept – sticking a few plants in an office – but significant evidence and research suggests carefully planning a workspace or urban...

Hot desking anxiety is one of the most searched for terms when it comes to the topic of hot desking. With the rise of WeWork, Hubble and other flexible working environments that operate on a hot...

Advances in technology along with the overhead costs of managing an office and the increasing importance of sustainable buildings has resulted into an increased shift towards flexible working. We...

A round-up of some of the big stories in facilities management and workplace wellbeing over the past seven days. Co-working spaces opening in London every five days Co-working spaces are lauded for...

On December 8 th 1926, readers of the Milwaukee Sentinel newspaper will have gaped at the following self-driving car article: “A phantom motor car will haunt the streets of Milwaukee today...

How can we turn a smart building into a truly intelligent one? Tony Buckingham, Regional Director at AECOM’s Smart Buildings Group explained how the very latest technology can help us improve...

Generational conflict is nothing new, and the competing needs of each has implications for our workplace wellbeing strategies, explained Nichola Ebbern, Associate Director, Capita Real Estate and...

Smart buildings are transforming the facilities landscape, but too many people fall prey to simple misconceptions about them. To help clear the fog and dispel some of these myths, the Workplace...

Did you know a third of adults aged 16-49 have taken some form of illegal drug at some point in their lifetime? At the Workplace Wellbeing Show, Samantha Francis, Training Consultant at SYNLAB,...

Ravi Lakhani, Business Development Manager at ENGIE delivered his talk “Connecting Data Unlocks Smart Opportunities” in the Workplace Technology Theatre. A smart building is about being connected...

Key takeaways: Manufacturers must be pushed to create meaningfully connected hardware, and to produce the software to back it up We are a long way off where we want to be, and where people think we...