All Professional workplace articles – Page 5
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ProfessionalDogs in workplace give employers paws for thought
When working with occupiers to identify new accommodation options, a question that is increasingly asked, especially by US occupiers looking to expand in London, is: can we have dogs in the building?
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ProfessionalNeurodiversity and workspaces
Araceli Camargo, lab director at The Centric Lab, highlights the significance of neurodiversity in the workplace ahead of this year’s British Council for Offices Annual Conference in Berlin.
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ProfessionalOpen-plan office design is ripe for reinvention
There is a middle ground between ‘open’ and ‘closed’ office design.
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ProfessionalWe must all be aware of issues that could arise due to a low EPC rating
The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for commercial and residential properties in England and Wales were introduced on 1 April 2018, making it illegal for landlords to grant new or renew existing tenancies for non-domestic properties with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating lower than E.
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ProfessionalInvolving agents in design will lead to better buildings
Architects and designers should take advantage of the knowledge agents have of clients’ needs, write Christopher Ploutarhou and Michael Raibin.
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ProfessionalCBRE elevates Lüft to new head of environmental consultancy
CBRE has appointed Gabriele Lüft to the newly created role of head of environmental consultancy for EMEA.
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NewsJLL first agency firm to publish gender pay gap report
JLL has become the first major commercial property agent to publish its gender pay gap report, which shows a mean gender pay gap of 36.7% and a median gap of 6.6%.
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ProfessionalNew BREEAM benchmark closes the gap between design intent and actual performance
The latest version of the Building Research Establishment’s benchmark for sustainable developments, BREEAM, went live earlier this month - Helen Newman of Tuffin Ferraby Taylor looks at the key highlights.
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ProfessionalGood development lets public realm take pride of place
Public spaces play a key role in bringing mixed-use developments to life, writes Neal Allen-Burt
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ProfessionalIndustry wakes up to the value of social and environmental factors
Investors and developers in the built environment sector are not only recognising the importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in assessing long-term growth and risk, but they are now taking action to protect their interests.
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ProfessionalA disciplined approach is key to bespoke office design
Getting the right look and feel for a workplace is all about asking the right questions of the right people.
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NewsBest Places to Work in Property 2018: Work-life balance critical to diversity, says Green & Black’s founder
Enabling staff to have a good work-life balance is critical to helping women succeed in business, Jo Fairley, the co-founder of Green Black’s, told the Best Places to Work in Property 2018 event today.
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ProfessionalBetter offices will help solve the UK's productivity puzzle
Low productivity is a major challenge for the UK economy. Bill Page says that rethinking how we build and run offices could help solve the problem.
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ProfessionalA job WELL done helps design practice Hilson Moran strike gold
The firm’s sustainability director talks about why it went for WELL certification and the challenges it faced in the process. Adam Branson reports.
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Professional'Magic Circle' firms must embrace agile working to retain talent
Richard Beastall says law firms can update their offices to be competitive modern employers without compromising their working practices.
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Professional2018 preview: seven key trends that will drive change in the real estate world
As part of our Transforming Real Estate campaign, we’ve been exploring seven trends that will affect real estate over the next 20 years and how businesses should respond.
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ProfessionalInvestigating sexual misconduct in the workplace
Melanie Stancliffe explains what employers need to do if they have to deal with allegations of sexual misconduct in the office
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ProfessionalHow the Internet of Things is about to transform the office
As the number of connected devices grows rapidly, Raj Krishnamurthy explores how businesses can best use the extra available data
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ProfessionalNew challenges lie in store for the real estate industry next year
I wrote almost a year ago that the impact of Brexit on the UK real estate market was uncertain but it did not feel like the disaster some had predicted.
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ProfessionalSmart placemaking pioneers will be rewarded
Technology and data are becoming increasingly important in placemaking.
