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A hybrid-work challenge: taking attendance.

It promises to bring new levels of social connectedness, mobility, and collaboration to a world of virtual work.

“Companies need to think through what, exactly, they want to accomplish by bringing people back and why,” workplace expert Elise Freedman says.

Nearly 75% of professionals tell Korn Ferry that a return to the office will be negative for their mental health. With the pandemic fading, leaders have their work cut out for them.

Cheap and easy to make, concrete is a favorite building material around the world, with 30 billion metric tons used each year. But the cement industry accounts for 7 percent of global carbon emissions, spurring a research race to design more sustainable building materials, be it more eco-friendly concrete or enhanced wood materials.

For over thirty years, progressive office thinking has been shaped by the ideas and lexicon of Dr Francis Duffy, writes Rob Harris

Companies have mastered the art of unnecessary interactions. Winning in the next normal requires much more focus on true collaboration.

The Biden administration is launching a new partnership with two states and several cities aimed at reducing planet-warming emissions from buildings. 

New survey data sheds light on three key reasons.

An office building made with cross-laminated timber in Tokyo, Japan. (Shutterstock) Meike Siegner, Ryerson University and Cory Searcy, Ryerson University In 2020, the extraction, transport and manufacturing of materials for the building sector accounted for 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. If buildings are to make meaningful contributions to keeping global temperature rise to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels, limiting emissions from building materials is crucial. To achieve this objective, engineered versions of age-old building technologies, like wood, straw or bamboo, are critical. These bio-based building materials generally demand less energy in manufacturing and have the ability to

Oh, the dreaded open office layout. Most people that actually work in an open office have a complaint at the tip of their tongue because open offices are

Workplaces need fresh air, not foosball tables and coffee bars.

The cubicle farm has to go. Offices must be places of magic.

Organizations have become flexible about where and when employees work. But there are trade-offs.

Finance employees who couldn’t imagine working from home before the pandemic are now reluctant to return to the office. Their bosses can’t figure out how to bring them back.

What we learned about hybrid work this year, and what to do next.

Since lockdown, employees have adopted new work habits, but many execs want a return to the old normal.

Teams working digitally face new challenges to productivity and effectiveness. How can organizations best support them?

Office leasing volume was the highest since before the pandemic as asking rents climbed, though availability remains near the record-high recorded this summer.

C.E.O.s are eager for employees to return — and afraid of alienating those who have grown accustomed to working from home.

The distribution of people in offices, homes, and cities will be governed by the rules of the online world. The consequences are disturbing.

The rise of remote work during the pandemic is just one part of a generational shift that is redefining how and why we do our jobs.

Without care, productivity and sound decision-making will suffer.

Spending on construction is set to hit $174.1B between 2021 and 2023.

The main obstacle for workplace and people analytics has been employees’ discomfort with perceived surveillance and privacy.