How COVID-19 Changed The Way We Work and The Cities We Work In
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It's no surprise that COVID-19 changed the world as we knew it, especially for CRE, workplace, and facilities teams. While many other industries are able to operate under their pre-COVID norms today, the workplace industry's new "norm" has been marked by constant change.
In this week's Occupancy Intelligence Digest, we will explore just that: the constant change that your industry has been experiencing across offices and cities.
What Days and Times Are Most Popular to Work in the Office? 🕐
Hybrid work has made office usage inconsistent and less predictable. To help combat this uncertainty, VergeSense aggregated the most common days and times for employees to use the office to help workplace leaders make informed decisions around scheduling, meeting times, and RTO policies.
26 Empire State Buildings Could Fit Into New York’s Empty Office Space. That’s a Sign 🏙️
In an intriguing editorial by The New York Times , Carlo Ratti and Edward Glaeser discuss New York City's signaled shift from a city focused on work to one centered around leisure and recreation. To reduce vacancy, urban areas need to be transformed into mixed-use neighborhoods that bring together various amenities.
Office Buildings Hardest Hit by Pandemic Share Common Characteristics 🏢
In this data-driven article, CBRE explores the characteristics of buildings that have added the most vacant space since the pandemic and what must be done to lower the vacancy rates in these hard-hit buildings.
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