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What is in the new workplace environment? A consideration of the impact of well-being factors on corporate office provision
Corporate Real Estate Journal,
6
(4),
373-383
(2017)
Abstract
The paper considers the changing face of office and workplace provision in light of the trend towards well-being initiatives and the effects of these on occupiers and their employees. As organisations strive to improve the physical and mental health of staff in visible and effective ways, there needs to be a recognition of how the landscape will change at the outset of a workplace provision project. This will be unchartered territory for some companies and the cost/benefit link remains to be fully proven. The paper sets out a range of considerations that aim to illustrate the importance of being prepared for change and poses some questions about the longer-term implications of adopting a healthy ethos for employers and staff as a core principle.
Keywords: wellbeing; workplace; office; changing face of work; evolution; lifespan; standards; briefing; effectiveness; health; satisfaction; productivity.
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Author's Biography
Steve Wright is a workplace design professional with over 35 years’ experience in the provision of corporate offices, buildings and branded environments. His previous research has focused on the interaction of people and places enabling the development of insights into productivity, performance and employee satisfaction. It is this fascination with the changing world of what constitutes an effective workplace that fuels his ambitions to quantify the value of good design beyond the aesthetic. Steve is currently part of the CoreNet Global, London Chapter, Workplace Committee alongside his role leading the design team at TTSP in London, UK. He has previously presented his views at the European CoreNet Summit and been published in CREJ, Sustain Magazine, Mix, AJ Review and Building Design.
