We're yet to see the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the application of smart building technology, its role in optimising real estate and, more specifically, in creating connected workplace environments that drive sustainable business performance.
A mid-year global office report by Avison Young released this week shows that the overall vacancy in the 5.3 billion-square feet US office market has increased.
More than a third of business owners want open-plan offices with their own private office, and only 2 per cent want co-working spaces with other companies, according to a survey by MoneySuperMarket.
Manchester experienced the greatest take-up of office space at 1,750,562 square feet in 2018 - a 44 per cent increase from the previous year, according to analysis by commercial property specialist Savoy Stewart.
London is one of the most expensive markets across EMEA in which to fit out an office, according to research conducted by global property consultant JLL.
The office furniture sector's annual celebration of design form and function is set to take place during Clerkenwell Design Week, which begins on Monday.
Take-up across the nine biggest office markets amounted to two million square feet of floor space during the first quarter of 2019 - 4 per cent below the 10-year average, according to data from Avison Young.
