Tips & Trends

When we return to the office, let’s be sure to apply some of what we’ve learned from work at home, and keep them as a part of our daily routines.

Three leaders share the strategies in which their companies have been managing stress and what tips they advise to consider in your new way of day-to-day work.

During this time of social distancing, Stephanie Douglass of HOK shares some tips for designers to help us become better connected to our colleagues and our clients in a meaningful way. 

In honor of Earth Day, Vickie Nicola of Stantec shares why workspace designers have a responsibility to fill spaces with products made of healthier materials.

Design founded on empathy and safety can help inform a healthier working environment for building occupants post COVID-19.

Ware Malcomb’s Cynthia Milota offers strategic and tactical planning guidelines for our ultimate return to the office. 

Steelcase's Rebecca Charbauski shares the formula for designing shared spaces where people can actually get real work done.

Why the best workplace amenities are the ones your employees hardly even notice – and ideally won’t remember.

As the potential scope of the COVID-19 outbreak has become more clear in the United States and Canada, public and private organizations from all industries, sectors and geographies are encouraging their teams to work remotely to reduce the spread of the virus.

Consider a few suggestions from interior plantscaping professionals on the plant varieties and placements they recommend for creating sound privacy in workspaces. 

JLL's Bernice Boucher shares some tips for ensuring employees have the tools and support they need to be productive, effective and connected while working remotely.

Charlie Grantham and Susan Mulholland team up to share some helpful tips on working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.