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Cresa San Jose
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At Cresa, we exclusively represent tenants.  Through our integrated delivery model, we align real estate
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January 2013

Workplace Optimization Strategies:

The Incredibly Shrinking Office

Part Two

 

In Part One of this report, we discussed why more companies are turning to Project Managers to help them implement creative workplace alternatives. These companies are discovering how these new solutions will cut costs and improve productivity. 

 

Now, in Part Two, we focus on some of these strategies that may work for you:

 

Changing workstations.  While the overall footprint per employee is compressing (down from 300 SF per worker to around 220 SF), so is the size of workstations, which are now typically 6' x 8'.  As a result, companies can expect to save 20%.  In addition, a new kind of cube is evolving, as walls are coming down and giving way to space that supports collaboration and interaction.  Because walls don't guarantee privacy, sophisticated sound-masking systems are replacing walls or workstation panels as the primary privacy screen.

 

Space reconfiguration.  To fill empty seats, many companies are consolidating and "restacking" staff.  In so doing, they promote communication and improve morale.  And the vacated space may also provide an opportunity to set off the empty space and sublease it.

 

Virtual offices.  Thanks to increased bandwidth for wireless laptops, smart phones, iPads, and virtual seminar meetings, today's office may be a den, café, cafeteria, or hotel.  Virtual offices are especially compatible with the lifestyles of younger generations and a mobile work force.

 

Hotelling.  The idea of one person per workstation is yielding to shared space. With hotelling, employees typically use a central reservation system to plan their schedules to best utilize time in the office and off-site.

 

Open spaces.  Tenants are revitalizing worksites through spaces that support formal and informal communication and interaction.  Buildouts promote comfortable work areas and open environments.

 

How to get started?  Determine your true vacancy and cost of occupancy.  Then review staffing scenarios and consider how best to make Project Management work for you.

 

An advantage of using outsourced Project Management consultants is that it is easier to arrive at consensus. 
For more information, contact our Project Management team at rweckesser@cresa.com and view related blog posts here.
     

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Cresa is an international corporate real estate advisory firm that exclusively represents tenants and specializes in the delivery of fully integrated real estate services, including: Transaction Management, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Workforce and Location Planning, Subleases and Dispositions, Portfolio / Lease Administration, Capital Markets, Sustainability, Industrial / Supply Chain and Facilities Management. With more than 55 offices, Cresa is the largest tenant representation firm in North America. Through its partnership with Savills, one of the world's largest commercial real estate services firms, Cresa covers more than 255 locations in 40 countries. For more information visit www.cresa.com.