CFN's The Working Space | January 6, 2025

CFN's The Working Space | January 6, 2025

Lack of space continues to hold back a 'return to office / Ruder Group Rebrands as Two Point, Ushering in a New Chapter / Remote Work Is Tanking Home Prices in the Heart of London / D.C. Office Market Records Occupancy Gains For First Time In 10 Quarters / Manhattan Office Market Closes 2024 With Most Active Quarter In 5 Years / Moody’s Traffic Light Analysis Shows Retail on Top, CBD Office on Bottom / The ‘most feared’ law firm upgraded its HQ. Will attorneys return? / What are the best cities in the world for remote work this winter? / How To Transform A Traditional Office Into A Coworking Space / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | December 30, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | December 30, 2024

ABI November 2024: Architecture firm billings remain flat / MillerKnoll Faces Challenges Amid Cloudy Office Furniture Market / MillerKnoll, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Results / Steelcase Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Results / Jeff Turk Returns to Guide Formaspace’s Next Chapter / Office Real Estate Is Facing ‘a Year of Reckoning’ in 2025 / AT&T joins Amazon in ordering employees back to office 5 days a week / 2024 was a record-setting year for office building conversions / With Offices Overflowing, Amazon Delays RTO For Some Employees / Supply, Demand And A Recovering Office Market: Global CRE Outlook For 2025 / Packed Cubicles, Empty Corner Office: Remote Work Is Increasingly a Right of the Rich / Why the office still matters / Companies push return-to-office because of expensive leases: study / Employer Strategies to Boost Office Attendance in 2025 / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | December 16, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | December 16, 2024

NeoCon to Unveil Elevated New 7th Floor Exhibit Hall at NeoCon 2025 / Virco Reports Third Quarter Results / The future of office design / Silicon Valley Office Recovery Increasing Momentum / Construction Confidence Rises, Backlog Remains Unchanged / Office Driving NYC's Resilient Retail Sector / Office Delinquencies to Top 14% by the End of 2025 / 52% Of Federal Office Leases Can Be Terminated By End Of Trump's Term / Sonos plans return-to-office push for its product teams  / The Trust-Centric Workplace: Maximizing Human Potential in the AI Era / Meet the People Who Refused to Go Back to the Office and Lost Their Jobs / These Eames lamps sat in the archive for 75 years. Now you can buy them / Fluid & Functional: Knoll Introduces Panoramic Sofa in North America / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | December 9, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | December 9, 2024

Luum Textiles announces the retirement of Suzanne Tick, Creative Director of Luum Textiles / COE Distributing Announces 100% Employee Ownership / Kravet sells majority stake to private investment firm / Law Firm Leasing Activity Exceeds Pre-Pandemic Levels / Expert Warns of Federal Meltdown Over New Administration's Return-to-Office Plan / This tech company moved its HQ out of California. Now it’s signed the biggest Bay Area lease in years / Here's how much empty office space is costing Chicago / Disney’s New Downtown Headquarters Is All New York / It Was Only “Mostly Dead” — The Office Is Making a Comeback / Search begins for Britain's best office dog / 'Peer Pressure Is Back': Office Owners Say Renewed RTO Push Is Creating Demand / The Fortune 500 companies where workers are the most bored / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | December 2, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | December 2, 2024

ABI October 2024: Business conditions at architecture firms begin to moderate / The clever reason new offices are using old furniture / London office market showing unmistakeable signs of life, especially for Grade A space / The Reality For Bad Offices Is So Much Worse Than Most Thought, Industry Leaders Say / I Built Two Thriving Coworking Spaces In London. Here's What I Wish I'd Known About Scaling Before I Started. / Why are we still talking about return to office? / ‘Dynamic’ Hotel Costs Force Work Trips to Be Shorter or Scrapped / How Are Educational Institutions Adapting To Prepare Students For The Future Of Work? / Older workers will be essential in a changing global economy / AI to Cut Your Workweek by 1.5 Days, Says JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon / Experts Say CEOs Must Face The Facts About Flexibility / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | November 25, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | November 25, 2024

Office attendance and desk use are on the rise as firms make most of real estate / Allstate's $250 Million Bet on Coworking Signals New Office Era / Configura Launches CET 15.5 Major Update with Next Phase of UI Facelift / Sunon Sets Goal of Top 5 Global Furniture Maker as it Expands in North America / Class B Office Outperforms Commodity Class A in Some Markets / Q3 Office Leasing Activity Accelerated Across All Regions / Office Sector Turns in Strongest Leasing Quarter in Five Years / 'Offices Aren't Dead': How Brokerages Are Turning An Overseas Boom Into A Payday / Share Of Immigrant Workers In Construction Hits New Record High / ‘Strap In’: Developers, Contractors Brace For Tariff, Deportation Impacts / Banks and CMBS See Higher Office Delinquencies / The challenge for the workplace in 2025: transformation when everybody is already tired of change / A Destination, Not a Living Room: Travel and Hospitality Reshape the Modern Workplac / The Future of Workspaces: Remote, Hybrid, and In-Office Trends / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | November 18, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | November 18, 2024

AI Could Drive Office Leasing Growth for Tech Sector / Office Visits Reach Highest Level Since 2020 / U.S. Office Edges Closer To Recovery Than At Any Point Since Pandemic's Onset / FIFTH THIRD BANCORP's Strategic Acquisition of Steelcase Inc Shares / Teknion Corporation and Koncept Lighting Announce Strategic Partnership / Dania Furniture to Partner with the Seattle Seahawks / Rudin Reports NYC Office Occupancy Surpasses 2019 Levels / Signs Of Life Appear For Metro Denver's Office Market / Feel Good Friday: The benefits of having dogs at work / Beyond The Boardroom: The Key Factors That Could Override Mandatory RTOs / RTO failing to deliver on boosted collaboration / Aging workforce calls for a closer look at workplace design / The Power Of The 95th Percentile: One Big Occupier Has A Formula To Calculate Office Space Needs / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | November 11, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | November 11, 2024

Klaus Heinz Nienkämper, July 22, 1940 – October 28, 2024 / DIRTT Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results / German Banks Look to Reduce US Office Exposure / Interface Third Quarter 2024 Earnings: Beats Expectations / New NoMad Collab Showroom in NYC Unites Six Top Design Brands in a Dynamic Collaborative Space / Growing Pains Hit Chicago's Emerging Lab Market Hard As Vacancy Hits 50% / Where are the iconic office furniture products of yesterday? / That conversation about hybrid working? Same as it ever was / Use These 10 Fitness Strategies To Thrive In The Workplace / Office design is at the heart of the RTO backlash / Is salutogenic design the next big issue for the workplace? / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | November 4, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | November 4, 2024

HNI Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results / Fellowes Contract Interiors Partners with Unika Vaev to Provide Unique Modular Wall Solutions / Google's Parent Company Shells Out $607M To Cut Office Space / U.S. Coworking Spaces Up By 7% As Flexible Work Demand Continues / Just One Office Building Is Under Construction In Downtown Chicago. It Could Be Years Until There’s Another / Amazon workers 'appalled' about Amazon boss' RTO claims / Hybrid working leads people to use their commute as exercise / The Panton chair helped "provoke people into using their imagination" / Standing desks may not be any better for you than office chairs / Redefining the Workplace for a New Era of Productivity and Engagement / Remote Work Sparks Traffic Changes Across US / BXP CEO Sees Return-To-Office Issue 'Continuing To Dissipate In Importance / Starbucks Threatens Jobs Of Employees Who Don’t Return To Office / One-Third Of Companies Now Demand Full-Time In-Office Work / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | October 28, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | October 28, 2024

ORGATEC 2024 / ABI September 2024: Architecture firm billings remain soft / Haworth & MiEN Announce Partnership / Billions in Potential Revenue Vanish as Office Spaces Sit Empty / MillerKnoll sheds $135m, company earnings and investor returns have been trending downwards for past five years / eSolutions Furniture Unveils Rebranding of Bush Business Furniture and Bush Home / More Landlords Pulling Empty Office Space Off The Market In Face of Uncertainty / Bolt CEO Slams Remote Work “Insanity,” Calls 4,000 Employees Back To Office / RTO mandates and the traditional commute / 75% Of U.K. Finance Chiefs Demand Employees Return To Office / Disregarding Data: The Real Reasons behind RTO Mandates / Sick days rise 41 percent over last three years as business productivity falls post-pandemic / 'Create A Magnet, Not A Mandate': Companies Look To New Amenities To Drive Office Workers Back / The rise of the part time office opens up a new frontier for market growth / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | October 21, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | October 21, 2024

Humanscale Presents ‘Connected’ at Orgatec 2024 / CWC: Expanding Our Reach into the Savannah Region with the acquisition of Mason Inc. / FCA and Svigals + Partners Unite as a Purpose-Driven, Design Powerhouse / Manhattan Office Sees Highest Net Absorption Levels in Decade / More Companies Signing D.C.-Area Office Leases, But Owners Still Feeling The Pain / Miami's Office Leasing Is At A 4-Year Low As Pandemic-Era Deals Dry Up / How To Take The Hassle Out Of Booking Meeting Rooms In Coworking Spaces / The Blueprint For Successful Hybrid Work: Experts Share What Every Leader Needs To Know / If firms want people to 'return to office', they should offer a better experience / How micro-offices will make remote workers want to come in / Explore new office design and workspace architecture trends / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | October 14, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | October 14, 2024

Andreu World To Expand at THE MART With New 20K Sq-Ft Showroom Ahead of NeoCon 2025 / Three MillerKnoll Certified Dealers Rebrand as One Integrated Workplace Solutions Company: Continua Interiors / Allsteel Announces Opening of Design Lab in Washington, D.C. / Banana Republic quits furniture / Office Availability Levels Drop for the First Time in Five Years / Long-Dormant Tech Firms Start To Make A Stir In Office Market / Kenmark Interiors Acquires Long-Term Partner Lancaster & Associates / Why Gen Z Doesn't Want Remote Work / Organizations Are Optimistic About The Future, With 64% Expecting Workforce Growth / Office Owners Coming Around Slowly On Accommodating New Mothers, But Not Kids / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | October 7, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | October 7, 2024

The U.S. saw stunningly strong growth in jobs last month / Danish modular office furniture maker expands in UK with London base / N9NE Furniture Group Opens New Warehouse in Dallas / HNI Corporation Appoints New Chief Financial Officer / Woman-owned office furniture company opens downtown New Orleans showroom / SVP’s Khosla Warns There’s a ‘Tsunami’ Coming for US Offices / Manhattan Office Leasing Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels / Available Manhattan Office Space Hits 3-Year Low, Driven By Big Finance Leases / Adam Neumann Dives Back Into Coworking With WeWork Competitor / McKinsey Weighs Asking North America Staffers to Come to Office More Often / Nearly two thirds of people say they couldn't make it through a work day without looking at their phone / As hybrid offices look to offload unused furniture, HR has a hand in eco-friendly solutions / Managers Want You Back in the Office—Because They’re Not Ready for Hybrid / Remote Work Might Be Disappearing Faster Than You Think / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | September 23, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | September 23, 2024

The Future of Work 2024 / Now leasing: apartments in Goldman’s old HQ / Why interior and fashion brands are collaborating more than ever / AI makes work more bearable, HP survey says / Andreu World Opens New Showroom in Toronto / Revived Return to Office Push Spurs Silicon Valley Trades / Flex space has now become a mainstream property strategy / New Collaborative Design Showroom in NYC Features Synergistic Designs / The CRE Problem for Cities Isn't Office, It's Everything / Flex Operators Look To Expand As Occupancy And Lease Lengths Hold Up / 10.5% Of Prime-Age U.S. Men Are Choosing Not To Work / Why We Have to Rethink Indoor Air Quality Policies in the Workplace / Flex Spaces Are Taking Over London’s Business Scene / Hybrid Hazard: Avoiding the Together-Alone Dilemma / 79% of Flex Office Providers Plan to Expand in The Next Two Years / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | September 23, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | September 23, 2024

MillerKnoll Stock Slides 14.47% on First Quarter Results / Steelcase Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Results: Sales Flat / ABI August 2024: Architecture firm billings continue to decline / Springboard Working Surfaces is now Fellowes / Amazon employees furious about the end of remote work / San Francisco On Pace For Best Year For Office Leasing Since 2019 / Maharam in London, Los Angeles, and New York / D.C.-Based Interiors Practice HYL Joins Global Design Firm Perkins&Will / Office Leasing Activity Expected to Continue Upward Climb Into Next Year / Most Cities See Gains In Office Absorption, But It Could Be Short-Lived / South Florida Leading the Country in Office Revival / Flexible Work Models Still Dominate Tech Industry / Study Shows Small Reduction In Smartphone Use Improves Work Motivation / Third of workers admit to faking productivity / Five key trends for future workplace design / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | September 16, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | September 16, 2024

MillerKnoll Announces New Global Hubs in New York and London / Virco Reports Improved Financial Position Following Record Second Quarter and First Half Results / DIRTT Announces Promotion of Richard Hunter to President and Chief Operating Officer / Study Shows Federal Coworking Program Could Save U.S. Government Millions / Increased Office Visits Don't Make Up for High Vacancy Rates / Brookfield Predicts Robust Office Recovery And Market Rebound / 64% of U.K. Companies No Longer Hiring For Remote Work / Converting Office to Industrial Space is Picking Up Steam / Mondays in the office are making a comeback, Bevi report says / WeWork Survey Reinforces the Future is Flex as Business Leaders Say the Office is Critical for Profitability and Culture / Traditional models of facilities management are no longer fit for purpose, report claims / Is Office Space a Cost Center or Value Driver? / Commercial furniture gets a makeover amid return to work policies / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | September 9, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | September 9, 2024

Work from home is killing the U.S. commercial real estate market / Coworking Spaces Cheaper Than Office Leases In 97% Of U.S. Cities, Study Confirms / Gunlocke Unveils Brand Refresh / Employers who downsized office space say they now need to expand with hybrid work / Manhattan Offices Set Post-Pandemic Visitation Record / Will Offices Come Back In Fashion? Contrarian Buyers Are Betting Millions On It / How Air Conditioning Took Over the American Office / AI Can’t Design Your Office, but It Can Help You Score It / Remote Work Doesn’t Have To Be Hard According To This CEO / How Large, Adaptable Multi-Purpose and Event Spaces Are Transforming the Financial Services Workplace / How to Create a Multigenerational Workplace / Boutique Offices Emerge as Strong Option for Tenants Seeking Less Space / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | September 2, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | September 2, 2024

The Collective Acquires Leading Teknion Dealer Ergoworks / Hybrid Work Grows as 75% of Leaders Plan Greater Flexibility in the Next 2 Years / 18.1 Million Americans Are Now Digital Nomads / Is 2025 the Beginning of the Office Turnaround? / New Data Proves It’s Not All Doom and Gloom for the Office Market / Silicon Valley Office Campus Trades at Steep Discount / Office Market Woes Lead to Fire Sale in Chicago Loop / Index Shows 1 In 6 U.S. Office Buildings Are Strong Candidates For Residential Conversion / Rents Tick Up While Concessions Decrease For Best-In-Class Office / In Proptech, Is Out of the Office the New In the Office? / Half of workers want to find a new job in the next year / This Company Implemented A Hyper-Flexible Work Model (And It’s Actually Working) / People want the flexibility of hybrid work, but don't want to go fully remote / The Invisible Workplace / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | August 26, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | August 26, 2024

ABI July 2024: Firm billings decline at modestly slower pace / Companies Hope Making Offices Like Hotels Will Lure Workers Back / The Pandemic Is History, but for Architects, Its Impact on Office Design Remains / Office Demand is Growing But H2 Employment Concerns Loom / A Manhattan Office Tower Just Sold at a 97.5% Discount / Goldman Sachs Real Estate Head: U.S. Markets ‘Now Bottoming Out’ / Office Market May Be Nearing Bottom, Says Moody's / Almost 63% Of DFW Workers Have Returned To The Office, But Some Areas Fare Better Than Others / U.K. Pushes for Flexible Work and "Right to Disconnect" to Improve Workforce Productivity / How Flexible is The Future of Work? 25%, 50% or 100%? / How 'alonement' at work is creating spaces for the modern smoke break / and much more…

CFN's The Working Space | August 19, 2024

CFN's The Working Space | August 19, 2024

Humanscale Launches a New Residential Designer Trade Program / New York Exemplifies the New Definition of Office Oversupply / Can Renovations Compete with New Office Construction? / Federal Government Cutting Millions of Square Feet in Office Space / Dupe: Browser Plug-Ins Dedicated to Selling Furniture Design Knockoffs  / 62% of Large U.S. Companies Embrace Hybrid Work, but In-Office Mandates Persist / Silicon Valley's return-to-office battle is still a hot mess / AI Companies' Office Demand Boosts Optimism for Kilroy Realty / Opinion | The office crisis isn’t big enough to trigger a global financial meltdown / CEOs Are Running Companies From Afar Even as Workers Return to Office / 3 Strategic Reasons Businesses Need To Prioritize Workplace Nutrition / Evidence Shows 4 Reasons Hybrid Work Is A Win-Win / Do We Really Have to Return to the Office for Collaboration? / and much more