Space Use
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Transforming Organizational Culture through Building Design
8-10-2016Leading-edge interdisciplinary facilities like the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH) at Rutgers University, as well as facilities in Wisconsin and Washington, D.C., are transforming academic research culture through the use of open building designs that foster cross-disci
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Tufts Pioneers New Concept in Allocation and Collaborative Use of Lab Space
8-3-2016Tufts Institute for Innovation (TII), a health sciences research institute, strives to revolutionize scientific inquiry with a new model for research that will reimagine laboratory practice and accelerate human health breakthroughs.
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Data-Based Space Allocation at Stony Brook University School of Medicine
7-13-2016Space allocation can be a political minefield, but Stony Brook University School of Medicine (SBM) is changing that paradigm.
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Transforming Structure and Culture of Medical Education
6-29-2016The University of Saskatchewan has renovated and modernized its health sciences education and research facilities to accommodate shared operations, space, and technology, using change management strategies to help faculty, staff, and students move from silos to a team-based model.
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Johnson & Johnson Redefines Global Workspace to Optimize Well-Being, Teamwork, and Asset Utilization
6-8-2016After successfully launching FLEXplace—a dynamic initiative to increase employee well-being and business productivity—Johnson & Johnson further refined its activity-based planning approach and rebranded it as the “Workplace Innovation Program.” The revised program further establishes design a
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Intel Designs Next Generation Workplace for Recruitment and Retention
5-25-2016Even with large expanses of cubicles, the workplace environment at Intel’s new RA4, a seven-story office/factory building in Hillsboro, Ore., sports a fresh, contemporary look carefully calibrated to support the recruitment and retention of top employee talent.
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The Pirbright Institute’s Plowright Building Transforms the High Containment Lab by Inverting Traditional Models
5-18-2016The Pirbright Institute’s Plowright Building represents a visionary new model for biocontainment lab design that includes offices, conference areas, an atrium, and a cafeteria all within the containment zone, so researchers don’t need to shower in and out multiple times a day.
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University of Technology, SydneyVicki Sara Building
5-11-2016The new Vicki Sara Building on the urban campus of the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia, includes a massive “Super Lab”—a single open floor plate of more than 8,600 sf that serves 220 students in any configuration up to a maximum of 12 separate classes simultaneously.
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Change Management Strategies for Successful Workplace Transformation
5-11-2016Whether personal or professional, change evokes an emotional response. Workplace change initiatives, especially those relating to space, nudge (or jolt) employees out of their comfort zones and typically entail some modification in routine and behavior.
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Ford Initiates Comprehensive Campus Redevelopment Project
4-22-2016Ford Motor Company will begin construction in May of 2016 on a comprehensive redevelopment of its real estate portfolio in Dearborn, Mich.
