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Understanding Corporate Office Design Trends In The Modern Age
The 2000s were a decade that saw a massive paradigm shift in office design trends. Companies began migrating away from the stuffy and regimented office spaces of the 80s and 90s, and began focusing heavily on creating environments that would maximize employee engagement and enthusiasm, while attracting new talent, and wowing major clients. Suddenly, the…
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Designing An Office For A Tech Startup
Ever since the internet took shape and became our primary form of communication, companies have been springing up by the tens of thousands to take advantage of this wondrous new market. The earning potential is limitless, but each prospective company needs to stay at the cutting edge of both technology, and tech culture in order…
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Creating Privacy In An Open Office Environment
Open office spaces are all the rage, but they continually catch flack for robbing employees of the kind of privacy commonly associated with traditional workspace models. The abolishment of the dreaded cubicle came at a cost, and many companies have been scrambling to figure out solutions to deal with the increase in distractions and bustle…
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Design-Build vs. Traditional Project Delivery Method For Office Design
As industries continue to diversify and forge new ways of doing business, they inevitably come up with solutions that serve to eliminate a lot of red tape and hassle when dealing with their customers. We’ve seen this spread out into the office design sector, as well. Previously, companies would hire a designer to bring an…
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The Most Common Office Design Mistakes, How To Avoid Them
Great office design means having a space that you can be happy and proud to walk into every single day. It can help boost your mood, inspire you to do your best, and team up with your colleagues to get some great work done. Bad office design however, will quickly serve as blight on employee…
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Office Organization
A well-organized office saves time and makes for happier employees. Searching through stacks of papers, jumbled drawers, tangled wires and boxes of stuff sitting around, can be a real physical burden when you consider the time wasted hunting for things that should be easy to find, but aren’t. Disorganized electronic files and confusion are just…
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New Year, New Office!
Has your office space been outdated or inconvenient for years? Maybe you’re constantly re-arranging the furniture but you never come up with a solution. It’s 2018! It’s a new year and if you are looking for an excuse to move offices, or you simply want a change then take the new year as a chance…
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Sound Masking
What is Sound Masking? Sound masking is the balance of Absorbing, Blocking or Covering sound. Also known as the ABC’s of sound. How does sound masking work? Adding sound to a space actually makes the space seem quieter. It sounds counter-intuitive but it’s true. This is because the added sound reduces the intelligibility of human…
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Is Your Office Work Space Accessible and AODA Complaint
Creating an Accessible Office Work Space 2025 is a critical year for all commercial business owners, whether big, small, local or franchised. Why? This is when the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, better known by AODA, becomes law. While 2025 sounds like a far time off into the future, it will be here sooner than…
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Hot Desking – Is it right for your office?
Over the past few years, a trend called “Hot Desking”, in the workplace has emerged. Hot Desking also referred to as “Desk Hoteling” is the practice of an office replacing permanent offices and cubicles with temporary work spaces. Employees use these work spaces only when they are required or on a rotating system, rather than each…
