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Which workplace seating arrangement is best for a hybrid-based office?
Hey, I am the office administrator for a data firm. Due to the nature of our work, we have a lot of employees that are hybrid. Therefore, there are often times where there are over half the employees in an office working from home. How to I adjust the seating arrangement in an office like this to reduce the space between employees that are in the office and utilise some of the wasted space? TYIAAsked 3 months ago
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How can I make my workplace more energy efficient?
Hey, I am looking to make our workplace more energy efficient. Both to reduce office maintenance costs and to meet new company regulations regarding the reduction of our carbon footprint. What steps can we execute to reduce our overall energy expenditure? Any help would be appreciated.Asked 3 months ago
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Does free addressing the workspace reduce energy consumption?
Hi, I am an HR manager for an IT solutions company. We have been trying to assess whether to make the workspaces in our office have a free addressing policy. One of the major factors we are considering is the potential energy-saving prospects. How much energy does free addressing a workspace save? Thanks in advanceAsked 3 months ago
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Which analytics help discern whether a workspace needs streamlining?
Hi all, I am an office manager for a social media company. I have seen a lot of advice online about how to streamline a workplace to increase workflow and and create an office culture. My question is how do you know whether your workplace need optimizing? and what tools are best for analysing this? TYIAAsked 3 months ago
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Open plan offices: How will it make our office greener?
Hey, I am the office manager of a marketing firm, and I am looking to optimize our current workspace. One of the most important factors to us as a company when creating this new workspace is to make it greener. Employee feedback prior to the restructuring announcement suggested that an open plan office would be preferred. Will an open plan make our office inherently more energy efficient? Thanks in advanceAsked 3 months ago
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What are the benefits of hot desking for employees?
Hi, I am a HR manager of a business that has been looking to use a hot desking approach. We have chosen hot desking due to the many benefits for us as a company (reduced space, lower energy cost, less waste etc.). However, we are concerned about the response from or employees at losing a designated workspace. What are some of the benefits to employees that can be highlighted in our next meeting? TYIAAsked 3 months ago
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How do matrix scheduling systems operate?
Hey, I am a CFO for a business looking to streamline our office space management this year. I have looked into many options and am impressed at what POC systems has to offer. I just have a question about how this type of matrix scheduling software would work in a larger company. Do all employees have access to the platform to book themselves in? or do they request a workspace to a manager for a certain date and the manager books it? Any help would be appreciated!Asked 2 months ago
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What is an appropriate density ratio for employees?
Hey I am a HR representative for a media company. We are in the process of restructuring our office spaces for our employees. As we are interested in incorporating some form of desk sharing into our business we are trying determine the amount of workspaces we will require. How do you determine an appropriate office desk sharing ratio? Thank you and advanceAsked 2 months ago
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What areas to consider when calculating office utilization rate?
Hey all, I am a HR leader for a marketing firm. We are currently trying to use some analytics to assess the efficiency of our current workflow based on our current office layout. I have been looking at the statistics and am interested in calculating the office utilization rate. My question is which spaces should be taken into consideration when calculating this metric? All of them (warehouses, communal spaces etc.) or just those for office work? TYIAAsked 2 months ago
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How many employee names can I add in the Booking App?
Hi, I am a facility manager for a shipping company with around 250 employees in our offices. My question is fairly specific to an update provided recently on the POC-system platform. We now have the potential to add employee names to the software. Are there any restrictions to how many employees names can be added to the platform? Also are there any current methods to group these employees to teams? Thank you in advance. Asked 2 months ago
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