15
Apr
2021
The Post-pandemic Career Shuffle
Posted On April 15, 2021  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

Employees – office workers, in particular – have firm expectations about returning to the workplace as vaccines become more widely available and companies begin bringing the team back together. At the top of their wish lists: hybrid work schedules, says start-up workforce platform Envoy’s Return to […]

Read More

13
Apr
2021
How Custom Workplace Design can Improve Employee Health and Wellness
Posted On April 13, 2021  By Roger Heerema, AIA and Dan Elkins, AIA  And has No Comment

Effective workplace design has never been about simply making an office look nice; it’s about supporting and inspiring those who will move within and around it. Now, a historic pandemic is highlighting a new opportunity for flourishing companies whose space needs have changed: To invest in […]

Read More

09
Mar
2021
5 Workplace Changes Here to Stay Post-COVID
Posted On March 9, 2021  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has 1 Comment

Think back to how and where you worked one year ago, before the pandemic began and hastily upended it all. Chances are that many of your work habits and activities pre-COVID look very different from the workplace “new normal” that will emerge post-pandemic. While city, state […]

Read More

12
Feb
2021
Creating a Workplace Culture of Inclusion
Posted On February 12, 2021  By Trey Barrineau  And has No Comment

U.S. demographics are becoming increasingly diverse. However, commercial real estate continues to lag, especially with representation in C-suite roles. At NAIOP’s 2021 Chapter Leadership and Legislative Retreat, Equality Institute CEO Bernadette Smith shared strategies to help real estate companies become more diverse and inclusive. The Next […]

Read More

17
Dec
2020
Measuring the “Health” of Buildings
Posted On December 17, 2020  By Diane DeFelice  And has 1 Comment

The pandemic has forced us to rethink countless aspects of our lives, including the buildings we spend our days inhabiting. Social distancing requirements and efforts to reduce virus transmission in indoor environments demand that “healthy buildings” be a top priority for the real estate industry. But […]

Read More

24
Jun
2020
Bringing the Outside In: WELL Building Strategies in Industrial Real Estate
Posted On June 24, 2020  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has 1 Comment

Annual health care spending in the U.S. tops $3.6 annually, and some studies suggest that overall health is impacted more by the environment and lifestyle choices than genetic makeup. With the majority of us spending around 90% of our days indoors, our health is fundamentally shaped […]

Read More

18
May
2020
What Happens When We Return to the Office?
Posted On May 18, 2020  By Elizabeth Brink and Arnold Levin  And has No Comment

At Gensler, we’ve been thinking hard about how to help our clients through these extraordinary times. As we’ve adjusted to the strange reality of the global work-from-home experiment, our clients have begun to ask what the future of work holds post-pandemic. In order to move forward, […]

Read More

13
Sep
2019
Building the Industrial Workforce for Tenants
Posted On September 13, 2019  By Brielle Scott  And has No Comment

At I.CON East 2019, panelists discussed new initiatives and strategies for addressing the industrial workforce shortage that many of their tenants face. Mark Shearer, senior vice president, regional development officer, Rockefeller Group moderated the panel with Steven Hussain, director, community workforce programs, Prologis; Patrick Robinson, vice […]

Read More

28
Aug
2019
Solving the Construction Worker Shortage Puzzle in Rural Illinois
Posted On August 28, 2019  By Shawn Moura, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

In recent years, builders have faced a shortage of workers that has only grown more acute amid increasing demand for construction and record-low unemployment. Many of the 2.2 million construction workers who lost their jobs during the last recession either retired or found employment in other […]

Read More

12
Aug
2019
Training the Next Generation of Logistics Workers in Kansas City
Posted On August 12, 2019  By Shawn Moura, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

Thanks to e-commerce, demand for warehouse and distribution facilities has grown rapidly across North America. However, a tight labor market for blue collar jobs is making it harder for warehouse operators to recruit and retain staff. A CBRE report recently observed that the strength of the […]

Read More


Page 1 of 2