Activity-Based Working as a workplace strategy does not only allow for flexibility in the working style from the viewpoint of the individual. It also gives the Corporate Real Estate and Facility Managers the opportunity to contract and expand the workspace according to demand over time. And why is this important?
Traditionally, the bottleneck in any real estate and facility management strategy has been the future forecast of space needed one, two or more years ahead. By its very nature Activity-Based Working allows the organisation flexibility in space utilisation. Implemented across the whole real estate portfolio, rather than just one location, the organisation has the benefit of a more flexible and transportable workforce and potentially reduced real estate costs.
The company gains the ability to move employees around based on client demands without the need for re-stacking every time a new client or project is won, simply given the flexibility in work settings.
Flexibility and cost efficiencies are not the only benefits Activity-Based Working brings to the table though.
Sustainability is the other factor that can be positively influenced by this new workplace strategy.
We all know how important the improvement of sustainability profiles is for companies in all industries. It is also a well-known fact that the most organisations only report space utilisation rates of 60-70%, meaning that at any time 30-40% of the office space is vacant. This is not a sustainable solution from either an environmental or a financial perspective. Too much energy in terms of lightning, heating and air-conditioning simply goes to waste. Allocating workspace to when and where employees need it might be a better solution for the company’s sustainability profile.
The Activity-Based workplace strategy manages to deliver higher employee satisfaction averages across all types of employees, ranking from those being anchored to their workstations to the employees that use multiple work settings and rarely base themselves at a single location within the office. Hence, if the enhancement and encouragement of informal meetings is one of the workplace objectives, Activity-Based Working environments has the potential to bring the company and the employees real benefits.
Generic ABW services do not take into account the demographics of work types and requirements and therefore force a cookie cutter design for all. At Cartella, We carefully study the needs of your population and design workspaces that are responsive and productive for their needs. Our data scientists work closely with our design partners to deliver truly SMART WORKSPACES.
To learn more about our Smart Workspace solutions and what we can do for your workplace during todays’s challenging pandemic times, get in touch with us at info@CartellaGroup.com
