Re-opening the Office: a comparative guide on the issues and best practices

Topics include:

• Preparing the building
• Addressing employee concerns & requirements
• What is the new normal for occupiers, owners and building managers?
• What are the consequences for demand, pricing & sustainability issues?

Charles Staveley
Mills & Reeve, London; Newsletter Editor, IBA Real Estate Section

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Sherry Cushman
Cushman & Wakefield, Washington, DC

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Andrew Monteith
MinterEllisonRuddWatts, Auckland; Membership Officer, IBA Real Estate Section

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Bernat Mullerat
Cuatrecasas, Barcelona; Vice Chair, IBA Real Estate Section

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Webinar Poll Results

1. • a) How many employees does your business have?

     <50	27.6%
     51-200	29.8%
     201-400	8.6%
     >400	34.5%

      

   • b) How many attorneys do you have?

     <25	50.9%
     26-100	15.5%
     101-250	8.6%
     >250	25%

2. In the future, do you expect your Firm or Business’s demand for office space to:

   Increase	3.8%
   Decrease	60.7%
   Stay about the same	35.4%

3. Do you anticipate your Firm’s technology spend due to Covid-19 & the future shifts in workplace to increase by:

   >25%	23.7%
   10-24%	54%
   <10%	19.7%
   Not at all	2.6%

4. As Lockdown restrictions ease, do you anticipate:

   A full return to the office	8.3%
   Employees work flexibly between home and office	87.8%
   Move to working from home completely	3.9%