It is abundantly clear that the pandemic has ensured many office workers don’t feel comfortable about returning to their old lives of working in an office alongside lots of other people. To address these concerns, many safety and security questions need to be answered and your current office layout and facilities might require refurbishment.
From preventing any future outbreak with social distancing measures to using technology to make workers feel happy to be back at their desk, there are many things that a fit-out can address.
A chance to embrace new technology
As well as working with your main contractor to redesign the office layout from a physical perspective so that every employee can collaborate with colleagues in a meaningful and safe way, you could also take the opportunity to look at the latest technology available.
For instance, a touchless entry system will help reduce contact, while hi-tech offices are starting to introduce low-touch and voice-enabled tech around their buildings. Other initiatives that are now being installed include pre-entry wellness checks that monitor the temperature of everyone entering the building, as well as social distancing sensors to keep the right amount of space between desks.
Spatial intelligence and people-counting sensors are also a possibility, and all of these innovative ideas can ensure that everyone can connect and collaborate in a traditional office environment safely.
Creating agile workspaces
The post-COVID office space clearly has to be agile and adaptive to meet the possibility of changing needs and demands over the coming months and years. The traditional structure of an office is not really going to give you the sort of flexibility you will need to be able to embrace a new culture of working and to give everyone working there the chance to still collaborate effectively in the safest way possible.
Talk to us if you’re thinking of redesigning your office space and creating a work environment that will be truly fit for purpose.
