While office trends come and go, one thing that does not change is the impact that the office environment has on employee health and wellbeing. From offering private rooms to take a call and quiet spaces for meditation to fun, comfortable areas that foster collaboration, it’s imperative to think about building office spaces with different environments to maximize employee wellbeing. Office design is such a valuable business investment; there’s even an international organization that has established requirements to create productive and comfortable indoor environments. According to the IWBITM, workplace design that considers air quality, lighting, views onto nature and the general layout of the interior can significantly impact on health, satisfaction, wellbeing and staff productivity. If the interior design of an office considers the occupants such as creating both breakout space and social space, improvements are found in concentration, collaboration, confidentiality and creativity.

Source: Forbes January 24, 2019 20:03 UTC