Distributed Workplace Sustainable Work Environments

Globalisation and new mobile communications technologies call for new models of workplace and property management. New types of businesses are emerging and traditional organisations are completely re-inventing themselves. Work is no longer nine to five; global organisations are always open for business. Access to information, speed and flexibility become key success criteria. There is increased outsourcing of non-critical activities and organisations are redefining their core assets. The current decade will see even greater challenges: both at the level of the individual trying to use the scarce resource of time more effectively and at the level of the organisation trying to manage a dispersed workforce while creating the spirit and teamwork necessary for organisations to continue to generate new ideas and thrive. Increasingly, organisations will move outside of the physical container of their own buildings into larger organisational networks across cities, countries, the region or the world. This unique book provides a framework for understanding the significance of changing work patterns and offers guidance on workplace design for all professionals concerned with the procurement, design and provision of today's workplace. It summarizes the findings of the Sustainable Accommodation in the New Economy (SANE) project, a major EU-funded research programme. The focus of this project was the creation of sustainable, collaborative workplaces across virtual and physical spaces. The Distributed Workplace provides in one volume essential information on sustainable work environments which will be invaluable to those developing workplace strategies for end-user organizations as well as suppliers of office buildings, information and communications technologies and building operation services. Municipal authorities and other organizations concerned with sustainable development and sustainable workplaces will also benefit from this book.Harrison, Andrew is the author of 'Distributed Workplace Sustainable Work Environments' with ISBN 9780415318907 and ISBN 0415318904.