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Which is More Hygienic, Paper Towels or Hand Dryers?

A study by the University of Arizona concluding there is no empirical data to support that paper towels are more hygienic than […]

Workplace Strategy Summit 2012: Research in Action

This report addresses proceedings from the inaugural Workplace Strategy Summit in the fall of 2012, which was organized by the IFMA Foundation’s […]

Smart Energy Management: A Win for the Environment, People and Business

The trend of energy consumers playing a key role in energy consumption and potential reduction carries over to the workplace. The value […]

Creating the Lab of the Future: A Shift Toward Greater Agility, Flexibility and Efficiency

Although considered part of Integrated Facilities Management, there is an increasing trend toward separating scientific services from other facilities services. The transition […]

RICS Sustainability Report 2021

4000 contributors were asked to share their thoughts on how the climate agenda is shaping trends and practices in the real estate […]

The Hybrid Workplace – An employee census

In partnership with YouGov, Cloudbooking questioned over 2000 employees from the US and UK on everything from the return to work, employee […]

Stories of Urban Transformation: The Rise of 18-Hour Work/Live Communities

As part of the “Sodexo 2016 Workplace Trends Report,” this piece focuses on stories that demonstrate early signs of the type of […]

Humanizing the Workplace: Using Design Principles to Inspire Workplace Thinking

As part of the “Sodexo 2016 Workplace Trends Report,” the following set of design principles has both gaps and areas of substantial […]

A Practical Guide to Implementing Cobotics in FM: 12 Steps to Accelerate Your Cobotic Journey

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed the cleaning and FM industries in the spotlight. Cobotics, the collaboration between frontline workers and machines or […]

Population Health Management: A New Business Model for a Healthier Workforce

As Population Health Management (PHM) continues to mature as a model for keeping populations healthy, the programmatic elements of employer PHM efforts […]