Peak office use hits 80%, topping pre-pandemic levels, CBRE says

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    "excerpt": "Driving the gains are attendance policies and managers doing a better job matching space with what employees want, the company says. First published on The private and public sector’s push to bring employees back to the office coincides with a shifting view of what a productive office environment looks like, research shows. The emerging office is organized around the team and relationships rather than the traditional focus on the individual and the task, CBRE says. In the Americas, the number of shared support spaces - like meeting rooms, project rooms and informal gathering areas - increased by 35% from 2021 to 2025, compared to an equal drop in individual spaces designed for heads-down, task-focused work, according to the report. Amenity spaces designed for social connection, shared experience and informal interaction were the fastest-growing category, up by 120% since 2021. “This growth reflects organizations’ rising conviction that culture is cultivated, not assumed,” CBRE said in its report. “If utilization data indicates that people are returning to the office, then space allocation data indicates what they expect when they get there.” The report also found that global occupancy rates are now 111%, meaning more people are sharing space. The 1:1 employee-to-desk ratio, once universal, is now the exception, with most organizations moving toward ratios between 1.01 and 1.49...",
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