In many companies, employees are working in an increasingly social, mobile, and collaborative fashion. While many organizations currently have distributed work programs, there has been little organized information and few metrics to assist companies wanting to learn more about this emerging workspace strategy. To address this need, Knoll engaged Ratekin Consulting, a leading workplace research firm, to conduct this study. Through these efforts, we identified the design attributes of distributed work programs, how success is measured, and the financial and employee satisfaction benefits of this new workplace strategy as compared to conventional workspace.

Managing energy use and carbon emissions is increasingly common for businesses and other organizations. This survey seeks to learn what organizations are doing to measure and manage energy use and carbon emissions in the facilities they own and occupy. CoreNet Global, in partnership with Johnson Controls, invites you to this webinar to hear the results of a recent survey in which over 130 corporate real estate professionals shared their benchmarking practices and thoughts. Summary: This project will be the third in a series of collaborative work between Corenet Global and Johnson Controls, all exploring the concept of energy and carbon management from the perspective of decision-makers in commercial facilities. While the first two surveys explored the respondents' attitudes about climate science, policy and priorities, this survey focused on action - the practices applied by real estate and facility managers to monitor and manage energy consumption, plans and approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, intentions to implement energy-saving approaches in the future. While legislative and regulatory aspects will play a role in these decisions, they are not the key emphasis of the survey. Instead, the challenge will be to learn what respondents and their organizations are doing with respect to energy and carbon management, and possible changes in these trends going forward.

Today nearly everyone agrees that innovation is the only way to supercharge an organization and shift it to growth. Space is the stage for the overall innovation experience and, as such, it needs to work hard to support the business processes, positively influence the culture, and fully accommodate the latest technology and tools. This survey was performed in order to: Evaluate workplace innovation techniques and strategies Identify challenges of workplace innovation by exploring: Your organization's view on having business partners to support innovation Your organization's business strategy as it relates to innovation Your organization's workplace strategy as it relates to innovation

In the US alone, businesses spend about US$100 billion on energy for their offices every year. Estimates predict that smarter buildings could save US$20-25 billion in annual energy costs. By applying analytics to make buildings smart (or energy-smart, to be more specific), companies can save billions and significantly reduce environmental impact. This report, authored in collaboration between Microsoft, Accenture and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, examines how building owners, operators and occupants can achieve significant energy and cost savings through the use of smart building solutions. It is based on insights from a detailed case study of a smart building pilot program being conducted by Microsoft at its corporate headquarters' campus.

In this briefing, Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) will examine the transformational drivers of change within the corporate real estate industry and offer perspectives from other experts as we explore the steps CREs can take to better manage and lead their organizations in a rapidly changing environment.