The pandemic and a focus on work-life balance have changed forever the way that people think about office space. To be successful, commercial developments need to provide a superior experience to end users.

Design, price, proximity to schools, the length of the commute: for decades, European home purchasers have weighed up a largely unchanging set of factors when choosing a property.

For people living with conditions such as autism and ADHD, regular offices can be an energy-sapping mix of noise and distractions. A new report co-authored by Skanska suggests that tweaks to workplace design could improve working environments for both ‘neuroatypical’ and ‘neurotypical’ people alike.

Location, location, location. For years, these have been the three main criteria of selecting an office building for your company. They have been repeated as a mantra by developers (including Skanska), agents and clients.

There is a growing demand for sustainable consumer choices. Over one-third of global consumers say they are willing to pay more for sustainable product alternatives, and in the US that number climbs to two-thirds. The challenge now is for suppliers and developers to provide options that enable consumers to lean into these changing desires as it relates to sustainability at home.

The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design on the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta, Georgia is the most environmentally advanced educational and research facility in the US Southeast.