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Designing Positivity: Leveraging neuroscience to optimise well-being in the workplace

Mary Lee Duff, Director of Strategy, IA Interior Architects and Su-San Tan, Director, Workplace Strategy & Insights, Space Matrix, explain how design and interior architecture of an office environment, can boost mood and inspire positivity in the workplace

Blending the best of both worlds

WME Director of MEP, Nicholas Byczynski, states that cost should not hinder innovation as the sector moves to reach a “new normal” for operations

Time for upgrade

How upgrading AC systems can future-proof our region?

The future of IFM

Integrated Facility Management (IFM) model can make strides towards reaching cost-reduction goals

Workplace Reloaded

A smarter approach to the coronavirus: the future belongs to intelligent, eco-friendly buildings

The workplace reloaded post-COVID-19

Stephan Degenhart, associate partner at Drees & Sommer asks: How can we implement sustainability initiatives under these new circumstances?

The state of hybrid home-offices

We are at a time where offices are being outfitted as homes and homes as offices. Commercial Design takes a look at the changing interior landscapes of our hybrid spaces

Smart work environment

New global study by Barco ClickShare reveals that employees worldwide are desperate to get back to the office and are looking for their employers to invest in a technology-driven hybrid working environment post-COVID-19

Proptech to boost real estate and break traditional barriers

SAHIL KAPOOR, NATIONAL HEAD, 360 EDGE, ON THE OVERALL REAL ESTATE SECTOR

Exploring new ways of working

The 21000 sq.ft. office located at Embassy Golf Links, Bengaluru, embodies Colliers’ global workspace strategy that beautifully articulates its brand values

Creating opportunities

Mahender Singh, director, IFMA, India and South East Asia, shares his thoughts on the current state of commercial buildings ecosystem in India and the contributions of IFMA to the sector

Clean approach

There has never been an urgent need for FM firms to invest in certifications in cleaning than now, says ISSA international education and certification director Manuela D’Agata

How Covid-19 Regulations Are Changing Landlord-Tenant Dynamics

Hastily enacted regulations addressing a fast-unfolding pandemic have introduced a layer of complexity around leases between tenants and landlords.

Safe and secure

From doorbells and fish tanks to nuclear reactors: Why focus on IoT security?

Leveraging IoT

Omar Ghazzaoui, CEO at Ottogee, writes about how IoT can be used to the advantage of FM

IN THE STUDIO WITH...

Marija Puresic, senior interior designer at Swiss Bureau Interior Design and Build

From productivity to human performance

Designing workplaces where people thrive and performance flourishes

Time to shine

Smart lighting choices can help attract people back into retail, hospitality and other commercial spaces, says Paul Nulty, of Studio N

Remote Control

Vyshak Gopinath, manager – projects & solutions at Adeptus Technologies, talks about remote monitoring, IoT, and other connected solutions for buildings

IoT for FM

How to cope with the new normal using IoT? Matt Smith, associate head of school, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society at Heriot-Watt University Dubai, finds out

Delivering Baby Q

Broadway Interiors talk us through the revamped retro at the former Q43 bar in Media One Hotel, Dubai Media City

Building for the future

In a two part interview with Commercial Design, PK Mishra, the vice-president and Mahesh Khaitan, director of Salarpuria Sattva Group, reflect on the astute clarity of goals and functions of the company, and shed light on its initiative to translate workplace into a stimulating, creative and collaborative spaces for its inhabitants

5 Must Have Technology In The Post Covid Times

Post covid, the following 5 must have technology has a single pre-requisite of Internet.

Upskilling for the future

The waste management industry is changing rapidly. To meet these changes, individuals and organisations must have the right skills to perform effectively in the environmental management sector

The unconventional workspace

Developers are now starting to explore coworking spaces in residential projects

Transforming workspaces through innovative design

Design thinking for new age workspaces, in the post-Covid world, is witnessing a paradigm shift where wellness, safety and collaboration take the highest order of priority.

Legrand India launches datacenter infrastructure solution for the addressable market size of INR 3000 crores

Legrand India recently announced the launch of Legrand Data Center Solutions (LDCS) which brings together a portfolio of global brands including Legrand, Numeric, Raritan & Server Technology under one specialist team.

FM in hot-desking

Tarek Nizameddin, senior executive director, Ejadah Asset Management Group, writes about the pro and cons of hot-desking and the role of FM in it

India's first ever Diamond Technology to produce greenest cleaning and sanitisation solution using only tap water

Diamond Drops, a new-age startup, recently launched first-of-its-kind, revolutionary cleaning and sanitising agent that is produced with tap water, is eco-friendly and residue-free.

Connie Cocktail Lounge at New York's JFK - Airport Flying high

Sara Duffy, principal of the interiors division at Stonehill Taylor, tells us how the bar housed in a 1960s aeroplane took off