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Moving your office to a new location involves a myriad of decisions. Not only do you need to ensure that the new office is on brand and offers employees and staff a great experience, but you also have to manage the change with existing employees. Some of the questions that office managers and business owners ask during this time include: Do I need to consult with my staff? What is the impact of commuting versus relocation? What do my employment contracts say? What if someone won’t or can’t move? Here are a few tips to help you with the office relocation: Be Prepared Prior to move day, make sure that everything that can fit into a crate or a box is packed away into a crate or a box. Desks, cupboards, and drawers need to be empty. IT equipment needs to be sealed in an IT bag. Personal items, valuables, and breakables should be placed in a specific area to be taken home. Every Item Needs a Label Everything that needs to be moved needs...

Many things are responsible for the creation of greenhouse gas, but buildings are right at the top of the list. Power usage, emissions, and the resources used to renovate them all add up, and many offices aren’t built once. When we can’t figure out how to make them work for us anymore, they are often demolished. If your company is embarking on an office redesign, it is a prime opportunity to incorporate green features. Here are a few ideas: Sustainable Lighting Switch office light bulbs from normal bulbs to energy-saving light bulbs. While the initial cost is more expensive, the light bulbs will save you a lot of money on electricity bills. Natural Lighting If the office redesign includes a large revamp where office walls will be changed, try to include more windows so that employees have more natural lighting during the day. Water-Saving Fixtures Water-saving fixtures throughout the building can drastically reduce the amount of water the building cons...

Did you know that 31 percent of all occupational health injuries are linked to lower back pain and upper extremity muscular-skeletal disorders, according to OSHA? Companies who have ergonomic plans in place have not only been able to dramatically reduce the number of lost workdays among their workforce, but they are also able to lower employee turnover. The good news is that helping employees to avoid injuries and retaining your staff are not as costly as you might necessarily assume. Here are office ergonomic design flaws that you can easily change to improve the way your staff works: Poor Lighting Needless to say, your employees need adequate lighting to perform their tasks. Make sure that office areas are equipped with high-quality lighting so that nobody has to squint to read the words on their screens. Lack of Adjustable Seats People are unique, and the way they adjust their seats will vary from person to person. Adjustable seats can ensure that everyone ...

Office managers are often torn between the portion of the workforce that values convenience and the people who are green-minded. As most people know, offices create a lot of waste in the form of everything from packaging and containers to coffee stirrers, paper, and garbage. Changing employees’ perspective on waste reduction needs to start small. Implementing a Bring Your Own Reusable Bottle initiative is a great place to start if you want to combine modern office design ideas with actionable waste reduction strategies. Here is how to go about it: Create a Sustainability Task Force This is especially helpful in a large workforce where everybody doesn’t know each other’s name. Before you launch the Bring Your Own Reusable Bottle project, create a sustainability task force who is willing to start by bringing their own reusable bottles to work. Your waste reduction strategy is much more likely to stick if you have a group of people who are excited about the initiative. ...