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The OPN  has yet another new member NBBJ, the international architectural practice; they join construction and property consultant Cyril Sweett and facilities company Enterprise - reinforcing the Network's commitment to research and knowledge generation. If you are interested in joining too contact paulbartlett@sbssol.co.uk Tel 01379 678899 - don't delay, we have only two places remaining.

The next productivity Workshop will be restricted to OPN Members only and held at Pfizer UK, Sandwich on 10 March. The next open Workshop will be at Unilever's UK HQ in Leatherhead athe end of April. More details soon.

Our most recent, highly successful on-site productivity workshop was at global giant Unilever's refurbished London HQ on 3 June. Details at this link

OPN@Unilever100VE

 

The 22nd OPN Productivity Workshop was at EC Harris's new HQ at York Way London on Thursday 12 June 2008. For further details follow the link: ECHQ

 

Johnson Controls has published research examining how the workplace will evolve by 2030. The research, The Smart Workplace in 2030, explores the impact of global trends from a technological perspective. It contemplates what the offices and workplaces of 2030 will be like and was produced as part of the GlobalWorkplace Innovation programme led by Dr Marie Puybaraud in collaboration with The Futures Academy at the Dublin Institute of Technology. To find out more and read the executive summary go to www.globalworkplaceinnovation.com .

Powerpoint Presentation by Paul Bartlett Chairman OPN to 'The Art of Performance Measurement in Real Estate Usage' Henry Stewart conference Monday 11 September 2006 (Perfmeasurementconf 11906)

Haywards have produced a report of research testing the views of corporate directors on workplace performance and value. The results are available on request from Haywards, contact details at www.haywardsltd.co.uk

Post Occupancy Evaluation is an issue of growing importance. The OPN has developed its own approach to productive workplace evaluation. We are now making this available to a wider audience. Click on the following link to see a copy of the OPN questionnaire(click here) and an explanation of the methodology Swanke Harden Connell use in its application. OPN Workplace Evaluation Survey. An example of a survey is available here

UWE has completed a study on Design of Higher Education Facilities. CABE has now published the final report "Design with Distinction" which is available at: http://www.cabe.org.uk/publications/

Ken Raisbeck, Director of Workplace at Johnson Controls, explains in an article in November 2006's PFM how a new approach should be taken to measuring performance in the use of facilities

The Aspirational Office - 24 April 2006

Ken Raisbeck describes the non traditional services

that FM can provide using the new Johnson Controls HQ as a case history

Life in the Office - July 30, 2003
A view from Russell Baillie, Design Director, Project Office Furniture

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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