In 1970, Alvin Toffler published the best-seller Future Shock. He cautioned us that not only would change come quickly in the foreseeable future, but the rate of change would begin to accelerate as technology took a greater foothold in our societies. Nowhere has this proven more correct than in the...

I will review two common collaborative spaces in part two of my series on critical components of today’s mobile office environment; I will review two common collaborative spaces. These include “huddle rooms” and “the hub.”

In my previous post about space reduction, Technology, Mobility, Flexibility, and Beyond, I discussed the evolving work environments of today’s office space. In the series to follow, I will review some of the key components of today’s mobile office environment, as well as a review of the...

In past posts, we’ve discussed how technology and mobile work practices affect the physical office space. Technology enables employees to become untethered from their respective desks and, as a result, spend less time in the office. When employees are mobile and do not need an assigned space,...

In my previous post about courthouse mailrooms, I reviewed standards for central mailrooms in new court facilities. In this article, I will suggest how an upgraded courthouse mailroom might be done in an existing courthouse.