The Importance Of Speech Privacy And Acoustics In The Modern Workplace

by | Apr 10, 2025 | acoustic design, Building Design & Construction, employee well-being, Employees, Facilities Management, FacilityBlog, Featured, interior design, Interiors, Modwall, Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC), office partitions, Physical Environment, Productivity, Return to Office (RTO), Sound Transmission Class (STC), speech privacy, Virtual Meetings, Workplace & Interiors, Workplace Culture, Workplace Design

Poor acoustics have a marked impact on employee experience: their productivity, wellbeing, and overall satisfaction.

Is Your Facility’s Air Conditioning Ready For The Summer?

by | Apr 10, 2025 | Air Conditioning, Building Design & Construction, commercial buildings, Cooling Systems, Energy & Sustainability, energy costs, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Environment, Facilities Management, Featured, HVAC, ice-based thermal storage, Nostromo Energy, office-buildings, summer, thermal storage, Workplace & Interiors

Before the hot weather hits, corporate work spaces need to get smarter about air conditioning expenditures.

Is “Quiet Cracking” A Hidden Workplace Crisis?

by | Apr 9, 2025 | Business Continuity, disengagement, employee retention, Employees, Epignosis, Facilities Management, FacilityBlog, Featured, New TalentLMS, poor performance, Productivity, Professional Development, quiet cracking, TalentLMS, U.S. workplace, Workplace & Interiors, Workplace Culture, workplace unhappiness

More than half of employees experience a persistent feeling of workplace unhappiness that leads to disengagement, poor performance, and an increased desire to quit, finds a new survey.