Bisnow's new podcast series, Office Politics: The Battle For The Future Of Work, is an in-depth examination into the raging debate surrounding when and where we work, and how that will affect not just how we use offices, but the operation of society itself. Featuring academics, authors, business leaders and workers, weekly episodes will look at how the potential shift to more remote work will affect productivity and the economy, social equality and workplace diversity, human psychology, the fight against climate change and the future of cities. You can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify and Amazon Music. The shift to hybrid work has the potential to have a huge impact on the battle against climate change — if the real estate industry can change its idea about the best way to make a profit, and corporate occupiers change their view on what constitutes an environmentally friendly building. Of all the ways in which an increase in working from home can influence the carbon emissions of big cities in the U.S. and UK, by far the most significant is the impact on office demand. If office demand falls, then there should be less need to build new offices, experts said in the latest episode of the Bisnow podcast series Office Politics: The Battle For The Future Of Work. 
“I don't think there is a need to build much more than what we currently have,” Alstria Chief Executive Olivier Elamine said. "Or at least planning authorities should ask the question, why do we need a new office?"The construction of new buildings is a huge carbon emitter, due to all…  Read the full story here. | | |
