Promotion: buying office pods instead of building meeting rooms could save companies in the US around $30 billion by 2030, according to research by soundproof booth manufacturer Framery and real-estate investor CBRE.
Post-pandemic working habits are driving a transformation in office layout and design worldwide says Framery.
More people working from home means employers are scrambling to use costly office space more effectively, while the increasing prevalence of video calls has resulted in growing demand for small, acoustically insulated meeting spaces.
The coronavirus pandemic triggered a sea change in office layouts
"Office occupiers are investing more and more into flexible spaces and different types of adjustable spaces to meet the demand of flexibility and to attract their workforce back to the office after the pandemic years' remote working," said CBRE's Jussi Niemistö. A study by Framery and CBRE found that as well as offering options for changing office setups, pods are more cost-effective than constructing new meeting rooms.
CBRE compared the costs associated with getting one-, four- and six-person Framery office pods with the cost of building meeting rooms of equal size in different cities around the world.
The research indicates that many offices will need to be refurbished to accommodate new working demands
It found that meeting pods tended to be significantly cheaper ? with constructing equivalent meeting rooms costing 55 per cent more on average.
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