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02.02.2021 Public transport use was decimated by Covid
One reason rail and bus travel may never go back to the way it was is that commuters have saved too much money. A commuter travelling from Reading to London, for example, would spend £4,736 on an annual rail season…
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Working from home to have a lasting effect on social norms
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UK attitudes to returning to work
LinkedIn’s latest Workforce Confidence Index (WCI) has revealed that just under a quarter (24%) of UK workers will willingly return to work as soon as they are allowed to do so. When asked their biggest concerns about returning to their workplace, a…
24.11.20 Home movers switch priorities for future needs
A quarter of future home movers in the UK are reconsidering what they want from their next home, with private outdoor space, bigger kitchens and energy efficiency to the fore. Analysis by housebuilder Redrow of more than 2,000 UK adults…
Coronavirus looks set to have a lasting impact on office use, new figures from the Institute of Directors reveal.
In a survey of close to a thousand company directors conducted last month, nearly three quarters (74%) said they would be keeping increased home-working after coronavirus. Furthermore, more than half of those polled said their organisation intended to reduce their…
17.11.20 Britain’s biggest businesses will work from home until 2021
More than 20 of the largest firms have no plans to call all workers back with some telling staff to stay away, Telegraph investigation finds. You can read more here. By Hayley Dixon and Dominic Penna, 7 August 2020 Waterloo train station…
Build with wood
The Government has set ambitious plans to reach net zero in the UK by 2050. It’s clear that there is aspiration across the industry to meet these goals. Sustainable design is championed at industry awards and events, showcasing new environmentally-minded…
Opoh.co, October 2020
‘Could a garden office be the best purchase you make all year?’ – October 2020 Our PassivPod garden office has been featured on OPOH website. You can read the full article here.
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