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With corporations reinventing and changing themselves with increasing frequency and speed, what is the real estate industry doing to enable that change? This paper presents the perspectives of a corporate tenant, a developer and an interior designer to answer the question of what some companies are doing to make workspace more flexible and to shorten the cycle time for the processes by which workspace is constructed, procured and fitted‐out for new occupancy. The following questions will be answered ‐ In the low vacancy market prevalent in so many parts of the United States, what strategies are corporate real estate executives in high‐growth companies using to acquire space fast? ‐ What trends are emerging in the industry to streamline the processes to build, acquire, fit‐out and manage space? ‐ How is the industry changing its product to ensure that the space that is delivered can meet a variety of users and uses as occupants churn through the space in unforeseen ways?

Work is changing dramatically. Where and how people work is vastly different today than it was even five years ago. More changes are to come. Facility managers and designers must address changes in the work environment and how those changes will impact on not only facilities, but facility users. Organizations and individuals are looking at a variety of emerging work environments including hotelling and homeworking. Both require a new way of approaching facility management and the tools required to meet these work environment options. A comprehensive view is required, one which takes into account technological, physical and the social aspects of work. Reviews agents affecting changes in the work environment and recommendations for meeting the challenges posed by those changes. Gives increased insight into the evolution and nature of work, future requirements and the effect this evolution will have on facility management and design professionals.

For the corporate real estate (CRE) executive who has the opportunity to plan a campus, this paper presents guidelines to ensure that campus workplace solutions are aligned not only with corporate objectives but with the corporate culture as well. The paper draws on a variety of corporate campus solutions and emphasises the importance of understanding the role of CRE in supporting the company’s unique culture and in enabling change to that culture.