The Master Plan to Re-Open Office Space

By now, most of the country is in some phase of re-opening after months of stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic. So far, states have focused on retail and restaurants in phased re-opening plans, but office-using businesses are starting to imagine a path to populating buildings again. Like retailers, most businesses will execute a phased re-opening, with office workers returning slowly and in groups, according to a study from CBRE. The study found that 72% of businesses will conduct a phased reopening.

“As our study indicated, most companies and organizations will use a phased re-entry strategy. Common responses range from 15-20% of employees returning to their place of work for each phase,” Karen Ellzey, executive managing director of CBRE’s reopening the world’s workplaces taskforce, tells GlobeSt.com. The study found that 78% of companies will implement social distancing in the workplace, and 59% of businesses will require facemasks.