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Post-COVID Workplace: Return to Work Safely
Navigating Next Steps
The future is uncertain due to economic upheaval and a pandemic, and as people start to return to the office, it is evident that things need to change. To return to work safely in the post-COVID workplace, spaces must adapt to keep people feeling comfortable and productive upon their return. Here’s how:
With science and data-based research, we start to understand how we may need to adapt our spaces for the NEAR future. As time progresses, the “new normal” will continue to adjust. We will start to get a perspective on how our spaces will also need to adapt in the LONG-TERM, to keep people safe and comfortable.
We can help with product solutions and services for the NOW, NEAR, and FAR. Check back with us for the latest insights and applications for reopening your workplace. Read on below for no-cost assistance and assessments of your current setup.
Contact us today at (858) 569-4700 or complete this contact form to receive a FREE risk assessment and floor plan analysis.
Adaptability, Change Management & Place
How can the embrace of adaptability and change management transform satisfaction levels at work? Here’s why it’s important to recognize the many challenges to our overall mental health.
Click below to watch the full video on Adaptability, Change Management and Place with Dr. Tracy Brower, Principal with the Applied Research + Consulting group at Steelcase.
bkm’s Pre & Post COVID Showroom Animation
The current climate has us re-thinking almost everything about the classic office setting. Check out the fly-through animation below to see the changes bkm has made in our own space to ensure the safety of our employees.
Download our free bkm Post-COVID Playbook for ideas, perspectives, and expertise on how we can help bring your employees back safely.
Download your free signage packet to help you easily create safety signs in the workplace.
“The entire team at bkm are extremely responsive to our office furniture needs, and following extensive and joint consultation, come to us with workable solutions.” Brain Corp
Our Response to the Post-COVID Workplace
Our Response to the Post-COVID Workplace
The team at bkm has been hard at work crafting the new and improved, socially distanced office space. We believe our findings can lend some guidance to our customers and serve as a real-life case study within our own organization to make the return to work safe, effective, and minimally disruptive.
Your Post-COVID Playbook
Your Post-COVID Playbook
We are envisioning the Post-COVID Workplace by creating a playbook our clients can follow. The bkm Post-COVID Playbook includes the latest workplace research and insights, along with product solutions for the now, near and far.
Assess Your Current Workplace
Assess Your Current Workplace
bkm consultants are ready to assess your current workplace and help you get ready to welcome employees back. We start by sending your employees a ‘Returning to Work’ survey, gather the data, and share the results that are based on CDC guidelines. The findings are addressed with your team along with technical, audio-visual, design, and architectural solutions your company can execute in a timely manner.
A bkm OfficeWorks Case Study
A bkm OfficeWorks Case Study
As we begin to think about a slow return to the office, our teams are faced with many of the same issues our customers are experiencing. The bkm team has identified 3 primary concerns for a safe return to our space:
- How do we keep our people safe?
- How does our new space make our teams feel comfortable and support us in staying productive?
- How do we adapt to a fast-changing environment?
We recognize that this is not a one-size-fits-all conundrum. However, the process can be easily modified and customized to fit our customer’s individual needs.
Post-COVID Workplace "Thought-Starters"
Post-COVID Workplace "Thought-Starters"
Don’t know where to start with Post-COVID office design? Confused about how to create a workplace that excels at social distancing? We can help! Below are two free thought-starter documents to help you get started. Inside, you’ll find desk dividers, room and office partition walls, and so many other mobile and customizable furniture options. Take a look:
The COVID-19 Safety Portfolio
The COVID-19 Safety Portfolio
Your team’s health is dependent on a safe and clean work environment. We want to help you feel confident when returning to the office. We offer many design options regarding smart screens and barriers, temperature check stations, an exclusive SERVPRO partnership for commercial cleaning services, and a free downloadable signage packet. This will help you to create safety signs in the workplace and establish new social distancing, sanitization, and equipment usage rules.
Creating Blended Learning Environments Using Modern Classroom Designs
As students return to colleges and universities in waves, most will likely continue to utilize blended or online learning environments to continue their education safely. Allow the specialized bkm education team to help them thrive in modern classrooms that follow exacting safety protocols and allow people to interact and learn.
Create a “Return to Learn” plan and receive a complimentary floor plan analysis focused on 3 key areas:
- Density: the number of people per sq. ft./m
- Geometry: how the furniture is arranged
- Design for disinfecting
Administrative and learning space design—in partnership with the experts—allows people to confidently return to campus.
Check Out the New North Torrey Pines Live and Learn Neighborhood at UCSD
The North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood (NTPLLN) at UCSD welcomes thousands of students into gorgeous new dining, retail, administrative, and educational spaces. This is one of bkm’s most ambitious and successful projects to date, the result of longtime collaboration with the University of California San Diego. Read the case study and the blog post to learn more about innovative design and classroom space planning.
The design of hybrid and blended learning environments combines the best of face-to-face and online experiences to produce improved learning outcomes. Our opportunity is to rethink learning experiences and make face-to-face connections even better than before.
Contact our bkm education team today for a free consultation and floor plan analysis with customized recommendations on how to return to learn.
Are Your Employees Still Working From Home?
Returning in waves or working in shifts reduces density and improves physical distancing — it also means some employees will work from home longer than expected. Employees will require ergonomic furniture, lighting, and work tools to help them avoid injury from poor posture, repetitive movement, eye strain, and other ailments.
bkm can help you get your home office up and running right now and into the future.
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