#Space Planning

Space Planning Job Market Sizzles
Higher Education

Space Planning Job Market Sizzles

In Minneapolis, Wells Fargo, Inc. wants a Space Planner who is able to review and resolve all space requests in the queue. In Massachusetts, Moderna, Inc. wants a candidate to act as a MAC (Move, Add, Change) lead for employee moves. And global real estate management company CBRE is looking for...

Alex Trotto - Staff Writer March 24, 2026
3 min read
Deferred Maintenance: Costly, Risky, and Common
Higher Education

Deferred Maintenance: Costly, Risky, and Common

Deferring maintenance and repairs may appear to save corporations and organizations money in the short term, but the long-term costs are significant and disruptive, even resulting in complete shutdowns of facilities. Strategic Space Planning teams need to know the risks and consequences...

Alex Trotto - Staff Writer March 24, 2026
4 min read
Walk This Way
Higher Education

Walk This Way

_The_ _Purposeful Intent_ _“Walk this Way” event in New York City brought together leaders in corporate real estate across industries to discuss the future of work. The event featured roundtable discussions and special guests such as DMC and Innovation and Creativity Consultant Duncan Wardle._...

Jason Brown March 24, 2026
3 min read
CoreNet Key Takeaways: Put People and Collaboration First
Higher Education

CoreNet Key Takeaways: Put People and Collaboration First

Remember when Real Estate was all about Location, Location, Location? Well, if the recent CoreNet Global North America Summit event held in Chicago earlier this month is any indication, the newest Corporate Real Estate priorities is all about People, People, People. Whether it’s employee...

Nupur Patra March 24, 2026
2 min read
Live Celebrations Are Back This Award Season
Higher Education

Live Celebrations Are Back This Award Season

Award season is in full effect for cinematic icons and for those of us in the business world looking to have a lasting impact on our communities. And there’s no greater honor for those of us at Lambent than watching our female founder be among award recipients this season. Julie Johnson Roberts...

Nupur Patra March 24, 2026
3 min read
How AI Makes Space Planning Tools Smarter
Higher Education

How AI Makes Space Planning Tools Smarter

The challenges posed by flexible workspaces are outpacing the space planning tools used for occupancy management. The manual nature of solutions like clicker studies, employee surveys, and manual door counts is time consuming and doesn’t deliver the insights space planners need to get ahead of...

Bonnie O'Connor March 24, 2026
4 min read
Spotlight On Higher Education Space Planning Teams
Higher Education

Spotlight On Higher Education Space Planning Teams

Strategic Space Planning teams in higher education are increasingly pressured to help design flexible, dynamic spaces to meet the needs of a changing workforce, and a student population in search of nontraditional learning options. “One of the things that I think a lot of universities and maybe...

Alex Trotto - Staff Writer March 24, 2026
4 min read
Quiet Quitting: The New Workplace Trend
Higher Education

Quiet Quitting: The New Workplace Trend

It’s viral, it’s the latest work trend, and it’s called Quiet Quitting. It is the idea of refusing to work overtime and not taking calls after work. Quiet Quitting has many workers rethinking the value of their jobs and the time and attention they assign to them. This trending topic is generating...

Nupur Patra March 24, 2026
4 min read
Why DIY? Reasons to Buy or Build
Higher Education

Why DIY? Reasons to Buy or Build

CIOs and other organizational decision-makers are looking past the so-called digital sprints of 2020 and planning on transformation technology efforts, according to industry analysts. But when it comes to transformational efforts, does it make sense to go it alone–that is, do it yourself? Often,...

Staff Writer March 24, 2026
4 min read
Hybrid, Shybrid – And Now It’s Summer
Higher Education

Hybrid, Shybrid – And Now It’s Summer

Everyone’s heard of remote and hybrid work models, but what about the “shybrid” approach? The term “shybrid” was first coined by Paul McKinlay, vice president of communications and remote working at printing company Cimpress, in a Bloomberg article in December. McKinlay described it as “the...

Alex Trotto - Staff Writer March 24, 2026
4 min read
The Evolution of People-Counting Technology for Space Management
Higher Education

The Evolution of People-Counting Technology for Space Management

There are four people sitting in a room designed to hold fifty. Does it matter? Strategic Space Planners responsible for multi-building corporate and college campuses say yes. Leasing agreements and building maintenance are major budget items for large employers and universities. But how do...

Alex Trotto - Staff Writer March 24, 2026
3 min read
Predictive Space Analytics For Portfolio Management
Higher Education

Predictive Space Analytics For Portfolio Management

Corporate facilities leaders are focused on optimizing attendance and deciphering how to provide accommodations that employees actually need. A few years ago, companies were using clicker studies and sensors to collect office usage data and make workspace design decisions. Now, they are taking...

Alex Trotto - Staff Writer March 24, 2026
3 min read

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