Strategic building planning for a good working environment and more productivity.

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Lifecycle costs are an important consideration of property developers, investors and architects. But how the devil do you get to these costs?

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Perfection does not make the man, even if its desired. With construction projects in particular it revolves around highly complex processes, which ultimately lead to the successful management target.

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BRANDING. The way from anonymous rental space: An office premises that carries its own corporate values on the outside.

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STRATEGIES: For a manager cost aspects stand at the forefront during a renovation. Only a few want to improve the corporate image through the office environment.

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Building Efficiently

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By awarding an extraordinary procurement process, AK Upper Austria could redevelop its headquarters – costly but sensible.

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OFFICE COSTS. Many businesses primarily pay close attention to high rental costs. But this rarely covers half of the building costs.

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On 19th March 2009 bene Consulting were invited to an expert discussion in the Florida Tower. It revolved around the question of how to deal with crisis and where businesses have the potential for savings that is not at the expense of productivity.

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In difficult times optimise the office. Office areas and costs offer saving potentials.

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PIMP YOUR OFFICE. A new year can be the start of a new office – without relocating.

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Volksbank or Austrian reduces their main concerns by using their buildings to express themselves. Even smaller businesses can maintain their image in this way.

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Until recently the local administration offices worked in more than 30 locations throughout Klagenfurt. The initiative – Managing a New Carinthia – drove a reform and a concentration of the offices into four buildings in Klagenfurt. The target was to build a lean and service orientated management structure that works as a modern service business and to strengthen the Carinthia business location.

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When the office walls fall for the sake of communication, then the open plan office has won yet again. The image with employees is not the best, but the triumphal procession of open plan solutions is unstoppable.

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In office buildings the corporate philosophy is reflected.

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Nobody likes to ruin the paths of authority: Countless individuals travel, wait and then race from office to office, scattered throughout the city. In Klagenfurt in 2007 this all came to an end. The new administration centre of the Carinthia Local Council centralises and makes the route to their office a popular experience.

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A new office building for PSD Bank, in business at the Harbour Place since 9 June.

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FM and Office – quo vadis? Words have been exchanged long enough, lets see some action, thought Hans Ottoman, industry renowned promoter of both worlds, and he invited on behalf of the Frankfurt Messago Trade Fair experts from the office furniture industry to a round table discussion. The core section was mediated by Holger Knuf from the International Institute of Facility Management FM i2fm, a mastermind that included the working knowledge scientist Prof. Dr Dieter Lorenz.

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More and more organisations are seeking advice when they want to create new premises. This is what construction consultants offer their clients.

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How the necessity of space becomes a virtue is illustrated by Carinthia with their new Local Administration Centre. There resulted a modern office building with smart solutions for the spatial environment.

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Carinthia Local Offices have the caught the move bug. The new administration palace for 700 employees in Klagenfurt should be occupied by the end of the year. The new transparent solution is not right for everyone.

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BEYOND HIGH. Office spaces in the upper floors offer prestige, views and often also weak points. Tenants should pay attention to the potential pitfalls of towers.

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Perhaps the word of the year: Sustainability. The real estate industry is paying more and more attention to the course of the discussion about global warming and co.. A key to sustainability is facility Management.

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In five stages the AUA employees were relocated from four locations into their new Headquarters at Vienna airport. On 8 October the Headquarters were officially opened.

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Prepared for the fifth time the report by the publisher Enquete entitled ‘Chance Building’ was devoted to the theme of enhancing return on investment and social housing. Conclusion: More user-orientation brings better returns and guarantees affordable housing.

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REAL ESTATE CONSULTANTS. How consultants help in the search for new commercial properties and what benefits they bring.

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What should the offices of the future be able to do? Who, when considering the redesign of their offices, should also include the age structure of their employees?

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OFFICES OF THE FUTURE. The times of ‘Cellular Offices are over. Teamwork and informal communication are becoming more important. As are recreation areas.

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RECONSTRUCTING. New build or renovation: In the coming years many building owners will be making the decision between demolition or preservation.

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Exactly 1708 people, 20000 crates, and costing 500,000 Euros: The relocation of the local administration is well planned. A look behind the scenes.

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15 to 25 of the total costs represented are on office expenses, except in the manufacturing sector. Yet as outlined in a recent study by bene Consulting, 60 percent of local managers do not reveal these expenses, because they are not structured and therefore not transparent.

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