Office developers and consultants have reason to feel optimistic. The evidence shows that the big freeze on commercial development is gradually thawing and there could soon be more work around. A recent RICS report shows tenant demand picked up in the last three months of 2003 and, once all the empty buildings have been let office consultants' phones will start ringing again. However, those who think they can commission architects to design offices with rows of identical desks on acres of beige carpet, illuminated by flat and boring lighting, could have problems finding tenants when these buildings are completed in two or three years This is because we are on the verge of a technologically driven revolution in the way we work. People will no longer have to trail miles to a drab office in the middle of town, as they can use a wireless-enabled laptop to access their email and corporate files. Here, we take a look at some of these new technologies, what they are used for and what this means for office design.
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