27/08/2026
☀️This summer’s heatwave has raised a question a lot of businesses would rather not have to ask... is our workplace actually fit for the climate we now live in?
Many teams have been told to work from home this summer, simply because their offices can't cope. No adequate cooling, poor ventilation, glass-heavy buildings turning into greenhouses by midday. It's an uncomfortable reminder that "unprecedented" weather is becoming a lot more precedented, and that office design hasn't always kept pace.
It's not just heat we need to design for. UK winters still bring cold conditions, a workplace that's only built to cope with one extreme isn't really solving the problem, all it’s doing is just moving it six months down the line.
A well-designed, well-conditioned office keeps teams in the building, all year round… focused and comfortable, whatever the forecast is.
If this summer has got you thinking about how your own workplace copes with extreme weather, we'd be happy to have a conversation.