This report authored and published by VergeSense in January 2022 analyzes workplace utilization data drawn from over 40M square feet from across the world, covering various industries and enterprises. Averaging utilization across company working hours it was found that office utilization has increased by 135% since the start of the pandemic. New space planning ratio is one collaboration space for every two desks vs. the previous one collaboration space for every six desks pre-pandemic. Since the start of the year (Q1 2021) the average number of collaborative spaces per floor has increased by 35%. The average number of individual spaces per floor has stayed the same. Utilization of collaborative spaces has increased by 50%. In Q3 2021, the most frequented work-from-office days were Tuesdays and Wednesdays with 46% of total office utilization happening on those days. This report underscores that the future of the office is highly collaborative and agile, and the following data will help equip business leaders to make informed decisions regarding their real estate portfolios and office spaces.

Keywords: Communications, Employee Productivity, Home Networking, Intelligent Building, Property Management, Space Utilization, Hybrid Workplace