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Apr 10 35 Years of RI Workplace: 35 Lessons That Define Great Offices

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Thirty-five years ago, offices looked very different. Workplaces were designed around rows of desks, private offices, and rigid hierarchies. Technology was limited, collaboration often happened behind closed doors, and the idea of hybrid work would have sounded like science fiction. Since then, the workplace has undergone...

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Mar 06 Is Your Office Worth the Commute? The 223-Hour Workplace Question | RI Workplace

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The 223-Hour Question: Is Your Office Worth It? A recent analysis revealed that the average U.S. employee now spends 223 hours per year commuting - the equivalent of nearly six full workweeks. In New York City, that number climbs closer to 300 hours annually. Researchers have described...

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Feb 06 How the Right Office Floor Plan Boosts Productivity in 2026 | RI Workplace

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How the Right Floor Plan Design Will Boost Productivity in 2026 Now that we’re a couple of months into 2026, one question keeps coming up in conversations with CEOs in NYC and the surrounding areas: How do we get more value from the space we already...

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Jan 05 8 Fresh Design-meets-Culture Ideas for NYC Workplaces in 2026

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Are you planning an office build-out for 2026? Then our advice for the new year is: treat it as a people project first. This is your chance to build a workplace that supports focus, connection, and different ways of working, not just a new floorplan that looks...

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Dec 12 RI Workplace’s 2025 Highlights: Building More Than Offices

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From two-floor headquarter build-outs to designing pharmaceutical research campuses, 2025 brought some incredible projects our way. We designed, built, and reimagined workplaces that helped our clients do their best work - and had a lot of fun along the way. Now, as we close out the...

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