As the post-Covid return of the economy continues, many office-based workplaces are deciding what to do regarding sending workers back to the office. After more than a year of remote work only, it appears more and more likely that most workplaces will be adopting some sort of hybrid model in the near future, with staff splitting time between working from home and in traditional offices.
While this change had been underway, it has been accelerated by the pandemic. However, this does not mean that there is not a lot of demand for traditional office space from employers. Estate agency Savills reports that enough office space to accommodate 30,000 workers will be constructed in Dublin this year. This equates to 196,000 square meters of space over 33 buildings. This represents a surge in demand for office space when compared with 2020, showing a 35 percent increase on the amount of space that came to market in the nation’s capital last year.
This space is being filled at a rate that is surprising when considering the shift to hybrid or remote work …