Richard Kauntze

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    Senior staff have a duty to lead the way back to their desks

    2021-05-05T05:00:00

    Given his job title, it is no surprise that Richard Kauntze is banging the drum for a return to office life. But, he argues, the benefits of a centralised workplace are really for society as a whole

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    Offices hold the key to work-life balance

    2020-05-28T05:00:00

    When we eventually return to the workplace we can expect it to be very different, says Richard Kauntze of the British Council of Offices

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    How do we make young people happy at work? Treat them like adults

    2019-06-24T05:00:00

    Maybe we’d be better off without the term ‘millennial’, or at least forget the stereotypes associated with it

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    Open spaces are something to be cherished

    2019-04-09T05:00:00

    Can it really be wise to sacrifice so much potentially lettable space? Research suggests an unequivocal “yes”

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    2019: a year of uncertainty and opportunity in the office sector

    2019-01-16T06:00:00

    Last year saw the workplace change and adapt. This shift reflects the rapid cultural changes taking place across society, with previous assumptions shattered

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    Time for a change

    2016-05-03T12:26:00

    With new technologies, new approaches to maximising office efficiency and increasing political uncertainty, Richard Kauntze of the BCO says 2016 could be the year everything changes in commercial property

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    Intelligent cities defined

    2015-06-12T06:00:00

    The recent BCO conference in Chicago offered a vision of the future: intelligent cities filled with data, where people and things are constantly connected to the digital world. The opportunity for the industry is now to make sense of it all

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    Office workers: In a happy place

    2014-05-09T09:30:00

    Good infrastructure makes for happy commuters, and good offices and surroundings make for happy workers. The property industry can play its part in both

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    Unblocking the arteries

    2013-05-10T06:00:00

    Megaprojects shouldn’t be at the expense of smaller transport infrastructure upgrades that have a more immediate impact on our working lives

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    Once upon a time in the West

    2011-03-25T00:00:00

    We live in turbulent times, with the ascendancy of the East our most direct challenge. But reports of the death of the West have been greatly exaggerated

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    Once upon a time in the West

    2011-03-18T10:14:00

    We live in turbulent times with the ascendency of the East our most direct challenge. But reports of the death of the West have been greatly exaggerated

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    Global preoccupations

    2008-06-06T00:00:00

    Richard Kauntze takes us on a whirlwind tour of the world’s best buildings – for occupiers

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    So where next?

    2006-05-12T00:00:00

    The British Council for Offices has enjoyed such success it might be forgiven for resting on its laurels. But at a time when most of Britain's wealth is created inside offices, the chance of reaching out to a wider business world is one it must pursue with vigour