Services

Our consultants are experienced in organizational development and change management for real property organizations.   One key service is assessing real property organizations to improve the organizational structure, staffing, policies, design standards, budgeting process, project prioritization, and technology. In performing our assessments, we make recommendations to improve business processes and mission effectiveness.

We assist organizations in developing space and cost reduction strategies.  Such strategies include revising design standards, vacating existing space, implementing workstation sharing and mobility, and co-location strategies for offices in multiple facilities.  We also develop space-savings simulations and break-even analyses that compare the cost of space reduction projects with the anticipated savings in rent and associated expenses.

We develop design standards and guides to align space with organizational missions and goals.  Our standards cover traditional offices, as well as more open, collaborative, and mobile office settings.  We have standards for a variety of office, support, and special spaces, including workspace-sharing ratios.

We validate rent and security costs to ensure space is classified correctly and that the correct amount of rent is being charged.  We also perform portfolio rent analyses to track changes and to forecast the future cost of rent.

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We help organizations calculate their space utilization rate and identify exemptions to create a more accurate utilization rate. We also assist in revising design standards and in developing space-sharing and mobility practices to lower utilization rates.

We analyze space and facilities budgets and expenditures to track expenses on projects and real property-related fees.