Seven-day weeks, a surge in demand for hands-free tech and half empty buildings for up to a year after lockdown. CBRE's tech boss on what a post-pandemic return to work could look like

On this week's Tech Talk Radio, host Emily Wright is joined by CBRE's new head of technology Mike Gedye.  Gedye, who took on the newly created role this month, talked about how he will approach the position and revealed his thoughts on the post lockdown return to work.  He said that CBRE expects "fragmented" occupancy in the coming weeks and months as companies promote a blend of continued home working and traditional office use. He added that we could see a 50% slump in office occupancy for up to a year after lockdown due to "phased occupancy and seating teams much wider apart physically." Gedye added that some companies are even considering seven day working weeks to move away from traditional office utilisation peaks and troughs and explained how occupiers are starting to rethink their longer term space and lease requirements.  For this plus his thoughts on how this could impact the future of the office more broadly, tune in to this week's Tech Talk Radio podcast.