Nonameuser678@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zone · 11 months agoEmployers push for staff to return to the office after working from home as commercial property values plungewww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1196arrow-down12
arrow-up1194arrow-down1external-linkEmployers push for staff to return to the office after working from home as commercial property values plungewww.abc.net.auNonameuser678@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zone · 11 months agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squareSarsaparilla@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up21·11 months agoPerhaps they could refit the properties to HOUSE people.
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoIt can and should be done, but it’s quite a lot of work to do. This article concentrates on the natural light issue, which is a big one. But there are also ways that plumbing and fire protection are different in commercial buildings and residential. And there are probably other concerns besides that. In some cases it may work out easier to demolish the building and put up an entirely fresh apartment building.
minus-squareEndorkend@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoAnd real housing, not Musks “bunkbeds at the office” interpretation.
minus-squareA7thStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoAre you saying this isn’t the future you want?
Perhaps they could refit the properties to HOUSE people.
It can and should be done, but it’s quite a lot of work to do. This article concentrates on the natural light issue, which is a big one. But there are also ways that plumbing and fire protection are different in commercial buildings and residential. And there are probably other concerns besides that.
In some cases it may work out easier to demolish the building and put up an entirely fresh apartment building.
And real housing, not Musks “bunkbeds at the office” interpretation.
Are you saying this isn’t the future you want?
Well, I’m definitely saying that