Estates Gazette rounds up the British Council for Offices Conference 2016

Estates Gazette rounds up the news from this year's British Council for Offices Conference, this year from Amsterdam Follow @EstatesGazette NEWS • Smart does not just mean sustainable Smart buildings must go way beyond sustainability, delegates heard on a tour of the greenest building in the world. • Verhofstadt: Brexit should be seen as an opportunity The European Union will not survive in its current state, the former prime minister of Belgium told delegates at the BCO Conference in Amsterdam • LISTEN: Sound expert Julian Treasure says productivity can plummet without proper design • Two kinds of open-plan needed Open-plan offices should be designed for the very different needs of extroverts and introverts, delegates at the BCO conference in Amsterdam heard this week • Noise is top office complaint The number-one complaint in modern offices is noise, a sound expert told delegates at the BCO conference in Amsterdam this week • Koolhaas goes high-tech Legendary Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas says he is dedicated to high-tech development, he told delegates at this year’s British council for Offices conference in Amsterdam Conference chatter @BCO_UK:People are giving their #Brexit vote to their children as it's their future. Would you? — Estates Gazette (@EstatesGazette) May 12, 2016 • To send feedback, e-mail emily.wright@estatesgazette.com or tweet @EmilyW_9 or @estatesgazette Back to top