BCO Member feedback | BCO Guide to Specification changes
July 20, 2022 
Deadline 29 July: a final reminder to have your say.
British Council for Offices proposes changes to Guide to Specification key design criteria to reflect recent unprecedented external influences and lower occupancy rates
The British Council for Offices (BCO) has released a position paper proposing updated key design criteria, as part of its most recognised publication, the BCO Guide to Specification.
We are asking our members to join the discussion by providing their comments and feedback on the criteria proposed in the position paper so that we can consider any fine-tuning required before we incorporate the new criteria into the digital version of the guide.
The guide, which is normally published every 4 or 5 years, provides expert best practice advice on how to specify office space, helping industry practitioners provide space that meets the needs of occupiers, helping them to conduct their business in safe, healthy, comfortable, and productive workspaces.
This selective update comes ahead of schedule and is in response to significant changes to the office sector since its last publication in 2019, with the pandemic drastically transforming the way in which we work and use the office.
The intention of this update to the BCO Guide Key Criteria is to reflect changes in design thinking over the last three years, taking in the climate crisis, the drive towards net zero carbon (NZC), COVID-19, moves to hybrid working, changes in occupational density, changes in regulations, and improvements in equipment performance.
A copy of the paper can be downloaded here. Please send any comments to research@bco.org.uk.
The deadline for receiving comments is 29 July 2022.
By BCO Media 
