Explore this insightful study from our commercial real estate and capital investment experts with Texas A&M University. It provides valuable strategies for organizations seeking to innovate and optimize workplace environments to attract and retain top talent. Texas A&M continues to shape the spaces where people live, work, and play!
If you build it (with the right features and amenities) they will come... A study from Mays assistant professor Bucky Banks and executive professor Stephen A. Ramseur, along with Texas Real Estate Research Center ’s Harold D. Hunt, reveals how modern university buildings, like the new Wayne Roberts ’85 Building, can provide inspiration for businesses when planning capital expenditures to help attract talent. Some of those findings include: ? Mandates and traditional amenities have not lured employees back to offices following COVID. ? Aligning office investments with modern university facilities could boost attendance and office values by creating innovative, collaborative environments. ? Successful investments in modern learning environments suggest similar strategies could enhance office spaces for better productivity. The researchers say the Wayne Robert ’85 Building is a perfect example of what it takes to embody these factors. This four-story facility houses a plethora of flexible spaces to provide students with engaging instructional experiences and learning environments. Find out how this exposure to such an advanced learning environment produces students who have much higher expectations for their workplace facilities in the private sector: bit.ly/40P1CCu