As more companies champion a return to the office, once empty workspaces are now back to bustling with activity. But with this shift, a new issue has surfaced: noise. Supporters of office-based work ...

Open offices have proved a beneficial strategy to improve collaboration and innovation and are unlikely to disappear. But the effectiveness of an open office is not absolute for every employee. Rather ...

This story was produced by our colleagues at the BBC. Many companies are urging staff to return to the office instead of working remotely, but for some, going back to a noisy workplace can be ...

Oluremi (Remi) Ayoko receives funding from Australian Research Council. From colleagues chatting about their weekends or having intense phone conversations, to email alerts and loud tapping on ...

Acoustic office pods at the 2025 Workspace Design Show were mainly focused on acoustic quality, sustainability, and ...

I spend about half my day on skype or gotomeeting with clients and I work in an open-plan office that is starting to fill up with people. I am in serious need of a good noise canceling/noise isolating ...

The shift to remote work during the pandemic has not only changed our daily routines but also had profound effects on our brains. The quiet, controlled environment of home offices has conditioned us ...

Annie Murphy Paul is the author of the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. Ringing phones. Pinging e-mail. Co-workers’ ringing phones and pinging e-mail. How is anyone supposed to ...

Most offices have that one worker who has problems controlling their indoor voice. Either too loud or too soft, it can be ...

The shift to remote work during the pandemic has not only changed our daily routines but also had profound effects on our brains and made us more susceptible to distractions when we return to the ...