Walk through most modern offices on any given Tuesday and you'll find entire floors of desks nobody is sitting at, next to meeting rooms nobody can book. That mismatch between space and how people actually work is expensive, and it doesn't fix itself — it takes deliberate facilities planning and disciplined space management to close.

The Facilities Planning and Space Management for Modern Workplaces training course, delivered by Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, gives facilities professionals the tools to fix that mismatch: measuring real space utilization, forecasting needs through occupancy planning, and building a workplace strategy that matches layout to behaviour rather than to an org chart from five years ago.

Who Should Attend?

• Facilities and space managers
• Workplace strategy and real estate professionals
• Facilities planners and coordinators
• Operations managers involved in occupancy decisions

What You'll Gain

• Explain why facilities planning is a strategic function, not a layout exercise
• Measure space utilization using sensors and observation techniques
• Forecast future space needs through occupancy planning
• Design flexible layouts that support hybrid and activity-based work
• Use utilization and occupancy data to guide real estate and cost decisions
• Present space planning recommendations that stakeholders act on

Module 1: The Cost of Empty Desks: Why Space Planning Is a Strategic Problem

• How mismatched space quietly inflates real estate and operating costs
• The shift from traditional layouts to flexible, activity-based workplaces
• Key drivers reshaping facilities planning today

Module 2: Measuring What's Actually Happening: Space Utilization Analysis

• Space standards, benchmarks, and allocation principles
• Methods for measuring utilization, including sensors and observation studies
• Interpreting data to spot underused and overcrowded areas

Module 3: Forecasting Space Needs: Occupancy Planning for Hybrid Work

• Projecting future space needs from headcount and growth plans
• Scenario planning for hybrid and flexible arrangements
• Aligning occupancy forecasts with lease and real estate decisions

Module 4: Designing Workplace Strategy Around How People Actually Work

• Building a workplace strategy grounded in observed behaviour, not assumption
• Designing spaces that balance focus, collaboration, and flexibility
• Managing change when redesigning workspaces

Module 5: The Technology Stack Behind Modern Space Management

• Using CAFM systems to track space and occupancy
• Leveraging sensors and workplace analytics platforms
• Integrating space data into broader facilities management systems