Office Space Use Review

About the Office Space Use Review

The Office Space Use Review contains valuable data and practical advice for all real property professionals. Two editions of the Space Use Review are in publication: September 1997 and December 2002.

Within the Space Review…

Office Space Use Review: Current Practices and Emerging Trends (PDF)

September 1997
To improve the use of office space by federal agencies, GSA conducted an extensive review of space management priorities and practices prevalent in the private and public sectors. This review broke new ground for the federal sector by emphasizing flexibility, strategic planning for real property needs and an overall average utilization rate measured in private sector terms.

Office Space Use Review/Update (PDF)

December 2002

In the years since publication of the 1997 review, space allocation trends have changed. An increased competitiveness in the marketplace, coupled with limited space availability, resulted in many private organizations moving away from strict space standards based on pay level or employee position. Space planners must now weigh space availability, corporate culture, mission, job requirements, cost, and efficiency when forecasting and allocating space usage.