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Dr Nigel Oseland, an environmental psychologist and director at Workplace Unlimited, says creating optimised office environments is increasingly challenging.

“As more companies are adopting open plan design and agile working, the core challenge to the workplace community, designers and suppliers is to resolve office noise distraction and enhance focussed work, while maintaining collaborative and creative environments,” says Oseland.

A survey recently undertaken by the Remark Group and Oseland in the UK has shown that out of 1000 workers, 65 percent say noise impacts their ability to complete

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