The Shift To Remote Work Could Encourage More Suburban Satellite Offices

The days of most employees commuting to a regular office five days a week could be over. Over the past two months, many businesses have been forced to have their employees work from home, subsequently learning that technology can allow them to conduct business without a large office footprint.

A combination of a public health crisis and widespread economic disruption has many firms re-evaluating their business operations. In Houston, where the coronavirus pandemic has struck at the same time as an energy downturn, the office industry is grappling with an unclear future and two major questions: How will office usage shift, and what — or where — will it shift to?