February 2026 Built World Market Report | OfficeSpace
The February 2026 Built World Market Report by OfficeSpace analyzes 2025 workplace data from 954 organizations covering 116 million square feet to reveal trends in office utilization, misalignment of space and behavior, evolving booking patterns, and seating strategies, offering actionable insights and benchmarks for workplace leaders to optimize space planning and decision-making in a rapidly changing built environment, supported by AI-driven tools like Dojo AI that enable data-driven, flexible seating arrangements.
February 2026 Trends and Insights
Based on real workplace behavior across hundreds of organizations, the latest report reveals how often employees are choosing the office, how space is being used, and where leaders should look to make informed decisions in 2026.
2025 sample workplace dataset analyzed:
- 954 organizations
- 3.9M higher space utilization
- 116M square feet
What's Inside
- Utilization reality check: What peak demand looks like (and when it spikes)
- Misalignment hotspots: Where space, cost, and employee behavior don’t match
- “Intentional office” behavior: How booking patterns are changing
- Presence signals: Why teams are leaning on live workplace data
- Seating strategy benchmarks: How teams balance assigned and flexible seating
- Actionable recommendations: How to turn signals into smarter 2026 decisions
Plus more benchmarks and takeaways for your 2026 planning cycle.
The Built World is in Transition, but Full of Opportunity
The built world is changing faster than our assumptions. This moment matters, as the data reveals new trends and opportunities for workplace leaders to design for what's next.
Real Talk from Real Users
AI Canvas is built on the patented technology of Dojo AI, a trusted AI space planning platform for enterprise teams.
"Using Dojo has made seating arrangements in our two offices significantly easier. It’s seamless creating a seating chart and moving folks around, easily seeing how to seat people near their teams. I love that I can make multiple seating charts to test different arrangements and that moving people around is just a couple clicks."
Manager, Admin & Special Projects, Finance & Operations, Brennan Center for Justice
“The Dojo platform helped us use objective criteria and data to make a variety of space planning decisions and visualizations. Dojo didn't make decisions based on emotions, politics, or preconceived notions (that might be wholly incorrect) but rather through data-driven analytics.”
Dino Fusco, Chief Operating Officer, Silverstein Properties
"Dojo is a game-changer! Its intuitive interface makes managing space a breeze. I love how customizable it is, allowing me to create detailed layouts effortlessly. The software's efficiency and accuracy have saved me countless hours. I highly recommend Dojo for anyone looking to manage their space effectively."
Assistant Commissioner of Administrative Services, The City of New York
Workplace Management Solution for the Built Environment
Moves, Adds & Changes
Take the stress out of managing office moves, adds, and seating changes with a user-friendly tool to coordinate large and small workplace moves.
Scenario Planning
Test scenarios, manage supply and demand, plan for growth and contraction, and maximize space utilization with data-driven models.
Office Neighborhoods
Embrace flexible seating with “neighborhoods” or zones that support intentional work by team, activity, or work style to maximize productivity, whether it’s “me time” or “we time.”
Workplace Intelligence
Optimize your spaces, reduce real estate costs, and evolve your hybrid policies with usage and attendance insights you can act on.
Get More from Your Space, and Connect the People in It
With intuitive tools to plan spaces, coordinate in-office days, manage desks and rooms, and optimize real estate portfolios—all in one platform for modern work.
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