If you are planning a new office, refurbishing an existing space, or taking on a commercial lease, you may come across the term Cat B fitout. It is a common phrase in commercial construction, but for many tenants, it is not immediately obvious what it includes or how it differs from other fitout stages. A [...]
We usually associate ergonomics with desks, chairs, keyboards and other equipment that affect our posture – often alongside phrases like ‘lumbar support’ or ‘minimising muscle strain’. But an ergonomic office is about more than furniture; it also needs to consider the crucial factor of lighting. We take in a large proportion of our information [...]
Office plants can do more than improve how a workplace looks. In the right office design, plants can support employee wellbeing, reduce stress, improve the feel of the space and help create a more productive working environment. For businesses planning an office fitout or refurbishment, adding greenery is a simple way to make the workplace [...]
If you’re leasing an office in Sydney, you’ll hear Cat A, Cat A+, and Cat B thrown around in almost every conversation. A Cat A (Category A) fitout is the base-level landlord finish that makes a tenancy safe, compliant, and “services-ready”, but still a blank canvas for your workplace design. One thing to keep in [...]
Hybrid work has settled in, budgets are under more scrutiny, and teams are choosing quality over quantity. The offices winning attention in 2025 are collaboration-first, health-centred, tech-ready and designed to adapt. Below are the big shifts the SB Projects team are seeing across Sydney and Australia, plus what they mean for your next fit-out. Market [...]
The open-plan office trend has been popular since the early 2000s, with designers, architects, and business owners embracing the idea of removing walls, cubicles, and private offices. The goal? To encourage collaboration and foster creativity by sharing space around a communal table. Open designs were seen as a way to unlock the creative energy often [...]
What are the new education and training BCA class 9b building certificate compliance requirements? As an education provider, it’s essential to stay compliant with the latest regulations, including the requirement for premises to meet specific building standards. Under the Building Code of Australia (BCA), all education and training institutions must now secure a Class 9b [...]
There’s a new construction material on the rise, and fervent supporters of this material are touting it as the beginning of a construction revolution that’ll utterly transform environmentally sustainable architectural design. Mass timber isn’t the typical wood you’d find at a standard timber or hardware store. To handle heavy loads, mass timber is constructed from [...]
With the rise of the awareness in environmentally sustainability and workplace health and wellness comes a wave of employees who seek energy-efficient and eco-friendly workplaces that support their needs. Smart companies have already recognised this: workplaces are much more than a cubicle with resources. Carefully designed workspaces can contribute significantly to a progressive business strategy. [...]
The #1 Secret to a Successful Office Fitout: Are you and your contractor singing from the same song sheet? Does your office fitout specialist truly get the spirit of the job? Let me put it this way: I strongly believe that if an office fitout company doesn't truly understand the essence of your project—if they're [...]
