A report on the concept is at policyworks.gov . It is a strategic property plan that is part of an organization's strategic business plan. The workspace grows out of the business plan, instead of forcing the business operations to conform to a predetermined work environment. The integrated workplace is developed from people's needs. Workspace usually consists of a workstation with a desk, file space, and circulation space.
Managers try to get people into the smallest space possible to save money in the short term.
We are currently involved in several efforts to measure workplace productivity. We have to demonstrate how the integrated workplace impacts increased performance, because it can be more expensive to develop this kind of workplace. It may cost more than normal office space. We will be able to measure the return on investment as time goes by.