Wo steht das Projekt aktuell?
Improvements are currently being made as part of the project. Data is being collected on usage behaviour. In autumn, there will be a survey for all OCT employees and in autumn the project management will also decide on any necessary adjustments.
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Status: June 21, 2024
On June 10, the last new employees moved into the OCT building with the apprentices and their groups. This marks the end of the relocation and most of the work on the project will be completed.
Almost 830 employees are be working at the OCT – at 554 desks, in 72 think tanks, 39 meeting rooms and many other modules.
Feedback on the new working environments has often been positive so far. Over the next few weeks, a few "improvements" will be made and a decision on "improvements" will be taken at the end of the year.
Current and past improvements following the relocations
These include, among other things:
- Deactivating ceiling and plant lighting that is no longer necessary
- Replacing or re-gluing defective carpet tiles
- Moving floor boxes where necessary
- Hanging think tank monitors at the correct height if required
- Add additional drawers/flaps to storage elements (where appropriate and material is still available)
- Adjust waste disposal stations (are placed and maintained by Facility Services, so please leave them in place)
- Check the swarm function of the lights and reprogram if necessary (due to this function, neighboring lights also go on and not just the light nearby, so that no one has to sit in a spotlight)
Improvement by the end of the year
In addition to the improvements mentioned above, requests have already been made and their implementation will be reviewed by the end of the year:
- Repurpose zones that are not being used
- Replace furniture and make small layout adjustments
- Set up additional sofa corners
- Check QR codes or table numbers for workstation identification
- Acoustic measures, if necessary (e.g. curtain in quiet zone)
Data evaluation
There will be a data-based evaluation of utilization in the OCT. This will be anonymized and carried out in the following ways:
- Building: Access to the OCT with a badge is recorded and evaluated. Important: Please change your address or office space in ETHIS or on this page if this applies to you.
- Meeting rooms and think tanks: Existing sensors in the meeting rooms and think tanks record usage. In the case of meeting rooms, the actual usage is compared with the bookings. Important here: Please release meeting rooms if you do not need them.
Survey: your opinion counts
In September 2024, the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW will conduct a survey among OCT employees on the FoW@OCT project. Your opinion counts. We are already looking forward to your feedback. You can also continue to submit feedback to your user representatives. They will collect it for your unit.
Decisions by project management
At the end of November 2024, the project management team will hold a workshop to decide on further measures if they are deemed necessary. This will be based primarily on the survey with your feedback and the data collection.
Thank you for taking part in the survey and we hope you continue to enjoy using the modules in OCT.
Defects that are not part of the project
We are happy to point out things here that are not part of the project. Please contact the relevant department if you have any questions.
- Defects in the building
E.g. blinds, toilets → In such cases, send a report to Facility Services. - Equipment issues
E.g. kitchen, toilets → Submits a report to Facility Services. - Missing cleaning
E.g. stickers on mailboxes or lack of cleanliness → Submits a report to Facility Services. - Increase cleaning level
ETH has framework agreements for this. - Ventilation / building services issues
The technology is part of the rental property and cannot be further adapted or converted. Optimizations have already been made in the past. - "Insufficient" WCs
These are part of the rental property. → If necessary, submit a GMIS application. - Purchase additional plants
This is not possible for procurement reasons. Artificial plants are not purchased because they do not contribute to the indoor climate. - Special IT equipment required
→ Must be requested from IT Services via the head of department, well justified and approved there. - Ergonomics training
→ Attend existing SHE courses or apply for courses for your unit. Find information on this page. - Additional printers requested
A printer concept has been defined for the entire ETH. → Exceptions must be applied for and justified to ID. - IT problems
→ Submit a ticket to the ID.
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