HP Innovation Journal Issue 13: Winter 2019 | Page 25

At the Houston campus, employees can spend time at individ-
ual workstations, private focus rooms where they can take a
personal call, or inside the library, a quiet room with multiple
desks and a no-phone policy meant for focused work.
Wires are hidden within the desks at employee worksta-
tions, giving the space a sleek, uncluttered look. “Each type
of space has a different type of technology that allows that
space to be used to its best potential,” says Mertz. “People
can do their best work no matter where they are on campus.”
One of the campus’ much-anticipated developments is the
area designed for HP Labs, a research team that explores
and tests the transformative technologies behind HP prod-
ucts. Previously, HP Labs employees in Houston worked in
a dark, enclosed space. In the new building, HP Labs is front
and center. Glass walls partially covered with a custom
graphic inspired by circuit boards give employees access to
daylight while still maintaining a sense of privacy.
CREATING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
One of the building’s most innovative features is what’s not in
it—closed-off offices, rows of tiny cubicles, and stuffy confer-
ence rooms that isolate employees by function. Instead, the
building’s open design brings employees together.
Employees spend around 40% of their day in group activ-
ities, according to HP research, and with guidance from
PDR, HP created a variety of spaces throughout the new
campus that encourage both independent and team-ori-
ented work. This variety accommodates the preferred
practices that support local and
remote workers.
Creating a sustainable office space
requires a focus on design that shrinks
carbon footprint, provides a user-
friendly atmosphere, and reduces waste.
New offices in Singapore, Houston,
and the 3D Printing and Digital Man-
ufacturing Center of Excellence in
Barcelona were designed to reduce
energy use and water consumption,
maintain indoor air quality standards,
reduce waste, and increase recycling.
By selecting more sustainable prod-
ucts, IT decision-makers can help
companies reduce their environmental
The walkways and greenery outside the new HP campus
in Houston, Texas.
workstyles of multiple generations and creates new oppor-
tunities for collaboration.
For example, Houston employees from different depart-
ments bump into each other on Main Street, the employee
hub just inside the main building’s entrance near the recep-
tion area. It houses a coffee shop with plenty of seating, the
IT desk and the Digital Oasis where employees get a sneak
peek at new HP technology and products. It’s where people
gather to connect and find out what’s going on. “It’s the
heart of the space,” says DelaFuente.
impact while lowering operating
costs. An energy-efficient product
portfolio helps companies lower
their carbon footprint. The HP A3
PageWide printers and multifunction
printers, for example, use up to 70%
less energy than comparable laser
printers and reduce the carbon foot-
print of printing by up to 45%. 2
Ongoing design improvements have
helped reduce the energy consump-
tion of HP’s personal systems portfolio
by 44%, 3 the HP LaserJet portfolio
by 56%, 4 and the HP Inkjet portfo-
lio by 20% 5 since 2010. This year, HP
expanded the use of recycled content
with the HP Elite Dragonfly and HP
EliteDisplay E273d Docking Monitor—
the world’s first notebook and display
with components made from ocean-
bound plastic. Also in 2019, the EPA
named HP an ENERGY STAR ® Partner
of the Year for the second consecutive
year, and HP became the first manu-
facturer to register EPEAT 2019 Gold
and Silver desktops, notebooks, all-in-
ones, workstations, and thin clients.
Meanwhile, service-based solutions
provide companies with access to
the latest technologies while help-
ing to reduce costs and lower their
environmental impact. For exam-
ple, with HP Managed Print Services,
companies don’t purchase their
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