The details
Staff began moving into the new headquarters in September, according to a news release from Baker Hughes. The corporate office comprises five floors with space for 1,300 employees and reflects a hybrid work approach implemented by the company, per the release.
Features and amenities of the office meant to promote what the release called an “innovative work environment” include:
- Hybrid experience rooms with advanced camera and technology capabilities that enhance online meetings
- More than 25 open collaboration spaces for team huddles, working sessions and brainstorming
- Over 40 meeting rooms
- Over 12 community spaces for brief individual work or one-to-one conversations
- Nursing mothers suites
- Prayer and meditation rooms
- Tech- and food-free quiet zones
- Eight electric vehicle parking stations and bicycle parking
- Furniture made from recycled materials
According to the release, this relocation consolidated several offices across the Greater Houston area into one location in support of Baker Hughes’ financial and sustainability goals to reduce costs and emissions related to its operational footprint, strengthen customer relationships through proximity in the Energy Corridor, and continue promoting a flexible workplace.
Quote of note
Baker Hughes Chair and CEO Lorenzo Simonelli called the opening of the new Houston headquarters a “strategic transformation” to keep the energy industry moving forward.
“Collaboration will be key to solving for the energy transition,” Simonelli said in a statement. “We look forward to collaborating with our colleagues, partners, customers and new neighbors in the Energy Corridor to solve the Energy Trilemma.”
One more thing
At the grand opening, the Baker Hughes Foundation presented a $100,000 grant to nonprofit Coastal Prairie Conservancy. The organization aims to protect and restore over 30,000 acres of Texas' native coastal prairie, and often works alongside local governments and regional entities to align conservation efforts, as previously reported by Community Impact.
