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Creating Smarter Spaces
Enabling a better workplace experience
Reducing costs and environmental impact
With hybrid working now an established norm, firms need to
Insights generated by today’s IoT building solutions enable
be mindful of how people and spaces interact ensuring its
organisations to make smarter decisions about ways to
staff are empowered to do their best work.
conserve energy and reduce carbon emissions.
Today’s smart sensors make it possible to monitor live
Armed with insights about usage patterns for individual
occupancy and footfall in real-time and in every space –
office spaces, energy consumption can be adapted to
including corridors. So that usage for individual workspaces
actual occupancy levels. Local controls, powered by real-
can be captured,compared ad optimised.Using this data,
world data, can ensure lights are turned off when no one
decisions can be made on how best to configure offices
is present or daylight is detected. Similarly, non-essential
so that everyone gets the best out of the available spaces.
equipment can be switched off when not in use.
Whether that’s reducing the size or number of meeting
rooms, so that more hot desking or huddle areas can be
Delivering all the data needed to introduce small changes
introduced. Or initiating staggered start times or remote
that will have a big impact on operational costs and the
working rotas to eliminate the risk of overcrowding.
achievement of sustainability goals is just the start.
By introducing intelligent sensors, organisations can
Understanding the changing workplace behaviours
proactively monitor and measure the office environment
enablesand optimising layouts ensures valuable office space
and ensure that lighting, heating and ventilation are
is utilised to the max. And when this data is integrated with
operated on a demand-driven basis.
desk and room booking software platforms, organisations
can proactively address how resources are utilised so
That includes shutting down rooms, areas or corridors on
everyone can work productively – with zero friction.
days when there will be zero occupancy.
Ensuring there’s no more clamouring for meeting rooms,
and that people can reserve the workspaces they need
ahead of the game.
Similarly, by monitoring in real time the workplace
environment organisations will be able to ensure that
temperature, light levels and fresh air levels are optimised
to match usage. Alongside elevating employee performance,
the wellbeing and health of workers can be protected and
maintained at all times.
Whether that’s ensuring office air quality and other
conditions are fine tuned to support maximum
productivity and are in line with statutory safe operational
levels. Or ensuring that the frequency of washroom and
office cleaning rotas are matched in real-time to actual
occupancy levels.
Using built-in facial
and behaviour
analysis to identify
safe users in realtime and detect
intruders fast.
