How sensors enable real estate strategy
‘How are my meeting rooms being utilised?’
‘Do I have enough desks?’
‘What is my occupancy on any given day?’
These are the questions we consistently hear from real estate leaders who want to know how this data can support them in developing their workplace strategy, design and employee experience.
The biggest investment from corporate clients these past two years, has been the introduction of desk booking solutions during the pandemic to support social distancing as people retuned to the office.
Many businesses invested in light touch solutions which put the onus on the employee to book, cancel and check into their desk on arrival at the office during the pandemic. These tools were efficient when occupancy was low, however, now that occupancy has increased this information can be misleading or inaccurate.
For example:
A desk/room is booked but plans change leading to a no show
A desk/room is occupied but the employee doesn’t check in which shows it as vacant
A desk is booked for the day, but the employee is in meetings for most of the day, meaning the desk could be available for others to use
A meeting room is booked for eight but only three people attend
These are familiar challenges in many workplaces. Some of this can be overcome if you have people or teams who complete regular floor walks and room checks. But this is manual and in large offices the cost of having people can quickly add up.
Automation using sensors is guaranteed to overcome these challenges.
Sensors are positioned to capture different settings throughout the workplace such as desks, collaboration spaces, meeting rooms, entrances and exits. The sensors anonymously capture real time data. This can be live streamed to digital floor maps allowing employees to choose the workspace for their activity based on real time availability.
Benefits:
Intelligent insights into how every aspect of your office is being utilised
Automation to remove process for the employee
Improved desk and room occupancy (average 30%)
Informed planning decisions based on evidence.