Why are firms still struggling to leverage building data?
The benefits of using data to improve the performance of office buildings and enhance experience are widely recognised. So what stops companies getting their act together?
The air we breathe: a low-tech solution for home workers
Air quality in the office has become a hot topic for managers, employees and designers, with a growing awareness of its importance to our health. But what about for those working from home?
How space optimisation can create sustainable and happy offices
What’s the endgame in optimising your office space? The third in our article series with Deskbird explores how space optimisation can support the green agenda and promote productivity
Finding the financials: calculating cost benefits of smart workplace
Uncertain over investing in smart office technology? A new report by Spacewell sets out the financial arguments and provides a step-by-step guide to figuring out your own potential cost savings
Mayors in five US cities join drive to cool urban districts
As high temperatures create an urban heat island effect in many places this summer, the mayors of five American cities have signed up to an initiative to cool urban spaces by installing ‘smart surfaces’
How to use space optimisation data to reduce office costs
A tougher economic climate means businesses are on the hunt for space cost savings based on smart data analytics, as the second in our article series with Deskbird explores
Why neither space nor tech can really solve hybrid meetings
As companies struggle to provide digital equality in the hybrid work era, are we looking at the challenge from the wrong angle? Canada’s ET Group believes the answer lies with underlying organisational culture and behaviours
Major McKinsey study calls on cities to adopt hybrid model
A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute insists that the trend to hybrid work is permanent and says that cities can combat rising urban vacancy rates in office and retail by adopting more flexible approaches themselves
