Select your sensor technology.
Devise a rollout strategy. And
manage the change.
You’re in luck! Now you can find out. Sensors can provide all the data you need, at all times.
Most organizations today struggle with office utilization. Some have adopted hybrid working and see little foot traffic in their offices. These abandoned offices weigh down operating costs. Other companies have returned to workplaces that are too crammed and poorly organized. This destroys both productivity and morale.
In a perfect world, every square meter of office real estate is put to good use, and every work area serves the right purpose. But to do that, companies need to monitor utilization. How much is your office being used? Which areas are used the most? When are people using the office? What are they doing there?
We all know that every workplace is different. Your industry, sector, work culture, and individual company requirements all impact how your office is used. The right approach for one company’s office spaces will not necessarily apply to your own.
So how can a company improve their office usage and corporate real estate portfolios? More and more companies are trying to measure space utilization and get objective data. After all, the best chance of creating perfect office space utilization is by actually understanding what is and what isn’t being used.
The practice of assessing how corporate real estate is used isn’t new. In the past, companies relied on manual headcounts, snapshot assessments on randomized days, or timestamps. But all these methods are flawed. Today there’s a better way to get automated, long-term, and accurate utilization data.
Smart office sensors generate utilization data that offers endless possibilities for space improvement in the short term and the long term. (As long as you don't make any of these five common mistakes.) Granular sensor data lets you dig much, much deeper. For instance, utilization data can be combined with data points, like indoor climate metrics, to fully understand why your office is used the way it is.
After installing your sensors and measuring your utilization, you’ll need to view your data. By following the best practices for workplace analytics, get the insights you need to draw conclusions about occupancy trends, underutilized areas, and the best path forward.
Smart office sensor technology is helping companies around the world collect utilization data to confidently right-size offices, optimize CRE portfolios, enable hybrid workplaces, and more. Is your office next?