Package delivery statistics for 2020/21 make interesting reading. Volume has surged during the pandemic. Managing that incoming flow of deliveries is fast becoming a challenge for building managers and staff seeking to maintain safety, security, hygiene, and a productive work environment. It is at that final step of a complex international logistics network where a range of new building technologies are emerging to harness the power of delivery culture for the benefit of building owners, managers, and occupants. This modern delivery culture embodies the flexibility trends rising throughout society and the building plays a critical role in their continued development. According to the Pitney Bowes shipping index, there were 131 billion parcels shipped worldwide in 2020, a 30% rise on 2019 levels due to the pandemic. However, the index also shows longer-term growth with the figure tripling in the past six years and the analysts predict the number of parcels to double again in the next five […]