Future of Work
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January 24th, 2020
“The Most Significant Challenges for Organizations Today Relate to People”
“The future of work — it’s an exciting frontier where, more than ever, innovation and collaboration will be keys to success. And it’s coming to an enterprise near you at breakneck speed. Not to mention a café, home office, or shared workspace,” begins a recent report by tech-giant Cisco on the “borderless, lightning-fast, and highly […]
“The Office has to be Interesting, or Else People are Just Going to Work from Home”
“Technology is exponentially advancing, delivering innovations that will fundamentally transform consumers’ lives and business operations. This rapid technology adoption means companies have to be light on their feet,” states a recent opinion piece from global real-estate firm JLL’s Australian office. “How can you create an agile workplace that allows you to quickly shift your business […]
The Seven Attributes Defining Smart Buildings
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Independent Senior Research Associate at Memoori. What Makes a Building Smart? This has been an ongoing debate in many articles and conference presentations over the years, as it means so many different things to different people; And it is not easy to articulate one universal definition which encompasses […]
Freelance Work Culture is Laying the Foundations for the Virtual Office
There are more than 53 million freelancers workers in the US, making up 34% of the national workforce according to a Freelancers Union report. Freelancers log more than one billion work hours per week and bring an estimated $715 billion in earnings into the US economy. Twice as many freelancers have seen an increase in […]
Biophilia is Slowly Seeping into Smart Building Design
Biophilia is a growing and loosely defined topic within the smart workplace evolution. It relates to humans’ intrinsic need for nature but is often symbolized by the simple addition of indoor plants or photographs of nature on the walls, and therefore is often not given a significant amount of attention by facility management. However, the […]
The Natural Future For Artificial Light in Smart Buildings
Lights tuned to emit specific colors and brightnesses can support human capacity to perform specific activities better. That is the basis of the Human-Centric Lighting (HCL) industry, which has been growing at an increasing rate in recent years. If HCL can prove its abilities, it could soon be commonplace in our buildings and cities, creating […]
The Smart Building ‘Future Proofing’ Opportunity
Most operational systems in buildings, from lighting to HVAC, last at least 10-15 years, and perhaps more. While there are ongoing maintenance costs to operate these systems, those ongoing expenses are small compared to the costs to replace core systems. Smart building technology can extend equipment life and improve performance, but vendors often run into […]
Biophilic Design: The Natural Approach To Smart Buildings
A recent survey commissioned by Ambius found that 35% of office workers don’t get more than 15 minutes of outdoor time during their typical workday. A further 13% say they are able to stretch their outdoor time to 30 minutes per day while only 22% manage to spend over an hour outside each day. The […]
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