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Global Digital Workplace Market Consolidation Trend Intensifies
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Mapping the Global Digital Workplace Market in 2022
Our new research forecasts that the digital workplace market will grow rapidly at 20% per year between 2021 and 2026, rising from $3.70 billion in 2021, to $9.21 billion in just five years. Market growth will be largely driven by cost-control measures such as space rationalization and reconfigured solutions to help create safe and hybrid workspaces for […]
We Already Have The Technology, Now We Need It To Work Together
In 2022, we already have the tools to make buildings smarter. What the smart buildings industry needs to do now, is to make their technology more accessible. “What the next decade is likely to bring us in building automation and integration is access. This means access between systems that have traditionally been independent, access to the […]
The Human-Centric Ethos at the Heart of Workplace Design
In hindsight, we can look back at the evolution of the workplace over the last decade and see a slow transition to more human-centric environments. Ten years ago the smart buildings industry was driving an energy efficiency agenda while highlighting the health, comfort, and productivity benefits of smarter workplaces, but there was limited mention of […]
The Global Digital Workplace Market Finds New Momentum
The office is a continuously evolving space. Over past decades we have seen the slow transition of layout from cubicles to open plan and of design from formal to comfortable, as well as the rise of health and wellbeing features. We have also seen a steady increase in the amount of technology in offices, with […]
Exploring the Psychology Behind the Hybrid Workplace
“It’s pretty obvious that those who are overly engaged with the company want to go to the office two-thirds of the time at least. Those who are least engaged are very comfortable working from home,” said Sandeep Mathrani, CEO of office leasing company WeWork, during The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything festival. Since the event, Mathrani’s comment […]
Smart Building Data Silos are Not Sustainable for the Market or the Environment
Picking just the low-hanging fruits of green efficiency is not enough to make real progress in the fight against climate change. The phasing out of incandescent lighting for LED technology was relatively easy considering the lifespan of light bulbs is measured in months. The ongoing transition to electric mobility is a greater challenge with vehicles […]
Smart Buildings Need Smarter Facilities Management
The emergence of smart technology is bringing huge benefits to various building stakeholders. For building owners, smart tech brings new property value, allowing them to attract better tenants and charge higher rents. For tenants, smart tech brings new business value, allowing them to optimize cost against productivity and attract better talent. For building occupants, smart […]
Building Electrification Demands Smart Adaptation
The growing trend of electrification in buildings appears to be an obvious choice for authorities around the world. Electrification was prominent in California’s latest Building Energy Efficiency Standards update and in president Biden’s efficient buildings strategy, it has been a growing influence on building policy in the EU for sometime and is estabilishing itself as an important issue […]
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