Smart Office
“The Office has to be Interesting, or Else People are Just Going to Work from Home”
July 24th, 2019The Complex Relationship Between Workplace Noise & Productivity
May 15th, 2019
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 […]
Survey Investigates the Demands of Employees in Smart Commercial Buildings
Location still reigns supreme but workplace health and wellness are playing an increasing role in employee productivity, office satisfaction, and even choosing an employer. That’s according to a recent report by The Nielsen Company, based in Thailand. The survey results mark a major shift in the working population, with some surprising results and some stark […]
Audio: The Power of the Workplace Habit!
Here are the Audio Stream & Slides from our first Free Webinar of the 2019 Smart Buildings Series. The Power of the Workplace Habit. Memoori Talks to Anne Wernand, Behavioural Researcher at Mapiq about how the changing nature of work will have enormous implications for workplace design. And don’t forget you can now Subscribe to […]
Selling Productivity Gains in Buildings: What’s the Business Case?
Improving productivity in offices is perhaps the “killer app” for all technology and service providers. From JLL’s 3-30-300, to Stok’s 1-10-100-1000, it is clear that helping workers do more in their working environment is more impactful than saving energy, extending equipment life, or optimizing lease terms for flexibility or cost savings. But, how do vendors […]
Co-Working: Does the Hype Match the Reality?
Co-working and the rise of workplace-as-a-service may be the dominant real estate story of 2018. With real estate firms like Boston Properties, Tishman Speyer, among others, starting to offer their own co-working brands (or planning to launch them), this market will continue to be scrutinised in 2019. There are other entrants, too. Office Depot has […]
Smart Buildings Should Be Valued By Operational Performance Not Just Technology
“No one understands buildings more than the people that keep them operational and comfortable. In the public view, building operators often fall into the shadows behind shiny new technologies, but our focus shouldn’t be binary (i.e. people or tech),” said Lauren Long, Site 1001’s Director of Marketing, previously. “The true value of tech emerges when […]
The Best Talent will Demand the Smartest Buildings
Smart commercial buildings are in demand. That’s the conclusion of several studies that suggest we may be on a turning point for smart building development, one that moves them from a niche, high-end facilities to a standard in our business districts. An MIT Center for Real Estate report, which analyzed data of over 650 smart […]
Smart Workplace Acoustics: The Next Frontier for Increasing Office Productivity
Workers in most offices deal with workplace noise in two different ways. Either they sit in a noisy, open plan office and, over time, get used to that background noise as they go about their activities, or they put a set of headphones on and detach from their distracting environment. Neither of these scenarios is […]
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