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Premise Occupancy Management: Automize and Save

Automated solutions can help contain costs for non-utilized areas while also keeping employees informed of available workspaces in real-time

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Challenge

New forms of officing have replaced the nine to five at physical office buildings, presenting employers and property owners with a unique and still evolving set of challenges that risk undermining cost efficiency plans. The main issues:

Determining building occupancy rates in real-time
Using historical data for future planning
Ensuring premise density does not pose a risk to the well-being of employees
Optimizing spatial resources to keep operating costs low

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Solution

The dynamism of the modern physical workspace demands more sophisticated, automated solutions that make streamlining premise management a snap. With existing market solutions, employers, property owners, and facility managers can:

Increase efficiency by indicating available meeting rooms and workspaces
Provide employees with real-time occupancy levels for various in-office
facilities and workspaces
Direct in-office staff to different parts of the office infrastructure as occupancy
levels change

Professional setting with a joyful smile on display.

At the University of the West of England, we now use dashboards and reports to understand post-pandemic behavior, allowing us to better allocate resources and plan future facility improvements.

Marcus Falla IT Manager, University of the West of England

Benefits

Sometimes known as thresholding, the practice of managing the occupancy is now a top priority for many parties. In addition to respecting regulations, premise occupancy management also helps:

Lowering energy costs by “quieting” areas where staff is not present
Adjusting support staff to better match the needs of the actual space being utilized
Empowering employees to work in a fluid in-office setting more contoured to support productivity
Reducing real estate expenses based on a more accurate understanding of physical space needs

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