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Companies will have to get serious about attracting and retaining millennial employees, who will comprise 75 per cent of the workforce by 20251. The latest game-changing technologies require skills only today’s generation of digital natives can provide on mass. Keeping them happy and productive is key to success.
The lockdown had meant that previous trends, such as remote and flexible working, are likely to be accelerated as more people choose to work from home. With collaboration remaining vital to business success, companies will need insight to be able to cope. Hot desks that have been utilised will need to be identified for aggressive cleaning in between occupants, while permanent desks arrangements may require checkerboard patterns and spacing to provide everyone with sufficient distancing.
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By capitalising on the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data, building and energy managers can provide new business insights which can be used to enhance the experience of employees, and create more attractive, safe and desirable places to work. Doing so requires an overarching framework, where three layers of technology – connected hardware, software and applications – can communicate, collaborate and share precious insight with building managers. Done right however, these technologies lead to valuable results that not only to tackle our current challenges but help build a platform that can inform long term commercial retail estate decisions.
Sensors employed in a smart building can be used to record data on the location of office users within buildings, and report how they’re using space. In fact, it’s now possible to use solutions to monitor building occupancy to support the effective use of agile working environments.
This can be done using a network of connected sensors and anonymous tags inserted into the badge holders of building users. These tags can transmit information to the sensors, allowing the real-time usage of different spaces to be reported, visualised and managed. Insights gathered from these and other devices could then in time be used to measure the impact of space design on business performance.
How workplace design relates to the physical and mental wellbeing of employees is an equally important consideration. A number of studies have shown that high levels of CO2 in office buildings can induce feelings of tiredness and impact decision-making. In a smart building, however, carbon sensors can detect and measure levels of CO2, directing other building systems to adjust HVAC settings accordingly.
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