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Intelligent technology will become the necessary configuration of the future office design
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2021-06-28 13:39
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The way to commute has made a big difference for many people in the past year. According to the Pew Research Center, at the worst of the pandemic, up to 71% of workers (whose work could be done remotely) worked all or most of the time from home. But as we start to see light at the end of the tunnel, employers are at various stages of reopening their offices and, to varying degrees, getting employees back.
However, this shift won't happen overnight, and all the signs are that companies are embracing a flexible work environment that looks very different from the pre-pandemic standard. A recent study by JLL found that nearly 3/4 of employees still want an office, even though most workers want to continue working from home two days a week.
With less predictability of office headcount on a given day, the way offices are designed, built and operated needs to change. Office space will be smaller, configurations will be more flexible (think hot desktops or co-work spaces), and there will be a greater emphasis on new, tech-enabled features. The emergence of office smart technologies and systems will help building developers and landlords attract tenants, and businesses will use these technologies and systems to keep employees safe and retain, motivate and attract talent.
Smart technology: the office at your fingertips
Adding technology to the office should not be temporary. Technical implementations should provide tangible value and be easy to use and intuitive. That's why smart technologies like voice assistants are a useful addition to consider in the office of the future.
In fact, we 've seen some companies take risks outside their home markets to provide virtual assistive technology for businesses.
Another trend we will see is building operators and facility management departments working with companies to provide employees with a virtual assistant they can use through an app. This is not a futuristic idea, but one that is already being used as a single resource in forward-thinking organizations. A building or company app can consolidate and streamline daily activities, such as checking if a conference room is free, ordering drinks from the cafeteria, or calling an elevator. In the future, we aim to achieve previously impossible levels of personalization on a large scale. Imagine that when you walk into a room, the temperature will automatically change according to personal preferences, or when you walk into a meeting room, you can pre-set the screen you want to pop up.
The benefit of the app is that businesses connect with employees on their mobile phones without requiring them to learn a new technology. Moreover, it allows employees to access office services, whether they are in the office, working remotely or on the road, can get information.
In the post-pandemic world, however, comfort and productivity won't be the only things employees care about. Air quality, appropriate social distancing, and their company's focus on sustainability are all increasingly important.
For example, data on indoor air quality, occupancy, light and noise levels can be evaluated by smart building sensors, and companies can use this data to make positive interventions to improve health and well-being outcomes. This information can (and should) be integrated into the application and made accessible to reassure workers returning to the office.
Connectivity and network security considerations
Today's technology can already integrate virtual assistants into an organization's workflow, but in many cases the real challenge lies in connectivity. Smart technology depends on easy and massive access to data, and building data is known to be isolated and difficult to access. Information about buildings usually exists in separate data environments, with no connecting lines between them.
For smart applications to reach their full potential, we need all connected systems to feed data from the entire building infrastructure. System integrators play an important role here. A central building management system (BMS) can act as the "brain" of a facility, linking all assets through open standards to create a single truth source that can be leveraged. The virtual assistant can then connect to the BMS and use the data in it to provide real-time insight into indoor air quality or the number of open workspaces available in the shared office.
As IoT building systems become more connected and more data is collected, ensuring that these systems are protected from cybersecurity threats must become a top priority. Importantly, outsiders are not able to remotely control the building and obtain data on employee access. As technology continues to enter more aspects of our lives, employees are more comfortable, and even begin to expect that companies can use the power of next-generation technology to create a better and more connected work environment. However, they also (rightly) expect that their companies will do everything they can to protect them and their data.
The Future of Office Experience
The pandemic has long changed many aspects of business. As companies begin to reopen their office doors, new and changing employee expectations will provide an opportunity to accelerate technology implementation and adoption rates. If done effectively, smart technologies and connected systems will help building operators and facility directors put more power in the hands of occupants, enable offices to achieve high levels of efficiency, and create a human-centered, intuitive and personalized experience for all.
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