Tag: hybrid work

The New Era of Office Security: Leveraging Technology for Safety and Efficiency

By Cormac Twomey, Envoy Aug 29, 2024 Access Control

Updated: Aug 29, 2024

Today’s workplaces are always changing. With decentralized offices, increasing visitor numbers, and constant security worries, facilities managers have their hands full. Manual processes and old-school security systems just can’t keep up, leading to vulnerabilities and bottlenecks. Traditional tools create blind spots in data and security, limit space optimization, and hinder effective resource planning. Thankfully, technological […]

The Importance of Advanced Access Control in Modern Hybrid Offices

By Melany Whalin, Allegion Jul 30, 2024 Access Control

Updated: Jul 30, 2024

As businesses continue to embrace digital technologies, the modern office faces heightened security challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated remote work, but now many companies are reversing this trend, requiring employees to return to the office either full-time or part-time. In this changing environment, facilities managers must adjust to hybrid work attendance patterns, making access control […]

Businesses Bet Big on Data Analytics and Integrated Worktech

By Meg Swanson, Eptura Jul 18, 2024 Building Controls

Updated: Jul 18, 2024

In today’s hybrid work landscape, organizations are striving to strike the perfect balance between boosting operational efficiency and fostering robust employee collaboration. Leaders are actively seeking ways to seamlessly integrate their diverse software tools and processes. While they embark on integration initiatives, they are working to optimize building and facility costs with advanced data strategies […]

How FCA Designed Its New Philadelphia HQ for Employee Wellness

By Rachel Ryan, FCA Jun 10, 2024 Design and Construction

Updated: Jun 13, 2024

The pandemic forced us to focus on the health and well-being of our bodies. Now as we look ahead to the future of work, the same focus should also be placed on our environments. While it is an individual pursuit, wellness is significantly influenced by our physical, social, and cultural environments. The Global Wellness Institute […]

Faces of Facilities: Maria Ruiz from UNICEF USA

By Joe Bebon, Editor May 28, 2024 Faces of Facilities

Updated: Jun 20, 2024

“Always learn, practice, and apply. Find experts and ask them everything. Never be afraid to not know. Face the fear of not knowing and ask anyway.” Those are the wise, humble words of Maria Ruiz, a life-long learner who serves as the facilities and operations manager at UNICEF USA. Headquartered in New York City’s Financial […]

Implementing Wellness Initiatives in the Workplace: Strategies for Facilities Managers

By Miles Oliver, Contributing Writer May 15, 2024 Design and Construction

Updated: May 15, 2024

Creating a workplace atmosphere that promotes health and wellness is good for employees. It can also boost productivity and improve the staff’s mental health. As a facilities manager, you can implement changes that support wellness initiatives through ergonomic design choices and environmentally friendly changes. It also means caring for your own health while you develop […]

With Hybrid Work ‘Here to Stay,’ Can New Tech Boost Occupancy Planning?

By Joe Bebon, Editor May 10, 2024 Access Control

Updated: May 10, 2024

Four years following the pandemic, a new survey from JLL finds that hybrid working is now the most common workstyle globally, with 87% of organizations operating with a hybrid program today. Hybrid work has proven to have a lasting impact and is “here to stay,” according to JLL’s new 2024 Global Occupancy Planning Benchmarking Report. The […]

Does AI Represent a New Era for Facilities Management?

By Thomas Philippart de Foy & Andrew Gilman May 6, 2024 Building Controls

Updated: May 6, 2024

“Everything, Everywhere, All at Once” is an award-winning movie that won several major industry awards last year. In today’s landscape, this movie title fittingly describes the widespread influence of artificial intelligence (AI) across numerous industries and job functions. AI is seemingly everywhere now, with one IEEE global report ranking it as the most critical global […]

Report: Top Workplace Challenges Include Tech Adaptation and Physical Security

By Joe Bebon, Editor Apr 30, 2024 Access Control

Updated: Apr 30, 2024

Ninety-six percent of organizations are encouraging or mandating on-site work with some regularity, highlighting a significant shift back to physical workplaces, according to new research from Envoy. However, organizational leaders face challenges in measuring success and managing their workspaces. The research found that organizations often lack the data and technology to ensure physical security, optimize […]

Workplace Trends Report: Majority of Employees Consider Going to the Office a ‘Waste of Time’

By Joe Bebon, Editor Apr 17, 2024 Green Building

Updated: Apr 17, 2024

Nearly 60% of employees received some form of return-to-office (RTO) mandate in 2023, with the percentage of fully remote employees dropping to 33% last year (from 44% in 2022). Yet, more than half (54%) of employees surveyed in the Appspace 2024 Workplace Experience Trends & Insights Report agree that going to the office “feels like a waste […]