News: Workplace Technology and Software
The latest news and information about workplace technology and software from Facilities Show. Press releases, articles, industry news and more.
SMART WORKPLACE LOCKERS – GOING CONTACTLESS AND MOBILE
26/04/2022
In an increasingly mobile world, people expect smart phones to provide them with greater convenience in their private and professional lives.The mobile revolution has also become a vital part of access control at workplaces – accessing smart buildings, smart offices and smart lockers. Read more >
HOW THE USE OF ROBOTICS IN FM CAN HELP COUNTER STAFF SHORTAGES
04/03/2022
With a recruitment and retention crisis in the facilities management sector, particularly within food service/hospitality and cleaning, Sara Bean, editor of FMJ, reveals how the cleaning and hospitality sectors are rolling out a number of robotic solutions to cope.
FIVE SIMPLE TIPS FOR REDUCING OPEX AT YOUR MANUFACTURING SITE
18/08/2021
Facing tightening OpEX and a full return to the workplace, large building owners and manufacturing facilities are searching for solutions that enable improvement of operational efficiencies without compromising site production or profitability. CIM - a world-leading building analytics platform - have developed five tips to help every facility manager.
HOW THE CLOUD CAN HELP FM TEAMS FACE ONGOING CHALLENGES
15/09/2020
Cloud technology has played an enormous role during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling businesses to stay afloat and facilitating face-to-face communication via the many available video conferencing platforms. This very technology can also be utilised to help facilities teams ensure the safety and security of their premises as well as meeting operational goals.
DIGITAL DETERRENCE: IOT AND CLEANING
15/09/2020
The Internet of Things (IoT) is not just about measuring data and monitoring; it’s about getting valuable information for the users and making the information easily available. It helps people intuitively make right decisions based on said information, making processes flow more easily and efficiently. This is why, with IoT solutions in place, you can give more real-time information for users and the cleaning staff, making the return to the office and other public spaces as safe and easy as possible.
THERMAL IMAGING: IDENTIFYING THE BEST USE CASES IN A SMART BUILDING
09/06/2020
Thermal imaging technologies are gaining increasing visibility in the facilities management sector as firms explore new initiatives to ready workplaces for re-opening. Facility managers are exploring whether it can help them screen out infected people before they enter a workplace.
SUSTAINABILITY AT THE HEART OF SMART SOLUTIONS
27/05/2020
When the United Nations first set out its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, it became immediately apparent that technology development would play a crucial role - it needs to be built into every part of a building and the way it functions both for current and future occupants.
5 TRENDS FOR THE FUTURE OF FM
01/04/2020
New ways of working, new platforms and new digital solutions are causing a dramatic shift in the facilities landscape, and FMs need to understand these if they are to adapt to the new paradigm.
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WHY IS THE SMART OFFICE LAGGING BEHIND THE SMART HOME?
20/09/2019
“Alexa, I’m home!” Alexa then locks the front door, activates the lights to my preset scenes, sets the oven to 180 degrees, boosts the heating to 21 degrees (lower in the bedrooms), the coffee starts to percolate, and Ed Sheeran starts to play throughout the home.
DRIVERLESS CARS 101: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE TECH
14/08/2019
Driverless cars are not a recent phenomenon. For decades now, we’ve been trying to go hands-free.
FROM SMART BUILDINGS TO INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS
02/08/2019
How can we turn a smart building into a truly intelligent one? Tony Buckingham, Regional Director at AECOM’s Smart Buildings Group explained how the very latest technology can help us improve productivity, efficiency and sustainability at the Workplace Technology Theatre.
WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF SMART BUILDINGS: 4 MYTHS DEBUNKED
18/07/2019
Smart buildings are transforming the facilities landscape, but too many people fall prey to simple misconceptions about them. To help clear the fog and dispel some of these myths, the Workplace Technology Theatre played host to a panel of smart buildings experts.
HOW CAN FM AND IT WORK TOGETHER IN SMART BUILDINGS
16/07/2019
Ravi Lakhani, Business Development Manager at ENGIE delivered his talk “Connecting Data Unlocks Smart Opportunities” in the Workplace Technology Theatre.
THE FUTURE IS BIM - ADAPT OR GET LEFT BEHIND
23/05/2019
Building information modelling (BIM) has continuously intrigued the FM industry. The many ways in which buildings can be constructed and maintained, how building performance can be understood from BIM data, in addition to how practical it is to implement BIM, are only a few of the questions it brings for Facilities Managers.
HOW MACHINE LEARNING CAN TRANSFORM FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
09/05/2019
New technology is behind the radical changes constantly taking place within the facilities management profession.