Technology

Data and being able to report in real-time the efforts of your front line custodians, facilities team members and vendor partners is critical to making best use of your budget, evaluating and retaining your top performers and ensuring vendor contracts are being fulfilled properly. From real-time cleaning insights across every room in every building in your school to tracking third party work like landscaping and snow removal, we need to lead with data in telling the story of our facilities teams hard work.

Technology plays a key role in creating seamless, modern experiences for occupants. By unifying systems and investing in cloud-based technology, businesses can create experiences that are more efficient at both the property management level and the user level.

First off, this seems to be what many workers want. Back during the height of the pandemic, many surveys came out polling employees on how they actually preferred to work. While there were some differences in the results, the overall picture that emerged was clear. People missed the office, but not every day -- and particularly not on Mondays and Fridays.

Artificial Intelligence will see a significant rise in its use to increase a building’s energy efficiency along with tenant experience, with data visualization in the form of Digital Twin technology enabling reduced operating expenses.

Every workplace is different, with specific needs, complexities, and culture, and each department operates in its own way. There is no one-size-fits-all solution. The next year will encompass a state of flux as tenants experiment with innovative ideas and new technologies.