Even as we focus our efforts on confronting the challenges of COVID-19, Spacewell continues to plan for the future. Our guiding principle has been to structure our vision around the demands and needs of our core constituents: building managers, users, and service providers. We believe that technologies that succeed in the long term are those … Read more
Real Estate Digital Twins & Building Lifecycle Intelligence – Getting to Real Estate 4.0 Named as one of Gartner’s top 10 strategic technology trends since 2019, “Digital Twins” are among the most anticipated technologies for the construction and building management markets. But what do people actually mean when they talk about digital twins? And how … Read more
For AXA Belgium, a smart building is a means to an end. At its new head office in the centre of Brussels, the leading insurance company enabled a new way of working, underpinned by Spacewell smart building technology in a space-efficient, user-centred and easily accessible building. Until 2017, AXA Belgium rented a building in Watermael-Boitsfort, … Read more
Independent research firm Verdantix on October 14th announced the 10 winners of the 2020 Smart Building Innovation Awards. These prestigious international awards recognize organizations that have implemented innovative technologies to enhance their facilities and real estate strategies. At Spacewell we are absolutely delighted that 2 of our clients were selected as winners by the independent … Read more
The Spacewell India team has just welcomed its 100th employee, joining a diverse group of people from different states and speaking a variety of languages. We are proud to offer an inclusive workplace with a healthy gender ratio right at the heart of Hyderabad’s IT-hub known as HITEC City. pacewell keeps investing to support the … Read more
Building Information Modeling (BIM) has been widely adopted by the design and construction industry. It enables the AEC industry to reduce capital costs, as well as providing increased efficiency and promoting collaborative working. A growing number of countries have even made BIM a mandatory requirement for public sector projects. But so far, BIM has been … Read more
EVBox, manufacturer of charging stations for electric vehicles, is a fast-growing company in a growth sector. With more than 100,000 charging points in more than 55 countries, it helps companies and cities to contribute to a future in which daily transport is electric, emissions-free and sustained by a green charging infrastructure. Enhanced employee experience To … Read more
As noted last week, there are numerous ways in which facility service providers can benefit from augmenting an IWMS with real-time building data. Both smart cleaning and maintenance can become more targeted in their use of resources while also providing more responsive service. The same is true for tenant-facing services like catering or even AV … Read more
Along with its disruptions to the workplace, the COVID-19 pandemic has raised the profile of facilities and real estate in the overall business portfolio. In many companies, COVID-19 taskforces have introduced new departments into workplace decision-making. On the one hand, this means that there are potentially more gatekeepers to investing in new workplace solutions, but … Read more
Although an IWMS+ is a relatively new technology that takes advantage of significant advancements in the cost and quality of sensors, it is built on a very mature technology, the integrated workplace management system (IWMS). This presents software implementation challenges as well as opportunities. Marrying the Old and the New One of the implementation challenges … Read more
International advisor Cushman & Wakefield just announced the first results of analyses of the use of the 6 Feet Office test setup. The concept, which was set up in April this year, is part of the real estate consultant’s ‘Total Workplace Strategy’ and serves as a ‘Living Lab’ at Cushman & Wakefield’s office on the … Read more
The past several posts have emphasized the value of IWMS+ for building users and managers. However, some of the most anticipated applications of this technology are aimed above all at service providers. Maintenance staff provide a wide range of services within buildings, ranging from keeping elevators running, monitoring and managing critical systems like plumbing and … Read more
