How much office space does your organisation really need? Understanding workplace occupancy and space utilisation is the first step towards reducing square metres and costs without compromising the employee experience.
Watch this on-demand webinar with experts from Rijksoverheid, Rabobank and Spacewell to explore how workplace data supports better corporate real estate decisions.
Originally held on 27 October 2026 and moderated by Wim Kooyman of Smart WorkPlace, the webinar“Met meer inzicht naar minder vierkante meters” brings together practical perspectives on office space optimisation, investment decisions and the organisational challenges of working with data.
Note: This webinar was hosted in Dutch.
How workplace data supports office space optimisation
An office can feel busy without being fully utilised. Occupancy data and space utilisation insights help organisations understand how employees use their workplace, which spaces they need and where there is room for improvement.
In this webinar, the speakers discuss how to turn those insights into well-founded decisions about office space, costs and workplace experience. The conversation explores three central principles:
- Understand how your office is used before deciding how much space you need.
- Use workplace data to support real estate and investment decisions.
- Build internal support, because data-driven change takes more than technology.
What you’ll learn
- How occupancy and usage patterns can inform office space planning.
- How to identify demand for different types of workspaces.
- What to consider when building a business case for real estate optimisation.
- How to address data quality, governance, privacy and resistance to change.
- How Facility Management, Real Estate and IT contribute to data-driven workplace decisions.
Expert speakers
Paul Pegels
Senior Policy Officer Housing and Facilities at Department of Interior Affairs, Rijksoverheid
Paul works on developing efficient, future-proof workplace and real estate solutions for the Dutch central government, focusing on how facility, housing and digital tools can improve public services and societal impact.
Pim Macke
Manager Real Estate & Smart Workplace, Rabobank
Pim leads real estate and smart workplace strategy at Rabobank, drawing on more than 20 years of experience managing international corporate real estate and workplace operations for complex portfolios.
Gilles Ghyssaert
Chief Product Officer, Spacewell
Gilles leads product strategy and innovation at Spacewell, focusing on how smart building technology, workplace data and artificial intelligence can improve workplace experiences and decision-making.
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