Reading Time: 2 minutes Since the onset of COVID-19, many employees don’t want to be in the office full-time. This means that the office space that is being retained by tenants is currently underutilized. In our State of Workplace Experience in 2022 report, we found that only 48% of landlords operate office buildings with more than 75% occupancy, and …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Almost every company uses data and analytics to improve their businesses. In the commercial real estate sector especially, detailed and accurate data on employee behavior and preferences can help business leaders tailor retention strategies, invest with confidence, and make smarter business decisions. Since the arrival of COVID-19, the workplace has undergone an intense period of …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Once upon a time, workplace technology was looked at as a supporting tool that tenants and employees used, on occasion, to help them do their jobs. Now, the importance of tech has been brought to the forefront of the modern work environment. Landlords and property teams, alongside employers, are realizing that their traditional systems no …
Reading Time: 4 minutes I sometimes try to remember what mobile access meant to me before joining HqO a year and a half ago. Up until that time, my only experience with mobile access was staying at a hotel that featured it as an amenity. As someone who has too many times sheepishly approached the concierge to replace a …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Commercial real estate (CRE) data has spoken: when considering what to do with your office space this year, you need to put your tenants at the very center of your workplace planning strategies. In a recent CBS News article, Megan Cerullo discusses the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic on office buildings and the tenant companies …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes In today’s fast-moving and ever-changing market, mobile access and flexibility are paramount when selecting a workplace experience provider, particularly when it comes to touchless entry. Tenants and employees are no longer using physical keycards to access their buildings and they have come to expect convenient contactless entry. Much like how we all now rely on …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes After a tumultuous two years, the commercial real estate (CRE) industry is at an inflection point. The increased use of smart building software and emphasis on flexible, hospitality-driven workplace experiences has changed the core ways industry operates. As we look ahead to 2022, some variables remain uncertain, but one thing is for sure: technology is …
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Anna Kassaraba Senior Software Engineer at HqO Anna is a Senior Software Engineer at HqO, reporting to the Engineering, Product, and Design (EPD) teams. She is a front-end engineer focusing on mobile development, and is currently working on HqO’s Platform team to perfect the company’s mobile access features. You’ve been part of our Engineering team …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Most consumers prefer spending money on experiences over stuff. To this day, the “experience economy” reigns supreme in modern business and advertising strategies alike. In fact, Winterberry Group found a 6.3% increase in spending on experiences over material goods in 2019. However, this widespread shift to experiences is not limited to just online stores or …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tenant experience software can take many shapes and forms. In today’s world, the tenant experience extends beyond the building itself, meaning the tools to support it must encompass every element in and around a property. A wide range of office functionalities can be streamlined through the right platform, like access control or room booking technology. …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Modern access control solutions play a crucial role in the tenant experience. The right technologies can achieve any number of property management goals, like enhanced physical security for your building; a seamless, touchless journey throughout a property or portfolio; and increased activation points that provide important occupancy data. Thus, it comes as no surprise that …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Put simply, visitor management is any process that an organization uses to keep track of who enters and exits their property. Until now, manual visitor registration methods such as visitor badges and physical logs were the only options for office buildings. However, the increased use of technology in the commercial real estate (CRE) industry has …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Post-pandemic social distancing protocols kicked off the use of touchless technology across every industry. Of these, commercial real estate (CRE) arguably went through the largest transformation. And contactless solutions are here to stay: MarketsandMarkets projects that the touchless sensing market will reach $15.3 billion in 2025, a staggering increase from $6.8 billion in 2020. Modern …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Many people are reluctant to return to their offices. For some it’s fear and for others it’s the flexibility of working from home. One thing is certain, though: people will return and when they do, it will be a different environment than the one they left. The expectations for an office experience are changing and …
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