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What Not to do With Smart Building Technology for the Office | HqO

What Not to Do with Smart Building Technology: How to Avoid Modern Workplace Mishaps

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Smart buildings are modern marvels that use automation to everyone’s advantage. Smart building technology may control everything from lighting, to advanced HVAC systems, to security. Overall, the goal for implementing smart building features is to make the space easier to manage and more convenient, comfortable, and secure for all tenants.   Due to increased knowledge of …

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The Return to Work: Why We're Choosing the Office | HqO

Choosing the Office

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Google has become well-known as one of the best places to work in the world. The company focuses on the employee experience better than any other — its offices are amenity rich, featuring coffee bars and restaurants, gyms, massage services, dry cleaning pick-up and drop-off, and so much more. It is truly an experience worth …

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Smart Building Solutions: Bringing CRE into the Future | HqO

Smart Building Solutions: Bringing Property Teams into the Future of CRE

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Reading Time: 5 minutes What Makes a Building “Smart”? If you’re a part of the commercial real estate (CRE) community, you’ve undoubtedly heard the term “smart building” countless times over the years. But what is smart building technology, and what are the specific smart building solutions you need? In short, smart buildings use technology to quickly disseminate information between …

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A Workplace Experience for a New Age: Going "Phygital" | HqO

A New Type of Workplace Experience: Creating a “Phygital” Office

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Reading Time: 2 minutes The use of technology to bridge the gap between the physical and digital worlds in a unique and interactive way for the end-user is a fairly new practice, but one that is not disappearing anytime soon. “Phygital” workplace experiences — also known as omnichannel office experiences — are growing in popularity due to the usage …

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