Companies that want to design office spaces that support how people actually work are using sensors to learn how they do.
To attract people to come into the office, companies are increasingly relying on employee behavioral data to ensure the space provides what workers need when they’re there.
"Erin McDannald, CEO and co-owner of Lighting Environments and its sister company, Environments, have been using data to understand how their 80 employees use their two office locations. Through data, they found that while they have 50% office occupancy, those coming in are using 100% of the space.
“'We found that people want to stretch out and move,' said McDannald. 'That’s different to pre-pandemic. People need a place where they can walk and talk.' An area of the office that was under renovation was open but without any furniture in it. From observing the heatmaps, McDannald could see people were using it as a runway. 'They would put their headphones in, talk on the phone and would walk. Every new office needs a walking track because we all got up and moved during the pandemic,' she added." - Cloey Callahan
Article: How Companies Are Using Behavioral Data to Inform Office Design