Flexible Working: A Round-Up of the Year in News
Global Trends in Flexible Working Flexible working arrangements have become a central topic in recent news, reflecting a global shift towards more adaptable work models. Global Adoption of Flexible Work Models Japan is set to implement a four-day workweek starting April 2025 to address its declining birthrate. This initiative aims to provide citizens with more […]
Local authorities lack data to get a return on real estate
For cash-strapped local authorities, getting the best return on assets is fundamentally important. Sustainability is also high on their agenda. Yet very few have precise data about how much their offices are used or empty. Instead, managers rely on what they reckon to be the case. The trouble is, as Einstein pointed out, “most assumptions […]
“We used Abintra to survey our workplace and the results were shocking!”
Read a “corporate client’s perspective” about the startling results from a four-week installation of occupancy sensors and what they did next. This case study is compiled from our experience of working with more than 100 corporations worldwide, helping them to measure, evaluate and manage their office space use. In an era where agile and flexible […]
Workplace Innovation Videocast
Abintra’s David Maddison guested on the Workplace Innovation videocast in an episode entitled Shaping Tomorrow’s Office telling the story of how Abintra’s founders discovered a better way to measure office utilisation. Special thanks to Tim Fitch and Ashlynn Harvey at Invennt for inviting Abintra to take part and making it happen. Watch it here ow.ly/bnHB50Q07O9 […]
Measuring office occupancy: The issues with camera-based sensors
The rise of hybrid working has led to a growing number of companies offering occupancy measurement for corporate real estate, but not all the technologies being employed are as reliable as their backers claim. As the pioneers of desk sensor technology for more than two decades, we have a proven solution that is delivering for […]
I know half of my office is empty. I just don’t know which half.
What if you knew how your office space was being occupied. I mean really knew. One person who does is Pete Sayers, Director of Workplace and Project Management at global insurance company Aon. And he has the facts about when that space is in use every minute of every day, not just in a single location but […]
Acid in the office aircon kills Covid but we have a less drastic solution
The lethal threat from Covid has subsided, but enlightened employers will still be interested in ways to keep their workforce healthy. So this news caught our eye. Scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Techology have discovered that injecting nitric acid into a building’s air conditioning will kill SARS-COV-2 in less than 60 seconds. Normal […]
Five mistakes firms make when they measure office occupancy
By Tony Booty, Director, Abintra What do we do with our offices now? That’s the question many businesses are asking themselves in the hybrid working era. Smart managers realise the first step to making the right decision is to monitor how space is being used. But it’s easy to get that wrong. In my recently […]
Abintra’s book explains that accurate workplace data is key to managing hybrid working
Good decisions about how to apply hybrid working based on accurate data will be what sets apart successful organisations from also rans, says Abintra’s new book. Managing the New Office Environment is written by Tony Booty, a joint founder of Abintra, which pioneered the use of desk sensor tech to monitor office utilisation a decade […]
Flexible working in the news
Our roundup of what’s hitting the headlines in the world of agile and flexible working Making flexible working the default The UK government is consulting on whether to make flexible working the default. Among the proposals are giving staff the right to request flexible arrangements from day one of their employment. The consultation closes on […]