Hill Dickinson: Using occupancy data to make better-informed decisions about London office space

How a 12-week Abintra occupancy survey is helping leading commercial law firm Hill Dickinson plan for growth and make evidence-based decisions about its future London workplace. The challenge   For a growing business with a significant footprint in the City, getting workplace decisions right can be a key driver of growth. Leading commercial law firm […]

From Hybrid Working to Net Zero: Making Better Estate Decisions

Part One: Hybrid working, cost pressures and net zero – what’s the biggest challenge facing organisations today? The way organisations use their buildings has changed dramatically over the past few years. Hybrid working has altered occupancy patterns, energy costs remain under pressure, and increasingly ambitious sustainability targets are forcing organisations to rethink how they manage […]

From Hybrid Working to Net Zero: Making Better Estate Decisions

The way organisations use their buildings has changed dramatically over the past few years. Hybrid working has altered occupancy patterns, energy costs remain under pressure, and increasingly ambitious sustainability targets are forcing organisations to rethink how they manage their estates. Yet many of the decisions being made about office space, building services and decarbonisation are […]

Why flexible working is now the norm — and what that means for office utilisation

Despite bold pronouncements about a full return to the office, the reality is very different: flexible working is fast becoming standard. As reported in Facilitate Magazine, even organisations insisting on a return often find that flex-first or hybrid models are what employees gravitate towards. The growing gap between “back to the office” and what actually […]

Why we don’t rely on ceiling sensors and neither should you

Let’s be clear. We do use ceiling-mounted sensors — they’re accurate as standalone devices in certain conditions — but they’re definitely not our primary strategy for workplace utilisation. As we discussed on the blog last year, ceiling-mounted sensors have issues.                               It isn’t the technology itself. It’s the assumptions people make about what it can […]