Start with the workplace question
Whether you are deciding how much space to retain, what desk ratio will work, whether the meeting room mix is right or where to invest next, we design the measurement and modelling around the decision.
Use a focused 3 month study, a revolving sensor programme, permanent sensing where it adds value or a combination that fits your estate.
Explore the workplace decisions we help organisations make.
Reduce real estate footprint
Test consolidation, lease and capacity options before committing to change.
Combine attendance, occupancy and utilisation evidence with scenario modelling to understand how much space the organisation needs, which locations to retain and what happens on peak days.
Typical questions
- Which buildings or leases should we retain?
- What capacity do we need on peak days?
- What are the cost, carbon and employee experience trade offs?
Measure
Establish attendance, occupancy and utilisation patterns.
Model
Compare consolidation, lease and capacity scenarios.
Decide
Select a defensible footprint and implementation plan.
Optimise meeting rooms
Right size the number and mix of meeting rooms using booked and actual behaviour.
Combine booking records with occupancy and people count evidence to identify ghost bookings, demand by room size and spaces that are consistently too large or too small.
Typical questions
- Do we have the right number and mix of meeting rooms?
- Which room sizes are under or oversupplied?
- How often are booked rooms empty or poorly matched to attendance?
Measure
Compare bookings, occupancy, people counts and room utilisation.
Model
Test alternative room mixes, capacities and booking policies.
Decide
Define the number, size and operating model of rooms required.
Plan hybrid workplaces
Test desk sharing, layout and attendance policies before making long term changes.
Combine attendance, utilisation, team co-attendance and workplace mobility evidence to understand peak demand and how different groups use the estate.
Typical questions
- What person to desk ratio can we safely support?
- Which teams need to attend together, and when?
- Which layout and workplace policies best support the operating model?
Measure
Establish attendance, mobility, co-attendance and utilisation patterns.
Model
Test desk ratios, layouts and workplace policies.
Decide
Define the workplace operating model, design and booking rules.
Benchmark workplace performance
Identify which locations, space types and workplace changes deserve attention.
Compare consistently defined occupancy and utilisation measures across your own portfolio, over time and against appropriate external reference points where available.
Typical questions
- Which locations or space types perform materially differently?
- Are workplace changes improving utilisation and experience?
- Where should we investigate or invest next?
Measure
Establish consistent, comparable workplace performance measures.
Compare
Analyse locations, space types, time periods and relevant benchmarks.
Decide
Prioritise deeper studies, investment and operational change.
Improve efficiency through better decisions
Across every solution, we help organisations find avoidable space, operational friction and poorly matched workplace provision, then test where change will produce the greatest value.
Support lower carbon estate decisions
Use workplace evidence to test how consolidation, attendance policies and operational changes could affect space demand, energy use and estate related emissions.
Occupancy and utilisation can be combined with building, energy and emissions data where available. Those integrations and the underlying carbon methodology are scoped for the decision.
Typical questions
- Which consolidation or operational changes could reduce estate emissions?
- How do different attendance and footprint scenarios affect carbon performance?
- What workplace evidence supports the business case and estate related reporting?
Measure
Combine utilisation with relevant building, energy and emissions data.
Model
Test footprint, attendance and operational scenarios using explicit assumptions.
Decide
Prioritise changes and document the expected impact and methodology.
One framework, different decisions
Each solution follows the same discipline: establish reliable evidence, test the available options and define practical action. The measurements, deployment model and decision methods are selected for the question rather than imposed as a fixed package.
Workplace intelligence that keeps growing
Our Resource centre brings together the research, frameworks and practical tools developed through years of helping organisations transform their workplaces.
Whether you’re just beginning your workplace transformation journey or managing a global estate, our resources are designed to help you make better workplace decisions.
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Scenario modelling for better workplace strategy
Discover how scenario modelling helps organisations test assumptions, evaluate alternatives and make more confident workplace decisions… Learn more
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Measure. Model. Transform. A framework built for modern workplaces
Measure real usage, model opportunities for improvement, and transform your workplace strategy with insights that drive… Learn more
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Underused estate: The hidden lever in NHS green plan
Explore how NHS Green Plans enhance sustainability by analysing space utilisation to reduce environmental impact while… Learn more
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Designing future workplaces
Designing future ready workplaces requires behavioural evidence and scenario modelling to create adaptable spaces, optimise investment… Learn more
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Hybrid workplace planning
Hybrid working has changed not only where employees work, but how workplace demand is distributed throughout… Learn more
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Optimising meeting room strategy
Meeting room shortages are often less about the number of rooms and more about how well… Learn more
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A Decade of workplace transformation: Lessons, mistakes and opportunities
Explore a decade of workplace transformation with industry experts. Learn from real-world experiences, avoid common pitfalls,… Learn more
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Unlocking NHS estates’ hidden capacity without capital projects
NHS estates are often underutilised. Discover how data-driven insights and smarter planning can unlock additional capacity,… Learn more
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Designing wellbeing-centred NHS workplaces
Designing wellbeing-centred NHS workplaces is essential for improving staff satisfaction, reducing burnout, and enhancing patient care.… Learn more
Start with your Workplace question
Tell us the decision you are facing. We will help scope the evidence, sensing approach and modelling needed to answer it.