2. From sci-fi to a site near you

3. Digital disruption: the rise of the smart building

7. Smart Productivity
Enhancing
Productivity

8. Smart Talent
Building
Talent
Retention

9. Smart Wellbeing
A Helping
Hand for Health

10. Smart Brand
Living the
Brand

11. Smart Cost Control
Screen
Savers

12. Environmentally Friendly
Smart Sustainability
Environmentally Friendly
Energy

13. What do office workers think about smart buildings?

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What do office workers think about smart buildings?
Who is up to speed?
The top smart office features that workers don’t already have, but think would be helpful:
The wish list
and only
say they’re
aware of
them but not knowledgeable
96%
23%
of decision- makers have
heard of smart
offices
51%
50%
53%
53%
circadian lighting systems that mimic daylight
heat and lighting systems that self-adjust for weather and occupancy
ability to personalise lighting and heating settings
self-adjusting lighting and window shades
What’s the plan?
The obstacles
58%
90%
Second on the list was privacy concerns, named by
named cost implications as the main obstacle to the smart office concept becoming integral to organisations
of decision-makers see a business reason for working in a smart office
90%
38%
say they’ll require smart technology the next time they move offices
Coming soon?
What’s the benefit?
We asked decision-makers how various attributes would improve if their preferred smart features were in place.
The average perceived benefits were:
49%
But only
35%
of employees think their employer is prioritising smart office technology
Productivity 51%
increase
Wellbeing
51%
increase
of decision-makers say plans to adopt smart office technology have been implemented, or are ready to be
Talent
49%
increase in appeal
Loyalty 44%
increase