Space planning with facility quest

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CORPORATE REAL ESTATE PLANNING INFORM REAL ESTATE DECISIONS WITH REAL OCCUPANT DEMAND "HOW MUCH SPACE SHOULD WE PROJECT FOR OUR NEXT LEASE?" An increasingly mobile workforce is now leaving up to 60% of the workplace underutilized. Gather occupancy data before negotiating a lease to know what is true for a specific space.

Data from a utilization study will confirm a company's current use patterns, and highlight difference between departments and teams.

Then, in a new space, the utilization data provides insights into not just occupancy, but activities in those spaces. The data can inform a new workplace strategy that serves the modern workforce more effectively.

"WE’RE OUT OF SPACE FOR OUR GROWING HEADCOUNT." The data from a utilization study will show how space is actually used by employees. If desks, offices, and meeting rooms haven't changed much in the past few years, chances are good that new strategies for workplace design can accommodate higher headcount, and thus buy some time before more space is needed.

"WE HAVE A CORPORATE MANDATE TO REDUCE OPERATIONS COSTS." Align real estate strategy with business strategy. If headcount is not changing much, understanding how space is used can help consolidate a real estate portfolio, or shift to areas where employees want to be.

An "office vs. workstation" comparative analysis, work mode analysis (how people work) and mobility analysis (where people work) will help drive big real estate decisions forward with confidence.

WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY "Great features and customer experience (The ability to customize the data collection interface according to the project needs. Live tracking of data collection and continuous upgrades)" — Jose L.

ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN BUILD TRUST AND COMMUNICATION WITH EVIDENCEBASED DESIGN

A data-gathering study leads to greater client trust, deeper design conversations and improved employee buy-in to workplace changes. Evidence-based design builds a business case for larger workplace design projects.

"IS THE UTILIZATION OF CONFERENCE ROOMS REALLY AS HIGH AS THEY SAY?" Perception vs. reality. Before design, even before programming, take a quantitative look at space. See how raw data turns into useful information and insights.

Gather quantitative space and activity data to support qualitative data gathered during interviews, focus groups or surveys.

"WE NEED TO PROVE THAT LARGE CONFERENCE ROOMS ARE MOSTLY BEING USED BY 1-2 PEOPLE."

Support space optimization and planning decisions with utilization data that shows “how many people doing what activities in each space type.”

Usage data offers a comparison with industry benchmarks and best practices.

"WE WANT TO PROPOSE MORE TEAM SPACE AND SOME HOT DESKS, BUT CULTURALLY IT WON'T FLY UNTIL WE CAN PROVE HOW UNDERUTILIZED THE WORKSTATIONS ARE." "Culture eats strategy for lunch."

But utilization data can help challenge the status quo by showing that space will deliver more value when put to a different use. Evidence-based design builds a business case for programming options and alternative workplace strategies.

Then, armed with the truth, a datagathering study leads to deeper sales conversations.

CONTACT US FacilityQuest is a service of Schema Research Corp.

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