
Is sustainability expensive? After all, aren’t you funding it from saved energy costs?
The newspapers are full of it: ‘We have to achieve sustainability’. Organisations are under pressure to reduce costs while still achieving sustainability targets. This is one of the most significant…
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Fifty Shades of Grey? Eight Shades of Green!
It was Earth Day back in April, an annual event to raise people’s awareness of their behaviour and the affect it has on the planet…
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Your building is smarter than you think
In German trains the availability of seats is shown on a small screen, using the reservations information. Travellers getting aboard without a booking can see whether a seat has been reserved for...
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Typical USA: What floor am I on?
When I first moved to Boston last year, there were several things I had to get used to: tipping culture, turning right on red, different food…and the complete lack of a ground floor…
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IT - the new game changer in the service providers industry
Have you ever watched relay races carefully? Being one of my favourite sports, I get impressed again and again by the balanced teamwork and precision that is needed to win such a race. Handing over…
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Board room buy-in: Tips for real estate and facility managers
All too often real estate and facility managers are excluded from board room decisions, or added as an after thought once core decisions have been made. Considering buildings are often a…
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Help! A robot is going to steal my job
The 2012 Swedish television series Äkta människor (aired in English-speaking countries as Real Humans) shows how society has to adapt after the arrival of commercial robots. In the series…
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Predict the future with Big (Fast, Varied) Data
‘Big Data’ is probably one of the biggest buzz words in IT right now. At the same time, it is often a misunderstood discipline, starting with the definition. Big Data is not just about…
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