FlexSA Data Webinar

5 things we learnt at the FlexSA – “The Increasing Importance of Data and Technology to Flex Space Operators” webinar

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The team at FlexSA continued with their webinar series with the latest – “The Increasing Importance of Data and Technology to Flex Space Operators” featuring Peter Anderson from The Office Group, Miro Miroslavov from Officernd and Adam Blaskey from Produktiv.  Here’s our five key takeaways from this FlexSA webinar: Data will help with the return to the workspace Now more …

UK Proptech

The UK may be leading the way for PropTech but the CRE industry is yet to catch up

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The latest report from the Oxford Future of Real Estate Initiative showing that the UK is leading proptech investment into Europe was certainly encouraging news. With the report predicting that tech behemoths such as Amazon and Apple will build their own proptech services, it’s hardly surprising that investors see the meeting of property and technology as an increasingly attractive opportunity. …

IT services to attract corporates to flex and coworking space

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After the last recession, many large corporates re-evaluated their office portfolio costs and took the decision that they needed to focus on their business, not facilities management. Many relocated all or part of their teams to flex workspaces where they could enjoy the time savings of not managing utility, cleaning and catering suppliers and the cost saving of one simple …

FlexSA webinar

The FlexSA webinar series: 6 things we learnt from the 19th May sessions

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The 19th May should have seen the flexible workspace community attending the FlexSA conference in London, but in the current situation the team made the difficult decision to postpone to 2021 and instead present not one, but two webinars on the day. Here’s our 6 key takeaways from the two sessions. Session one: Two worlds and in between: the post-pandemic …

smart buildings

How smart buildings are changing commercial real estate for councils, tenants and communities

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Advances in technology have changed so many areas of society and the economy. Commercial real estate (CRE) is no exception, where technological breakthroughs have not only led to new modern methods of construction, but have also fundamentally changed people’s expectations of what a building can deliver. Tenants no longer perceive a building as purely bricks and mortar. Instead, many building …

GCUC webinar

5 things we learnt at the GCUC ‘Post COVID-19 Strategies for reopening’ webinar

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GCUC have been forging ahead with their webinar series and the latest was organised by the GCUC UK team. The subject was ‘Post COVID-19 strategies for reopening’ and featured a great line up including Liz Elam hosting, Anthony Slumbers moderating the session and an expert panel of Jonny Weinbrenn from BE Offices, Natasha Guerra from Runway East, Seb Royale from …

Will coworking survive in 2020?

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Tumbleweed is blowing through your coworking space right now, memberships have been put on hold, the coffee machine and the beer fridge are switched off and the greenery is limp. So, will coworking survive in 2020? Top line statistics are not encouraging. DeskMag reported in their Global Coworking Survey 2019 that only 43% of spaces were profitable, due to a …

5 things we learnt at the FlexSA “Innovation is Key in the COVID-19 Era” webinar

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We were delighted to take part in the recent first FlexSA webinar. The topic for the session was based on our previous article ‘Innovation is Key in the COVID-19 Era’ and our Technical Director, Dr Adam Case, was joined by Bizspace CEO Gareth Evans and FlexSA’s Jane Sartin. More FlexSA webinars are planned over the coming months covering a range …

The Dos and Don’ts of Remote Working

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The current situation with the COVID-19 epidemic has meant that a lot of people have had to rapidly adapt to remote working. For those that are new to the idea of working from home it can sound appealing –  no commute, more time to concentrate and no air conditioning battles with colleagues. However there is an art to remote working. …