Case Study: Stan Walt and his shift managers take advantage of the COVID shutdown to update the bingo room in his Kelowna BC facility. Set in the south of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, along the beautiful Lake Okanagan, sits the city of Kelowna, where Stan Walt, the proud owner of the Chances Kelowna […]
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Access to data is helping organizations to bring relevant change to how they work. Sensors and other powered devices provide data points for insights into improved energy efficiency, enhanced occupant comfort, and the impact of light on different building zones over the course of a workday. Smart building technology can allow in more passive light […]
Workers are returning to the workplace. While dealing with COVID has put many things on hold, organizations that were previously charging ahead in a robust economic environment are having to pause and redefine workplace safety. Public and private office buildings, academic institutions, healthcare facilities, retail outlets, and even professional sports venues are finding themselves in […]
Before COVID, Gartner predicted that more than 80 percent of enterprise IoT projects would include AI by 2022. Embedded AI in IoT devices was also on track to reach $4.6B globally by 2024. This is likely to accelerate given the new demands on facilities in response to COVID. Vendors at CES are actively embedding AI […]
According to Intel, the global value of IoT technology is climbing toward a possible $6.2 trillion by 2025. While smart building advancement is occurring in manufacturing and healthcare, the trend is booming across all verticals. There’s a lot of money flowing down the pipeline and supporting new development and innovation in building design. One reason […]
Every organization wants its employees to be as productive as possible. When searching for ways to improve productivity, people usually think of productivity tools: time tracking software, collaboration tools, desktop sharing software, and others. However, plenty of studies have shown that workplace design has a prodigious effect on how much people get done—more so than […]
Special thanks to Mr. Wayne Braun, retired architect and founder of the Houston based company PDRCorp, a Consulting, Design + Architecture and Brand firm. The company designs innovative and dynamic places for people to be their best, with a focus on forward-thinking design. One easily identifiable similarity among innovators in design is the painful tipping […]
Designing for a More Productive Shared Space | Design for the Future The office cubicle has gone from an open office concept to a pop culture icon. While the cubicle’s original design intended to promote workplace flexibility, it eventually became a symbol of oppression. The American comic strip Dilbert and the film Office Space (1997) […]
We at FreeAxez think and write a lot about organizational culture. We’ve wholeheartedly embraced the concept of social responsibility and pride ourselves on our business ethics. You might be wondering how the raised access flooring industry correlates with topics such as workplace trends in 2020. Nothing is ever built but from the ground up—all things […]
Conference Room Technology Trends – Creating the Meeting Rooms of the Future The modern world as we know it was established behind the doors of countless conference rooms. Nearly every governmental agency has them; nearly every university has them; no corporate office building is complete without one. And while a fair amount of people would […]
