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4 BOMA CANADA | NAVIGATING THE FUTURE OF THE WORKPLACE IMPROVING NAVIGATION Between harder-to-predict use and an expected surge in traffic, it's perhaps not surprising that 71% of respondents say they need real-time location monitoring of people and movable assets like maintenance or IT equipment. Property managers were the most likely to say they needed that level of insight, with 86% noting they require advanced tools to under- stand the movement patterns of tenants and visitors as people navigate their properties. As workers return to the office, employees at larger organizations with many different office spaces may be left wondering where they need to go. "An office space is no longer necessarily the same space that you go to every day. It could be a different building and/ or room," says Monaghan, who points to governments and school campuses as examples. "It's a bit of a stress factor." With employers adopting different back-to-work policies, understanding how space is used is the critical question in the real estate sector right now. Morgan says that employers need to understand how many people are using the space to know how to optimize their footprint. Of the respondents who are already using real-time monitoring, 53% are using it to track assets, while another 51% are using it to analyze people movements over time. While organizations may not need to track where every chair is, Why is monitoring real-time location of people and moving assets important to you? Are you currently using spatial data and analysis to understand your spaces and help in your decision- making? Do you have any of the following devices in your buildings? Why do you use a building automation system (BAS)? TEMPERATURE CONTROL 57% ROOM OCCUPANCY 43% LIGHTING 54% ULTRAWIDE BANDS 30% RFID (ACTIVE AND PASSIVE) 42% WI-FI 60% BLUETOOTH BEACONS 44% ANALYSIS OF PEOPLE MOVEMENT PATTERNS OVER TIME 51% NO (36%) 61% YES WAYFINDING & NAVIGATION 45% SAFETY & SECURITY 47% TRACKING OF ASSET MOVEMENTS 53%

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