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Then over here, we've got the air quality, and also the energy that's being used in the building. and this is a vital part — there's no point in air conditioning where there are unexpectedly no staff, for instance. but does everyone want to embrace this tech? now, if you're completely resistant to smart phones, there is a facility to get a plastic card, but you will miss out on all the other great things in the app, such as being able to get the offers and discounts in the marketplace, or book the restaurants or any of the facilities. so it's definitely a mobile—first building. what data i...

A total of 1,400 years of stuck people every year in the world. so a smart box is connected to each lift and, using ai, traffic patterns are worked out from the data gathered. it means that breakdowns can be anticipated and lifts can be made available on the floors they are needed most. we can provide to the building manager clear analytics of which floor are the most used, how are the traffic patterns during the day, which are the door cycles, and how they can accurately reprogram the lift patterns to match the traffic patterns of the building. and wheelchair users could have an even longer w...

A human to make those changes based on the incoming information. the benefits of the smartphone bringing all these systems into a single place, we can then have those actual insights from the data that is generated. for instance, on this floor, if the co2 levels exceed 600ppm, we can then increase the fresh air to this space. so, you haven't had to think about that. so, in an old building, you might be feeling tired — here, that's not going to happen. all of the data that's being collected through people's phones and the sensors in the building is brought together here on what's called the d...

These changes are here to stay. so planning for the future and trying to get back to some sort of new normal could be rather challenging. renting and running large office space is costly. and we're yet to know how many people will spend how much time in them. so while we've seen so—called "smart buildings" pop up for some years now, never has the need for flexible space and a safe and efficient flow of people felt more important. this is 22 bishopsgate, a new building that's been designed to house 12,000 staff, and, from the ground up, technology has been built in. in fact, if you're an empl...

And even the lifts can know where to take you. and if you'd arrived by the much—encouraged method of cycling, the app would have told you where there was a bike space, too. and, once you're at work, you can also book a meeting room through the app, and that means when you arrive you don't need to touch anything — you can just walk straight in — and, if you don't turn up on time, it won't be long before it's made available to someone else. and once you enter the room, well, up here is a movement sensor, so it can keep track of the number of people who are in here and exactly where they're...