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Why GDPR Compliance Matters in Europe When Choosing Workplace Occupancy Sensors

By adopting office occupancy sensors that are purpose-built for privacy, companies can avoid regulatory headaches, build employee trust, and still gain the insights they need to create efficient, comfortable, and data-informed workplaces.

Sustainability

Sustainability as a Compass: Rethinking Energy Optimization for Business

Sustainability is, first and foremost, an ethical imperative. But it is also a strategic one.

Insights

5 Signs Your Company Needs to Cut Down Office Space: Is Your Workplace Due for a Transformation?

As more employees work remotely, excess office space becomes a burden. Here are 5 signs to look out for to determine whether your company could benefit from cutting down office space.

Workspaces

Everything You Need to Know about Occupancy Sensors For Offices

Discover the future of workplace efficiency with advanced occupancy sensors that go beyond motion detection to deliver data-driven solutions for optimizing your office environment. These sensors help improve energy efficiency by automating lighting, HVAC systems, and more, reduce costs by identifying underutilized spaces, and enhance employee satisfaction through smarter office layouts and real-time space insights. With non-intrusive, anonymous data collection that prioritizes privacy, these technologies are transforming modern offices. Learn about the different types of sensors, their applications, and how integrating them with AI and IoT can create smarter, more sustainable workplaces. Explore Butlr’s advanced, privacy-first occupancy sensors to build a more efficient, employee-focused environment.

Insights

What Is an Occupancy Sensor? Types, Benefits & Applications

Occupancy sensors are devices that detect motion or body heat to control systems like HVAC and lighting. By automatically adjusting these systems based on presence, they enhance energy efficiency, reduce costs, and improve security. Key types include Passive Infrared (PIR) sensors for confined spaces, Microwave and Ultrasonic sensors for larger or obstructed areas, and Camera-Based and Vacancy sensors for specialized needs. Benefits of occupancy sensors include energy savings, cost reduction, better space utilization, and heightened security. Ideal applications span offices, retail spaces, and industrial facilities, where they integrate with IoT systems to optimize operations. Choosing the right sensor involves evaluating factors like the environment, coverage area, and sensitivity. Whether for energy efficiency, space optimization, or security, occupancy sensors are indispensable tools for modern businesses.

Workspaces

Occupancy Sensors for Offices – What Are They and Why You Need Them

In modern offices, more sophisticated occupancy sensor tech gives you insights into how your space is used, which can be helpful in more ways than one. It can help your office cost savings efforts, improve your energy efficiency, and even go so far as to impact the overall employee experience.

Design and Data

Top Strategies on How to Calculate Office Space Utilization

Want to use your office space more efficiently? This guide shows you how to calculate office space utilization. Learn simple formulas and advanced methods that can help you make the most out of every square foot.

Workspaces

Butlr Recognized as Top Innovator in YESSF

This prestigious recognition, supported by key players like Deloitte, Salesforce, Citi, and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, is part of the World Economic Forum's mission to drive innovation ecosystems.

Design and Data

What can Spatial Data tell us about Collaboration?

Collaboration has been widely cited by corporate executives, real estate industry leaders, and even city leaders, all of whom have a vested interest in seeing offices full again.

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Privacy First in Space Occupancy Solutions

By deploying secure automated sensors, you can design more optimized office spaces, enjoy savings from greater energy efficiency, and make your sanitation teams more effective.

Workspaces

Designing Serendipity: Cardigan by IVYSTUDIO

We are thrilled to discover IVYSTUDIO and their impressive work on Cardigan, a Canadian Marketing Agency.

Design and Data

Miro's Office in Amsterdam, NL Redesigned by M Moser Associates

Miro, a leading visual collaboration platform, recognized the need to adapt to the new world of hybrid work and sought the expertise of M Moser Associates, the renowned design firm. Together, they embarked on a journey to create a vibrant and adaptable office space in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that would bring their remote team together and support innovative ways of working.

Insights

Measuring Intention for Effective Workplace Strategies

What is Spatial Purpose and what is the connection between the Architectural Program and the Design Intention?

Insights

3 Signs You Are Running a Low-Performing Workspace

By understanding the signs of a low-performing workplace, you can take steps to address these issues and create a more supportive and productive work environment.

Insights

Workplace, distributed!

How to introduce Serviced Offices in your Workplace Strategy.

Insights

Top 10 Types of Data that Will Revolutionize Your Workplace Strategy

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6 Strategies for Successful Workplace Management

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Seamless Workspaces: Bridging the Gap Between the Physical and Digital

How can Workplace Strategists leverage the unique advantages of the digital space to elevate the office life? This Friday we explore the dual nature of modern workspaces and why it is important to enable seamless transitions between the digital and physical realms of the distributed workspace.

Operations

Occupancy Data Made Simple : A Closer Look

Essential spatial data shouldn't live behind closed gates. We empower customers to fully harness this data with our API-first approach, ensuring easy access and integration. This flexibility allows customers to augment existing databases, customize and group data, and develop tailored software solutions, ultimately saving time and boosting efficiency.

Partnerships

Cohesion and Butlr team up to help people understand how spatial change affects the workplace and office.

Two of the fastest growing companies in smart building and IoT technology have partnered to offer dynamic occupancy and space utilization solutions and data.

Partnerships

Butlr joins View Partner Marketplace to Accelerate Digital Transformation of Real Estate

Butlr is partnering with View as an official vendor in the Smart Building Cloud ecosystem. Customers can access the Smart Building Cloud via the View Partner Marketplace, enabling them to deploy popular real estate applications with a single click.

Partnerships

Butlr Technologies Announces Partnership with Propstack for Occupancy Sensing in India

Butlr, the leading people sensing platform, announced a partnership with Propstack, India’s leading real estate technology and data company.

Partnerships

Lendlease Podium Selects Butlr to Provide Occupancy Data for Podium Property Insights

“Butlr enables us to provide accurate, anonymous real-time and historical insights on occupancy and utilization to Lendlease Podium’s customers while achieving the quickest time to value. Their API-first approach is especially valuable in enabling seamless integration, which ultimately benefits Lendlease Podium’s customers.”, said James Walsh, Head of Product Management and Ecosystems at Lendlease Digital.

Partnerships

Butlr Joins Forces With Relogix, Bringing Most Complete Occupancy Analytics Platform to the Hybrid Workplace

Partnerships

Butlr joins forces with Infogrid to deliver truly smart buildings

Infogrid’s Smart Building solutions will incorporate the Butlr Heatic sensors and the data they capture via API to address an unlimited range of use cases, and deliver truly smart buildings.

Partnerships

Butlr, meet Envoy!

Butlr is officially a member of Envoy's integrations; now desk reservations have become a lot easier!

Research

The new workspace is the college campus

Knowing exactly where to invest first requires us to accept the fact that we no longer design offices - we design the experience of working.

Research

The college campus is the model for return to office

A reimagined office can support many new forms of collaboration. And it all starts with data.

The Safe Path to Occupancy‑Driven Energy Savings: Why Privacy‑First Thermal Sensing Is Ready Now

Occupancy data is the fastest lever most portfolios can pull to reduce HVAC energy and carbon—but video analytics often stalls on privacy and adoption. Camera‑free thermal sensing, exemplified by Butlr’s Heatic sensors and API‑first platform, offers a practical, privacy‑respecting alternative. This post explains what makes thermal occupancy sensing different, where the ROI comes from, how to pilot with low risk, and which diligence steps ensure accuracy, security, and operational success before you scale.

The 90-Day Occupancy Sensing Pilot Playbook: Prove ROI with Privacy‑First Data

A practical, step-by-step guide to validating workplace and building ROI from privacy-first occupancy analytics in 90 days—covering scope, KPIs, privacy readiness, deployment, integrations, and scale-up criteria.