What share of office planning decisions are based on data?
Only 19%, according to a Wakefield Research survey of 400 commercial real estate and facilities decision makers. The rest rely on gut instinct or past habits.
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Beyond Occupancy: The State of Office Space 2026
Beyond Occupancy: The State of Office Space 2026
Most office decisions are still made without knowing how space is actually used. Drawing on a Wakefield Research survey of 400 commercial real estate, building management, and facilities professionals, this report shows how missing occupancy data leads to heating and cooling empty space, cleaning on fixed schedules, and delaying renovations, and what leaders are doing about it.
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Research report
Beyond Occupancy: The State of Office Space 2026
Sense Everyone. See No One.The report at a glance
19%
of facilities planning decisions are based on data
24%
of under-used office space is regularly heated and cooled
76%
say their layout is not the most productive use of space
Inside the report
- Where building costs leak when usage is unknown
- Why cleaning and HVAC still run on fixed schedules
- How one company moved office attendance from 45% to over 90%
Common questions
How much empty office space is still heated and cooled?
The same survey found 24% of under-used or unoccupied office space is regularly heated and cooled.