Why is badge data not enough to plan office space?
Badge swipes show who entered the building, not where people sat, how long they stayed, or which spaces sat empty. Thermal sensing fills that gap anonymously.
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The State of the Workplace 2026
The State of the Workplace 2026
Badge swipes and desk reservations show who came in, not how the office actually gets used. This report shows how thermal sensing anonymously captures how people use space and interact, and how those patterns turn into smarter office layouts.
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Research report
The State of the Workplace 2026
Sense Everyone. See No One.The report at a glance
24%
of office space is heated and cooled for nobody
76%
say their layout is not the most productive use of space
15% to 90%+
utilization after a sensor-informed redesign
Inside the report
- What badge and booking data miss
- How one software company lifted utilization from 15% to over 90%
- How layout affects retention
Common questions
Can office redesign really change utilization?
In one case in this report, a global software company went from 15% utilization to over 90% six weeks after a sensor-informed redesign.