What will a Smart Office look like?
The Smart Office – the future of office design in enterprises. However, not everyone among us understands what a Smart Office is, even though we are very familiar with the term “smart”, from Smartphone, Smart TV to Smart Home. In today’s article, Maison Office will explore with you the Smart Office concept and the future of this innovative idea.
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1. What is a Smart Office?
The Smart Office, also known as an intelligent office, is an office model that applies advanced technologies and devices to provide employees with an environment that optimizes work productivity. The smart technologies here can be office management applications, virtual meeting rooms, electronic sensors, and much more.
The Smart Office is a novel idea, meeting all the needs of businesses in the shortest time possible, lightening the work load of employees, and importantly, improving work efficiency.
With the above definition, you must have somewhat understood what the concept of a Smart Office is. In the next part of the article, let’s delve deeper into the types of technologies that businesses and organizations are using to make their office spaces smarter.
2. What does a smart office consist of?
2.1 Smart Management Applications (Workplace Apps)
Every business or organization has faced difficulties in managing employee working hours. The use of time clocks or card swiping methods inevitably leads to certain errors.
With the emergence of office management applications, you can easily manage employee working hours with the highest accuracy. Employees can now enter the office, reserve meeting rooms, borrow office supplies with just one smart application.
Especially in the context of remote work becoming an inevitable trend recently, mobile appscan completely connect us regardless of geographical location.
Another strength in applying smart technology for small and medium-sized businesses is cost. Your business will not need to allocate a huge budget to encourage the use of mobile apps or integrate smart connection systems in the office environment.
2.2 Smart Furniture
You must have heard a lot about the impact of smart furniture on employee productivity. Now, your business can completely equip its office with convenient furniture to improve employee productivity.
For example: Employees’ desks can be fully automatically adjusted based on height and working posture.
Moreover, technology can go further by collecting employees’ standing and sitting times, thereby providing the most accurate data to adjust the desk height properly.
2.3 Smart Building Management System (Smart Environmental Sensors and Control)
With concerns about the environment, many businesses have invested budgets to create a smart office environment, where all technology applications are environmentally friendly, for a green, clean, and beautiful future.
Small tools have been developed into smart building management systems. Now, building owners can completely perform automatic operations such as turning on/off lights, air conditioners, elevators, and many other devices through a single software.
Air quality in the building is also a concern. To help employees have a truly healthy working environment, many businesses have equipped air quality sensors.
This is not only related to the issue of caring for workers’ health but also significantly contributes to their work productivity.
2.4 Real-time Office Space Management System
Recently, open offices have become a new trend for many businesses. Instead of enclosing one business in a framed office, many organizations and companies share open spaces.
This helps businesses save costs and is effective in coordinating and recruiting personnel.
However, the drawback of open offices is the arrangement of seating for employees. Fortunately, we have many software programs to manage office space usage in real-time, such as QUBIC.
Employees can schedule, reserve seats, book meeting rooms, book office breaks, and many other applications, even when working from home.
With the development of technology, building a dreamlike Smart Office akin to Stark Tower in the famous Marvel movie “Iron Man” is entirely possible in reality.
Despite concerns about information security, we cannot deny: the Smart Office is an important factor affecting employee productivity, reducing pressure, and most importantly, increasing their job satisfaction. That is what any business today is striving for.
3. Some smart offices are being chosen by many businesses
3.1 OfficeHaus Building
OfficeHaus is the most outstanding low-rise office building at the 7th Vietnam PropertyGuru Real Estate Awards. Not only achieving LEED Gold certification, but the tower also brings breakthroughs with “contactless” technology as the centerpiece in this office building.
Additionally, OfficeHaus provides a modern, efficient, and inspiring workspace, attracting and retaining sharp labor force while increasing productivity and efficiency, thereby reducing operating costs.
3.2 Deutsches Haus
Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh City is a pioneering high-end office building in creativity and energy efficiency, located in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City at the strategic corner of Le Duan – Le Van Huu streets.
The 25-story building with a total usable area of about 30,000 m2 is used as high-end office space.
Designed with state-of-the-art facilities and the most modern services, Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh City meets all expectations for the highest-class office building located in the city center.
This project is the location of the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, an ideal destination for German companies, contributing to promoting the relationship between Vietnam and Germany.
Modern German technology combined with high-level sustainability brings a creative space with superior quality for this commercial office block.
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