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    Let’s Go Show Recap: The Experience Economy with Author Joseph Pine

    Internationally acclaimed author, speaker, and management advisor Joseph Pine has been talking about the importance of meaningful experiences for a long time. In fact, he and his partner recently re-released their ...

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    The Evolution of the Office

    This is not the first time the office has changed, and it likely won’t be the last. Physical office design has had to remain adaptable for decades, adjusting to support the needs of the workforce at the time. “There’s a ...

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    Flex Space: Merging Architecture and Technology

    The COVID-19 pandemic solidified the importance of hybrid work models for most companies, with varied approaches and results across the board. While some notice their productivity increases when they work from home, it ...

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    Conversations with Alesia Sanganoo of 25 Mass Ave (Washington, D.C.)

    Alesia Sanganoo Tenant Engagement Manager As a Tenant Engagement Manager for Lincoln Property Company, Alesia supports the leasing team; cultivates and sustains positive relationships with tenants; and develops and ...

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    Let’s Go Show Recap: Creating Workplaces That Work

    The nature of work has changed dramatically in recent months. Though every organization is taking a unique approach to the new hybrid landscape, there are still many conflicting opinions around remote work. Some ...

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    The Social and Technological Demands Changing the Office

    A recent survey by Price Waterhouse Cooper found that 87% of employees think the modern office is important for collaborating with team members and building relationships. However, there are still many questions ...

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    Using Tenant Experience Software to Grow Community

    Tenant experience software can take many shapes and forms. In today’s world, the tenant experience extends beyond the building itself, meaning the tools to support it must encompass every element in and around a ...

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    Let’s Go Show Recap: Discussing the State of TeX in the U.K.

    Return to office plans are still up in the air for some landlords as the delta variant poses new health and safety challenges for the workplace. The U.K. is no exception: as of August 20th, fewer than one in five ...

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    Let’s Go Show Recap: Creating a Workplace People Want to Return To

    Though 70% of business leaders plan to have employees back in the office in some capacity by the fall of this year, things are not set in stone. Health and safety challenges have continued to fluctuate depending on ...

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    What’s the Deal with Commercial Food Ordering?

    We all know that feeling: your alarm went off, and you hit snooze one too many times. You quickly realize you only have enough time to get dressed and barely catch your train to work, bypassing your usual cup of coffee ...

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    Getting Tenant Data That Matters

    In “The New Tenant Journey,” we explored the importance of understanding the attitudes and opinions of tenant-employees. While employers set the work rules that determine when, where, and how their teams work, the ...

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    Let’s Go Show Recap: Creating Community Through Sustainability, Wellness, and Charity

    Since its founding in 1936, Bulfinch has dedicated itself to protecting the environment and creating stronger communities in the areas which it operates. From day one of the HqO-Bulfinch partnership, they have stood out ...

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    Modern Workplace Amenities: Solutions for the Tenant Commute

    If this last year has shown us anything, it’s that tenant experiences cannot be confined to the four walls of an office space. The entire commercial real estate (CRE) industry has grappled with how to transform the ...

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    Let’s Go Show Recap: Old Friends, New Season

    A few years ago, Chase Garbarino met up with Michael Beckerman, the CEO of CREtech, in New York City. They connected instantly, and talked about everything from the emerging tenant experience category to AAU basketball. ...

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    Building Analytics Software and Retail: Creating Opportunity for the Office

    If you’re in the commercial real estate (CRE) space, you know that the building analytics market is growing exponentially. In fact, MarketsandMarkets expects the industry to grow to $11.10 billion by 2023. But what is ...

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    Conversations with Bernard Lee of the Terminus Buildings (Atlanta, GA)

    Bernard Lee Property Manager at Cousins Properties As a Property Manager at Cousins Properties, Bernard is in charge of the maintenance and operations of the Terminus buildings located in Atlanta, GA. Bernard uses his ...

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    Behind the Scenes of HqO’s Access Lab

    Modern access control solutions play a crucial role in the tenant experience. The right technologies can achieve any number of property management goals, like enhanced physical security for your building; a seamless, ...

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    Working Smarter With a Tenant Communication App

    Today’s office tenants have spoken. According to a recent CBRE study, 62% of tenants seek connected technologies and building apps in their workplaces. As the commercial real estate (CRE) landscape changes greatly, the ...

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    The New Tenant Journey

    The dynamics of the employer-employee relationship have profoundly changed in what we all hope are the waning days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Until March 2020, employers commonly set the work rules that determine the ...

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    Visitor Management Software and Tenant Experience

    Put simply, visitor management is any process that an organization uses to keep track of who enters and exits their property. Until now, manual visitor registration methods such as visitor badges and physical logs were ...