Higher Education

Privacy concerns are at an all-time high. With the proliferation of devices and the increasing complexity of network environments, the opportunity to use Wi-Fi device data to derive occupancy estimates is compelling, but must be balanced against the demands for security and privacy. While some...

Picture a future where your building’s energy consumption is perfectly in sync with its actual needs. This is becoming a reality through the power of occupancy analytics, a game-changer for optimizing HVAC systems and advancing sustainable practices. By leveraging occupancy data, property managers...

When everything from construction costs to student enrollment is on the rise, the knee-jerk reaction is for colleges and universities to raise tuition too, however, the appetite and affordability of colleges has been thrust into the limelight as Gen Z makes their way through campus halls....

As higher education institutions face increasing financial pressures, maximizing the efficiency of every resource becomes paramount, especially when it comes to facilities. Buildings, labs, classrooms, and administrative offices represent some of the most substantial investments on campus. Yet,...

When it comes to deploying a Wi-Fi-based occupancy analytics system, the mantra is simple: Go big or make suboptimal space planning decisions. Large, enterprise-level deployments can uncover significantly more opportunities to optimize space usage, cut energy usage, and adjust cleaning and...

A Proof of Concept (POC) serves as a crucial tool for validating ideas before full-scale implementation. For tools with deployment processes or manual installations, they can help teams recognize the value of the tool and the ease of deployment. This is essential when Real Estate managers at...

In 2023, anyone responsible for making leasing and scheduling decisions in modern workspaces knows the score: fewer people are coming into the office five days a week, but that does not mean cutting space is the smartest option. Instead, workspaces need to better suit the individuals and teams...

Corporate Real Estate professionals have been relying on badge data to support campus security, track peak office attendance times, and get a glimpse into office utilization since the dawn of the RFID card. And we’ve all dealt with the downfalls of badge data; piggybacking, a lack of badge-out...

There’s a perception that colleges and universities are out of space. Classroom and facilities bookings suggest there’s never any open space on campus, but in today’s hybrid world, there’s a widening gap between scheduled attendance and in-person attendance. Paired with shifting work and learning...

In the dynamic landscape of higher education, managing campus space has become an intricate dance between tradition and innovation, necessity and aspiration. Lambent recently hosted a Higher Education Round Table in Harvard Square that provided a platform for diverse voices from various...

This March during Women’s History Month, Julie Roberts, Lambent Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, hosted a panel discussion with four women leading space planning teams at their organization. The panel offered insights into trends hitting campuses and workplaces across the US as well as key...

Sometimes to solve for big-picture problems like Corporate or Higher Education Real Estate leases that have 3-6 year life cycles, looking at too fine an aperture can actually distract from your ability to notice patterns and trends in office utilization over quarters, semesters, or years. When...