#ROI

Like a stock portfolio in equity investing, a commercial real estate (CRE) portfolio is a collection of assets owned by an individual or entity. In real estate, that asset is property — either residential, commercial, industrial or land. People with large real estate holdings rely on their...

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...

Commercial real estate is experiencing a period of drastic change that is causing property managers and space planners to more closely scrutinize office space utilization. In many cases, they’re looking at mothballing floors, wings, and even entire buildings to reduce operational costs and...

Business continuity plans rarely include remediation and protection of assets like office buildings — a process called mothballing. When buildings and equipment shut down for an extended period of time, as what happened in the months following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, sufficient care...

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...

Managing office space utilization has always been a challenge for businesses for several reasons. Workforce needs and workstyles are constantly evolving while organizational priorities change practically every quarter. Add to that the challenge of managing employee headcounts that are always in...

As Real Estate services and investments leaders rely more and more on occupancy analytics and utilization rates to inform crucial building lease decisions, the allure of streamlining operations and cost savings by bundling occupancy analytics through your Wi-Fi provider becomes tempting. But...

Remote and hybrid work models are causing sweeping changes in office occupancy utilization rates. The Wall Street Journal recently noted a decrease in office space utilization from last year, which is having a significant impact on the value of commercial real estate. These shifting trends are a...

Recent shifts toward hybrid working models, where more and more employees divide time between working in the corporate office and working remotely, have made it increasingly important for businesses to track, measure, and optimize their corporate workspaces. As the traditional office dynamic...