The Lambent Spaces Blog

Ease into the week – and then back out. That’s what employees want. Mondays and Fridays at home with all team meetings Tuesday through Thursday. It’s creating a bell curve of occupancy – predictable, sure, but strains operations and inflates the cost of use due to uneven occupancy distribution....

It’s no secret that for many institutions of higher education, “business as usual” is no longer an option. Increased competition, funding limits, demographic and technological changes, and student success are just some of the many challenges facing universities. And for many of those universities...

Why Perks Alone Aren’t Bringing Employees Back In the race to reignite in-person work, lavish perks—think catered lunches, foosball tables, wellness rooms—were heralded as the answer to lure employees back to the office. Yet, for many organizations, these incentives are failing to earn employee...

Higher education is facing mounting financial pressures and shifting campus needs. To address these challenges, universities must adopt a surgical approach to operations management—targeting cost reductions through precise, data-driven space utilization. The key to success lies in leveraging Wi-Fi...

With the UK government introducing new legislation in 2025 aimed at making it easier for international students to study in the UK, universities are preparing for a fresh wave of overseas enrolments. Early data for the January 2025 intake showed a significant uptick in international student...

At corporations and universities across the country, you can still find facility managers making space utilization decisions manually. That is, they are relying on clipboards and clickers for reports on space occupancy and utilization. Facilities and Operations Managers are driving towards...

Smart space management has elbowed its way to the top of priority lists at corporate office buildings and higher education campuses – any location where space is at a premium. From space realignment following COVID-19 shutdowns to long-range visions for flexible, sustainable spaces, space...

At Brown University’s School of Public Health, the battle for space isn’t just about square footage-it’s an Ivy League arms race for talent, research dollars, and the future of public health. Picture this: faculty recruiting wars, grant funding timelines that move at breakneck speed, and a campus...

Embarking on the journey of occupancy analytics can be daunting, especially for organizations managing sprawling campuses or diverse portfolios. Sara Walsh, Executive Dean of Finance and Administration, at Brown University School of Public Health, recently spoke at Tradeline University’s Space...

University CFOs face mounting pressure to do more with less-reduce costs, advance sustainability, and deliver better outcomes for students and staff. The days when campus real estate was simply a passive cost center are over. Today, campus buildings are dynamic and evolving. The learning...

Efficient space utilization has become a critical concern for organizations. Occupancy insights derived from Wi-Fi meta-data has emerged as a powerful tool to optimize space management, enhance resource booking, and drive cost-effective decision-making when it’s embedded into Accruent’s suite of...

Real estate prices have skyrocketed in cities across the US leaving colleges and universities in a peculiar predicament. They’re not just competing for students and faculty; they’re engaged in a high-stakes game of musical chairs, desperately seeking space to accommodate their growing needs....