Connected by Skanska unveiled

The system includes a mobile app for office workers and a web portal for tenants and building administrators. It works as an open platform to which other functionality may be added in the future. “Skanska’s ambition is to develop office buildings that will remain functional for many years, regardless of the technological advances. That’s why we have created systems that work in conjunction with smartphones – their features can be easily updated just like apps we all use everyday,” says Renata Nowakowska, the innovation manager at Skanska Commercial Development Unit for CEE.

The system, which uses beacons provided by Estimote, allows administrators to control employee access privileges for both plastic and virtual cards, assign spaces for VIPs or send important announcements to all users. Tenants will also have access to office usage data both in real-time and from the past including information about vacant parking spaces, office occupancy throughout the day and conference and meeting room availability. The roll-out of the system is in the Spark building in Warsaw. On this basis, Skanska claims, that it is now the first developer in the CEE region to offer its tenants a “connected fit-out” option for its office space. “The technology that is now being used in the Spark office building will eventually be offered to all our tenants in our new office projects throughout the CEE region,” says Renata Nowakowska.