ts in premium commercial buildings unlock the hybrid office space of today. Features analyze occupant behavior and space utilization patterns to improve the comfort, convenience and collaboration of knowledge workers, putting more control in their hands as they return to the office in the post-pandemic landscape. The suite identifies areas to enhance the occupant experience while improving communication between building owners, tenants and occupants.

Remote work is here to stay, but many employees are returning to offices, at least a few days per week. A May survey from the Partnership for New York City, a business advocacy group, noted that 78% of employers in the city indicate a hybrid office model will be their predominant post-pandemic policy, up from just 6% pre-pandemic. It is anticipated that return to office rates will increase after Labor Day, with 49% of NYC-based workers expected in the office on an average weekday in September 2022.[i]

As employees return to offices in growing numbers, Honeywell’s Occupant Experience suite, including the Honeywell Remote Building Supervisor, featuring an Occupant Experience dashboard, and the Occupant Experience app powered by the Sine Pro mobile platform, will empower the main groups that occupy and manage buildings in several ways:

Create Value for Building Owners and Facilities Managers

Learn valuable insights on the occupants’ experience by soliciting feedback on security, safety, building health, cleanliness and collaboration
Access tools to show tenants how the building supports great occupant experiences and creates an environment for efficiency, productivity and collaboration
Improve property value with technology assets that can support current and future needs
Provide Greater Insight to Employers and Tenants

Help employees adjust to hybrid work schedules and protocols through scheduling tools, frictionless entry options and space utilization analytics that prevent crowding
Leverage tools to make employees feel heard by providing easy feedback pathways
Provide comfortable in-office experiences focused on teamwork and collaboration to encourage a positive return to the office
Use space utilization tools to accommodate employee populations
Gain confidence that goals for productivity, collaboration and retention are being met through easy-to-read, well-organized dashboards and real-time occupant experience indexes
Create Frictionless Experience for Office Workers

Take more control over their in-office experience, including direct access to adjust temperature and lighting through a readily available app that also provides frictionless check-in and visitor management, eliminating the need for badges or keycards
Submit on-the-go mobile requests to facilities managers about maintenance, security and quality of life factors
Engage directly with facilities staff to address building experience concerns
“In a time where competition for talent is high and there is an increased focus on personal well-being, the occupant experience will continue to grow in importance as more employees return to offices and workers set higher expectations for the environments in which they spend time – the need to create a place that employees want to go to is key,” said Udaya Shrivastava, interim vice president and chief technology officer, Honeywell Building Technologies. “We have already launched and field-tested these tools at our new Honeywell corporate headquarters in Charlotte to help us provide an unmatched occupant experience that supports the well-being of our employees and guests.”