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Dynamic occupancy management

Optimize dynamic occupancy

Workplace leaders are embracing dynamic occupancy management, to adapt their space supply to meet variable hybrid demand

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Hybrid workplace optimization

A new way to manage hybrid complexity

Hybrid work patterns create complexity that can’t be managed with tools and approaches designed for more predictable times.

Some workplace leaders use mandates in an attempt to simplify and predict hybrid occupancy – yet compliance is patchy without strict enforcement and top performers expect flexibility.

The alternative is dynamic occupancy management: an innovative new way to improve hybrid workplace experience while reducing costs and emissions.

Built for hybrid work

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Give people a reason to come together, with HubStar Connect.

Showcase key events and amenities, from town hall meetings to happy hours, to encourage meaningful connection that’s worth the effort.

Not sure when to come in? Connect empowers everyone to make the best possible decision.

Hybrid occupancy management

What is dynamic occupancy management?

Dynamic occupancy management is the process of increasing purposeful demand for the office, analyzing what happened, then adapting your occupancy strategy for maximum engagement and minimum waste.

It combines next-generation scheduling with centralized data management that enables you to adapt floorplans, hybrid seating assignments, neighborhoods, ratios and more.

The result? Reduced costs, reduced carbon emissions and an ever-improving, commute-worthy workplace experience.

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Dynamic occupancy management

Transition from legacy workplace management to dynamic occupancy management

HubStar H₂O is the only dynamic workplace platform for optimizing hybrid occupancy. Built for today’s dynamic workplace, H₂O offers next-generation space scheduling, workplace intelligence and hybrid data management to create the most powerful and interoperable solution suite in the market today.

 

The HubStar H₂O platform is a fully integrated suite that can also be deployed modularly, providing the utmost flexibility.

 

We help some of the world’s greatest companies create, execute and iterate their dynamic workplace strategies, to meet the variable demand for space driven by fluctuating hybrid work patterns. Some companies use H₂O to radically reduce real estate costs. Others use it to increase social connection and collaboration, while building a thriving culture of community. Whatever your business priority, it’s easier than you think to start optimizing hybrid occupancy with HubStar.

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"HubStar enabled us to save millions in operating costs while not only avoiding disruption, but improving employee experience"

Fortune 500

Global Real Estate Lead

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Frequently asked questions

Dynamic occupancy management FAQs

Still have questions? Browse our FAQs below and contact us if yours isn’t covered.

What is dynamic occupancy management?

Dynamic occupancy management is an approach and toolset built for hybrid work. It involves influencing when employees come into the office and where they sit, based on how efficiently your space is being used. Dynamic occupancy management combines next-generation scheduling to optimize purposeful attendance and collaboration, with centralized data management that enables you to adapt floorplans, hybrid seating assignments, neighbourhoods, ratios and more. The outcome is simultaneous improvement in workplace experience and cost savings.

Why is dynamic occupancy management important for hybrid workplaces?

Fluctuating hybrid work schedules can me it difficult to manage space efficiently. Dynamic occupancy management solves this by optimizing office attendance, ensuring the right number of employees are present each day and ensures that office space is used effectively. Dynamic occupancy management helps reduce wasted space and align capacity with demand. This not only enhances productivity, by having the right people in at the right times, but also reduces over and undercrowding; which, in turn, improves workplace experience and reduces energy use, carbon emissions and costs.

How do I manage fluctuating attendance patterns in a hybrid work environment?

Monitoring real-time employee presence and predicting future demand gives workplace leaders the data they need to make informed workplace decisions. For example, changing the ratio of focus space to collaboration space, adjusting office layout or soft-closing areas when employees are less likely to be in the office. These adjustments ensure space is used both efficiently and effectively, saving costs and creating a great workplace experience.

How can dynamic occupancy management help optimize office space for hybrid work?

Dynamic occupancy management uses real-time data to track and predict office attendance, meaning you can allocate space more effectively. It helps ensure that meeting rooms, workstations, and collaborative areas are available when employees are in the office, and aren't being left empty and underutilized when they aren't.

How can dynamic occupancy management improve the employee experience?

Dynamic occupancy management aims for optimal space utilization, by proactively reallocating people and resources. Organisations can reduces overcrowding on high-attendance days and avoid creating "ghost towns" on low-attendance days, making the workplace and engaging and collaborative place.

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"HubStar enabled us to save millions in operating costs while not only avoiding disruption, but improving employee experience."

Fortune 500

Global Real Estate Lead @ Fortune 500 Company

"We will not make any meaningful real estate and workplace decisions without HubStar data."

Fortune 500

Global Real Estate Lead @ Fortune 500 Company

"HubStar allows us to see how space is being used and occupied, and helps us predict the space we’ll need going forward."

donna-porter

Donna Porter

Senior Space Manager @ Sheffield Hallam University

"Team were very happy! Implementation was great. We were up and running in days."

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Law Practice

"Perfect fit. The application works very well, and the support given has been exceptional. This was originally required for desk booking, but the business quickly took to the system and have been requesting further functionality since."

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Application Analyst @ Oil & Energy Company

"Brilliant solution for managing office space. We've been able to be proactive and intentional about making our office space work."

5-3

Commercial Director @ Technology & Services Company

"Would 100% recommended. Our account manager is by far the best and most approachable person I've met on any contract I've worked on. Nothings is too much. They always have the answer and help make the changes we need and want. Having this type of customer service really makes a difference."

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Facilities Manager @ Civic & Social Organization

"Support response and attention to detail is exceptional. Highly recommend as very good value for the investment. Staff find it easy to use and integration to Microsoft Outlook is great. Support is excellent."

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ICT Manager @ Nonprofit Organization

"What we've found most useful is the ability to customise the system to suit our needs. The rules and policy engine have allowed us to build in desk and room booking processes to communicate well with our team, and manage the space in our building."

5-3

Commercial Director @ Technology & Services Company

"The standout features are it’s clean and simple interface, ability to integrate with Outlook and the simple way it can be deployed to the display screens outside our rooms, not to mention the high level of support that’s provided with the product."

AEU

Evan Henderson

IT Officer @ AEU Victoria

"User-friendly interface, real-time reservations, and effective resource management improve productivity and space use. I use it everyday."

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Civil Engineering Company

"Very adaptable, highly featured and easy to use. I like the ability to address our very detailed requirements in a quick implementation with a modern, attractive user interface."

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Luxury Goods & Jewellery Company

"My favourite feature is the Outlook integration, as it enables our staff to book meetings in a familiar way. The bookings are automatically transferred without any extra steps for the end user."

AEU

Evan Henderson

IT Officer @ AEU Victoria

"The system was so intuitive, we really didn’t need to give people a lot of training."

Russell-Group

Jeremy Wilson

Operations Manager @ Russell Group University

"The reporting has been brilliant."

Russell-Group

Jeremy Wilson

Operations Manager @ Russell Group University

"Employees need to be able to collaborate closely, working in one room. The office environment needs to align with this seamlessly. What that means for us is that we need to measure usage and occupancy rates and adjust the workspaces accordingly as needed."

Mark-van-Rijt

Mark van Rijt

Managing Director of Facility Management @ ABN AMRO Bank

"HubStar has removed so much admin from my daily to-do list. These days I only spend about an hour a week, covering six offices and 800 staff members. Before I was spending an hour a day messaging people back and forth! This means the system has cut the time I have to spend on managing bookings by 80%."

tristan-drinkwater

Tristan Drinkwater

Facilities & IT Services Manager @ Exertis

"There’s a tremendous range of reports that we use to measure capacity levels."

Russell-Group

Jeremy Wilson

Operations Manager @ Russell Group University

"HubStar allows us to see how space is being used and occupied, and helps us predict the space we’ll need going forward."

donna-porter

Donna Porter

Senior Space Manager @ Sheffield Hallam University

"The experience that users now have using HubStar is absolutely fantastic. The implementation went smoothly and our staff find the system really easy to use. The support I’ve had is phenomenal - incredibly knowledgeable about the product and so helpful. They’re second to none"

tristan-drinkwater

Tristan Drinkwater

Facilities & IT Services Manager @ Exertis

"With the single push of a button, my team gains insight into spaces that are consistently underutilised and how many ‘no-shows’ have taken place"

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Fred Jonker

Information Services Policy Officer @ Wageningen University & Research

"I’d absolutely recommend HubStar. If someone asked me why, I’d say it simply does everything you need it to do. The feature set is rich and covers all the requirements that most organisations are likely to have."

tristan-drinkwater

Tristan Drinkwater

Facilities & IT Services Manager @ Exertis

"HubStar enabled us to save millions in operating costs while not only avoiding disruption, but improving employee experience."

Fortune 500

Global Real Estate Lead @ Fortune 500 Company

"We will not make any meaningful real estate and workplace decisions without HubStar data."

Fortune 500

Global Real Estate Lead @ Fortune 500 Company

"HubStar allows us to see how space is being used and occupied, and helps us predict the space we’ll need going forward."

donna-porter

Donna Porter

Senior Space Manager @ Sheffield Hallam University

"Team were very happy! Implementation was great. We were up and running in days."

gavel_88dp_FFFFFF

Law Practice

"Perfect fit. The application works very well, and the support given has been exceptional. This was originally required for desk booking, but the business quickly took to the system and have been requesting further functionality since."

oil_barrel_300dp_FFFFFF

Application Analyst @ Oil & Energy Company

"Brilliant solution for managing office space. We've been able to be proactive and intentional about making our office space work."

5-3

Commercial Director @ Technology & Services Company

"Would 100% recommended. Our account manager is by far the best and most approachable person I've met on any contract I've worked on. Nothings is too much. They always have the answer and help make the changes we need and want. Having this type of customer service really makes a difference."

groups_300dp_FFFFFF

Facilities Manager @ Civic & Social Organization

"Support response and attention to detail is exceptional. Highly recommend as very good value for the investment. Staff find it easy to use and integration to Microsoft Outlook is great. Support is excellent."

volunteer_activism_300dp_FFFFFF

ICT Manager @ Nonprofit Organization

"What we've found most useful is the ability to customise the system to suit our needs. The rules and policy engine have allowed us to build in desk and room booking processes to communicate well with our team, and manage the space in our building."

5-3

Commercial Director @ Technology & Services Company

"The standout features are it’s clean and simple interface, ability to integrate with Outlook and the simple way it can be deployed to the display screens outside our rooms, not to mention the high level of support that’s provided with the product."

AEU

Evan Henderson

IT Officer @ AEU Victoria

"User-friendly interface, real-time reservations, and effective resource management improve productivity and space use. I use it everyday."

engineering_300dp_FFFFFF

Civil Engineering Company

"Very adaptable, highly featured and easy to use. I like the ability to address our very detailed requirements in a quick implementation with a modern, attractive user interface."

diamond_300dp_FFFFFF

Luxury Goods & Jewellery Company

"My favourite feature is the Outlook integration, as it enables our staff to book meetings in a familiar way. The bookings are automatically transferred without any extra steps for the end user."

AEU

Evan Henderson

IT Officer @ AEU Victoria

"The system was so intuitive, we really didn’t need to give people a lot of training."

Russell-Group

Jeremy Wilson

Operations Manager @ Russell Group University

"The reporting has been brilliant."

Russell-Group

Jeremy Wilson

Operations Manager @ Russell Group University

"Employees need to be able to collaborate closely, working in one room. The office environment needs to align with this seamlessly. What that means for us is that we need to measure usage and occupancy rates and adjust the workspaces accordingly as needed."

Mark-van-Rijt

Mark van Rijt

Managing Director of Facility Management @ ABN AMRO Bank

"HubStar has removed so much admin from my daily to-do list. These days I only spend about an hour a week, covering six offices and 800 staff members. Before I was spending an hour a day messaging people back and forth! This means the system has cut the time I have to spend on managing bookings by 80%."

tristan-drinkwater

Tristan Drinkwater

Facilities & IT Services Manager @ Exertis

"There’s a tremendous range of reports that we use to measure capacity levels."

Russell-Group

Jeremy Wilson

Operations Manager @ Russell Group University

"HubStar allows us to see how space is being used and occupied, and helps us predict the space we’ll need going forward."

donna-porter

Donna Porter

Senior Space Manager @ Sheffield Hallam University

"The experience that users now have using HubStar is absolutely fantastic. The implementation went smoothly and our staff find the system really easy to use. The support I’ve had is phenomenal - incredibly knowledgeable about the product and so helpful. They’re second to none"

tristan-drinkwater

Tristan Drinkwater

Facilities & IT Services Manager @ Exertis

"With the single push of a button, my team gains insight into spaces that are consistently underutilised and how many ‘no-shows’ have taken place"

wur-350x350-1

Fred Jonker

Information Services Policy Officer @ Wageningen University & Research

"I’d absolutely recommend HubStar. If someone asked me why, I’d say it simply does everything you need it to do. The feature set is rich and covers all the requirements that most organisations are likely to have."

tristan-drinkwater

Tristan Drinkwater

Facilities & IT Services Manager @ Exertis