The team behind 22 Bishopsgate, EC2, has revealed details of the tech set-up that it claims will make the City of London office tower the “smartest building in Europe”.
The building, owned by AXA Investment Management’s real assets division, will use a system developed by Smart Spaces, a London-based company that makes operating systems for buildings.
The system will let guests and workers in the building use a smartphone app as their access pass, rather than checking in at a reception desk and using a physical pass. Workers in the building will also be able to use it to, for example, control solar radiation-activated blinds on the windows.
A “digital twin” of the building with connected controls will let 22 Bishopsgate’s building management team make changes in real time.
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Smart Spaces was set up in 2010 and re-branded in 2018. The company’s clients include Great Portland Estates, Columbia Threadneedle, Helical and Ashby Capital.
Founder Dan Drogman said: “Future-proofing [22 Bishopsgate] with smart technology that creates a frictionless arrival and a seamless user-experience is paramount to its success.”
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