With Siri, Alexa and Co., the Internet of Things (IoT) is finding its way into your own four walls. As well, little IoT helpers also enable more comfort, cleanliness and custom-made solutions in offices.
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Modern IoT technologies relieve employees in building maintenance and cleaning, conserve resources and simplify administrative processes. In addition, new cleaning, hygiene and room concepts can be implemented faster and more readily.
For many companies, there is considerable value derived from using IoT to help rectify some of the everyday office challenges. Using four examples, we will illustrate how smart IoT helpers simplify building maintenance and thus make your everyday office life easier.
Coffee and refreshment station
This situation may be familiar to some of us. Where in the past it was necessary to seek of those responsible for restocking, today it is possible to be informed at the push of a button that replenishment is needed. The exact location of the refreshment station is also transmitted to the staff via a sensor.
The freshly brewed coffee is in the cup, but the coffee cream and sugar sachets are missing? At the touch of a button, the information is communicated to the right place and the coffee break can take place without delay.
Workplace occupancy and meeting rooms
A meeting at short notice is imminent. Now all you need is the right meeting room. Depending on the size of the building and the number of rooms, the search for a free space can be laborious and time-consuming. Thanks to IoT sensors placed in meeting rooms, the tedious search for free workplaces is no longer necessary: collected data from the room sensors is shown in an application in real time where free rooms and workplaces are still available.
Sensors register whether people are in a meeting room or whether it is still available. Thanks to IoT, the long search for free meeting rooms is over!
Intelligent waste disposal
Everyday office life still generates a lot of waste. Facility management employees must check the waste containers at regular intervals and ensure that they do not overflow. Modern IoT technology makes it possible to ensure that the waste is only disposed of when a certain, previously defined level has been reached. This information is transmitted electronically to the cleaning staff so that they know exactly when the waste stations need to be emptied and can plan their daily routine accordingly.
PET bottles, aluminium cans, paper and newspapers: intelligent sensors tell the cleaning staff when the predefined fill level has been reached so that the waste does not overflow.
Disinfection stations
Many employees are now returning to the office after a long period of working from home. Topics such as cleanliness and hygiene are also the top priority for facility management. A small IoT sensor that functions as a service button helps ensure that there are always enough disinfectant wipes and disinfectant. The disinfectant dispenser on your office floor is almost empty? With a click of the service button, facility management is informed by message about where replenishment needs to be provided.
In times like today, fully equipped disinfection stations have become indispensable. Hand disinfectants and wipes should be distributed across different stations in the office.
IoT Magazine: When things provide data
What other areas in everyday work do IoT applications support? And what exactly is the Internet of Things in detail? You can find out all this and more with the help of various explanations and stories about the Internet of Things in our IoT magazine.
