Baselines Before Conclusions
Without knowing what normal looks like, every reading is a finding. Establishing a baseline is the first analytical task and the most skipped.
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Reading the data
Never publish average without peak. The two drive opposite decisions and both are usually true.
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Peak, Average and the Gap Between Them
The two numbers that drive opposite decisions, and why quoting one without the other produces expensive mistakes.
Seasonality in Building Data
Buildings have an annual rhythm, and most occupancy decisions are made on less than a year of data.
Meeting Rooms: the Numbers Everybody Misreads
The space type with the most data and the most misinterpretation. Four figures that look similar and mean different things.
Desk Utilisation and the Attendance Question
The figure that most often becomes a management argument rather than a space one, and how to keep it a space question.
Comparing Floors, Buildings and Sites
Comparison is where occupancy data is most used and least trustworthy. Five things that must match before two numbers mean anything together.
When the Data Contradicts What People Say
Staff say the building is full and the sensors say it is half empty. Both are usually right, and the resolution is informative.