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Safe Buildings

Using Technology and Employee Centricity to Create Safe Buildings

Safe buildings are increasingly important. Based on a study by AlertMedia, 73% of respondents said that feeling safe is “extremely important” when at work. However, only 53% of respondents thought their employer considered their safety as “extremely important”.  There is a significant gap between how important safety is in the workplace and how insignificant workers […]

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Smart Buildings

How IoT Technology Can Make Your Smart Building Data Safer

There has been an increase in smart buildings in recent years. While it has many advantages, there is also concern about data security. One solution is IoT technology for smart buildings, which can eliminate data vulnerability while offering many benefits.  Smart Buildings and IoT technology There is unprecedented growth when it comes to smart buildings. […]

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Smart Buildings

The Rise of Smart Buildings

The COVID-19 pandemic changed our approach towards our buildings. As offices emptied and remote working became the norm, it became essential to make our buildings safe enough to return to. That’s where smart buildings came in. With technology that helps boost employee well-being, achieve ESG goals, manage utility usage, and more, smart buildings have ensured […]

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Smart Utility Monitoring ZiggyTec

Monitor utility usage and reduce emissions the smart way

Smart utility monitoring delivers accurate reports and actionable insights that can help manage the use of resources – and this is becoming vital amid a burgeoning energy crisis.  As winter approaches, Europe’s energy crisis is only going to get worse. How can commercial building managers ensure that they are making optimum use of resources without […]

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Certification ZiggyAir

Standards and certifications support new push for workplace air quality regulation

The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a renewed focus on wellness in the workplace, helping to replace absenteeism with presenteeism as one of HR’s biggest bugbears. But more importantly for public health, it has sparked a drive towards indoor air quality standards in countries around the world. After spending years designing regulations around food hygiene, sanitation […]

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Smart Legionella Control

Smart Legionella Control – a ‘no-brainer’ that saves time, money and resources in climate and energy crises

Time has come to give full play to smart legionella control solution in making buildings smarter, safer and more sustainable Staring down the barrel of the most severe energy crisis since the oil shocks of the 1970s, governments all across Europe are urging businesses and consumers to examine every option in controlling energy costs and […]

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Smart Legionella Control

A new option in meeting Legionella compliance obligations

Take the pain out of manual checks and reporting and save significant costs with ZiggyTec’s Smart Legionella Control solution A Legionella Compliance Strategy is a must-have for commercial buildings, and ZiggyTec’s Smart Legionella Control solution is a new option for duty-holders responsible for meeting the associated legal and regulatory requirements. Legionella bacteria causes the potentially […]

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Smart Legionella Control

IoT technology is transforming Legionella control activity

Smart devices and data analysis make reporting easier and more accurate than ever for legionella control Legionnaire’s Disease might sound like an illness from the past … perhaps belonging to the ages of smallpox, leprosy or gout. But caused by the waterborne bacterium Legionella, which can grow in building water systems, it is very much […]

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Staff wellbeing ZiggyAir

How to improve indoor air quality at your workplace

With reports stating that 72% of office workers are worried over workplace air, and the continuing presence of Covid-19 in the community, it’s no wonder organisations are striving to improve indoor air quality in the workplace. How they do it will depend on the size, location and function of the building: whether it’s a modern […]

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Sustainability

Quantify the ‘S’ in ESG and keep your staff safe and well

Non-financial reporting is becoming key among investors – and firms are using indoor air quality data to demonstrate ESG and wellbeing action. It’s a year of firsts for ESG in Irish business, with the inaugural ESG Summit in Croke Park in May followed closely by the inaugural ESG Awards in the Mansion House in June, […]