We love to share what we know.
At Mapiq, we’re more than just software. Led by a multidisciplinary team of experts, we love to share our insights and knowledge on how to create the offices of the future. Below you will find our growing collection of white papers, blogs and other content about the smart building ecosystem. So dive in, enjoy, get involved and become a part of the smart building conversation.
Happy discovery
Viewpoints / Oct 08, 2018 / Jip Eilbracht
The science behind concentration areas
The new way of work and innovations in technology are requiring people to multitask more and more often. By having multiple sources of information available, we are constantly challenging our mental capacity.
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Viewpoints / Oct 02, 2018 / Philip Fels
How to deal with the endless workplace options?
Agile working equals more freedom in making your own choices regarding workplaces. However, we are now at the crossroads where we can ask ourselves to which extent everyone benefits from the endless workplace options.
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Product / Sep 25, 2018 / Philip Fels
Locker control
Smart storage is an aspect with a growing importance in office buildings. People’s needs are changing, in response we co-created the product feature ‘locker control’ with our partner Vecos.
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Whitepapers / Sep 23, 2018 / Jip Eilbracht
From Smart to Responsive
To reinstate the office at the centre of working life, we need to review our understanding of the office spaces and the role that technology plays in providing an optimal-, responsive workplace. In this paper, we outline the challenges we observed in the office and illustrate how technology can b...
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Viewpoints / Sep 20, 2018 / Jip Eilbracht
Key insights when switching to ABW
The switch to activity-based working often largely consists of technological and office modifications. Employees, however, must be capable of effectively adapting their behavior. Only once their behavior changes, the innovative buildings, and technological developments can be optimally utilized.
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Viewpoints / Sep 18, 2018 / Philip Fels
The rise of the smart building
Through the course of the centuries, various components of buildings have been developed and embellished. These days, buildings are a complex combination of structures, systems and technology. We call them ‘smart buildings’.
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News / Sep 04, 2018 / Jip Eilbracht
Mapiq is one of the 50 fastest growing Dutch tech scale-ups
Mapiq has already brought a lot of offices to great heights and now is one of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the Netherlands. The Technology Fast 50 is a prestigious event which is hosted annually by global financial services firm Deloitte.
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News / May 16, 2018 / Jip Eilbracht
Mapiq in the renovated HQ of Unilever, New Jersey
Last week, our team was present at the opening of the renovated HQ of Unilever, New Jersey. A building with lots of open and shared spaces, concrete floors, industrial-style open ceilings and.. of course, Mapiq!
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News / Apr 20, 2018 / Jip Eilbracht
Milestone: we are now officially ISO certified!
Every day we are trying to work a little bit better at Mapiq. This has led to another professional milestone for our organization. As from March 2018 we are ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certified!
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Viewpoints / Oct 08, 2018 / Jip Eilbracht
The science behind concentration areas
The new way of work and innovations in technology are requiring people to multitask more and more often. By having multiple sources of information available, we are constantly challenging our mental capacity.
Read more
Viewpoints / Oct 02, 2018 / Philip Fels
How to deal with the endless workplace options?
Agile working equals more freedom in making your own choices regarding workplaces. However, we are now at the crossroads where we can ask ourselves to which extent everyone benefits from the endless workplace options.
Read more
Viewpoints / Sep 20, 2018 / Jip Eilbracht
Key insights when switching to ABW
The switch to activity-based working often largely consists of technological and office modifications. Employees, however, must be capable of effectively adapting their behavior. Only once their behavior changes, the innovative buildings, and technological developments can be optimally utilized.
Read more
Viewpoints / Sep 18, 2018 / Philip Fels
The rise of the smart building
Through the course of the centuries, various components of buildings have been developed and embellished. These days, buildings are a complex combination of structures, systems and technology. We call them ‘smart buildings’.
Read more
Viewpoints / Sep 14, 2018 / Philip Fels
What are your biggest privacy concerns?
Systems like Mapiq can provide employees with a more comfort. However, they also spark the privacy debate. Employees have doubts and fears when it comes to ‘tracking systems’ on the work floor.
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Viewpoints / Sep 05, 2018 / Philip Fels
Well-being at the office, more than you might imagine...
What do you think affects your well-being at work the most? When I started my graduation project at Mapiq, I thought well-being was all about moving more, eating healthy, and seeking good air and light. It didn’t take long for me to realize that there’s actually much more to well-being than that.
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Product / Sep 25, 2018 / Philip Fels
Locker control
Smart storage is an aspect with a growing importance in office buildings. People’s needs are changing, in response we co-created the product feature ‘locker control’ with our partner Vecos.
Read more
Product / Sep 06, 2018 / Philip Fels
Heatmaps: visualize your office occupancy
Noise and crowded office spaces are common frustrations for many employees and can decrease productivity. The occupancy heatmap is a new feature that visualizes all busy points within the office space. This information can be used to make the necessary adjustments.
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Product / Aug 24, 2018 / Jip Eilbracht
Localization technology
Positioning and localization are two terms that often get misused; localization is used where positioning is meant, or the other way around. This is understandable, because in a lot of contexts the difference between these terms doesn't matter, but that doesn't there is no distinct difference bet...
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Product / Aug 24, 2018 / Philip Fels
Why three is better than two
Whether 3D rendering should be used in the visualization of structured data is the topic of an ongoing debate in the field of information visualization and human-computer interaction. With the web technology for hardware-accelerated 3D graphics WebGL now becoming increasingly mainstream in web br...
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Product / Aug 23, 2018 / Philip Fels
Brand new booking integrations
Today, we're announcing a number of new integrations for our Meeting solution. These systems remain fully functional and serve as a data source to ensure optimal building efficiency. With the Mapiq Meeting solutions room booking - in any office - becomes easier, more efficient and simpler.
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Whitepapers / Sep 23, 2018 / Jip Eilbracht
From Smart to Responsive
To reinstate the office at the centre of working life, we need to review our understanding of the office spaces and the role that technology plays in providing an optimal-, responsive workplace. In this paper, we outline the challenges we observed in the office and illustrate how technology can b...
Read more
Whitepapers / Jul 02, 2018 / Jip Eilbracht
Smart Building Ecosystems
In a smart building, traditionally separated domains like parking, access management, facility management, WiFi, lighting and audio-video should work seamlessly together. In this white paper, we take a look under the hood and delve into the relationships, interactions and roles that comprises the...
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