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Immersive collaboration is helping stakeholders produce better work, reduce inefficiencies and save costs across the delivery value chain. The AEC design environment is characterized by its reliance on multifarious collaborating parties spread across many different organizations and the entire project delivery lifecycle. In the AEC industry, collaboration typically involves interactions and collaborative decision-making amongst architects, building owners and operators, facility managers, construction professionals, contractors, engineering consultants, and building product manufacturers. Today, the mode of collaboration relies primarily on the use of blueprints and 3D modeling software that lead to considerable back-and-forth iterations on meetings, emails, and calls. Design teams have increased in size and geographically dispersed; design cycle time has become more compressed, project deadlines are rigid, the amount of overall project data has become unwieldy, and in many c...

Businesses looking to secure  Serviced Offices London  are being encouraged to act fast, with multiple sources confirming that the city’s commercial property market is experiencing an increase in demand, at a time where supply is minimal. Prime office space in London is being snapped up quickly. Businesses looking to secure offices in prestigious areas such as the West End will face record high rental prices. The lack of available office space in prime locations has sparked competition amongst occupiers. Those without office space are currently facing limited options, with many having to resort to pre-let agreements or renting space in less popular London boroughs. An increase in pre-lets Given the shortage of available space in London’s prime locations like the West End, it is thought that many businesses will be considering pre-let agreements as a way of meeting their future real estate needs. A pre-letting agreement is made between a potential tenant and a developer to le...

If your business is small, but growing, you might only need a desk for yourself, or you might be part of a small team of two or three. The last thing you’ll want to do is spend a great wad of cash on office space you might not need yet, so a Serviced Office is a great way to get out into the world of work and enable you and your partners, if you have them; to keep your money for more important things. If you’re thinking about working in London then you’ll have an enormous choice of Serviced Offices. First of all work out your budget and then you can pick your location according to how much you can afford. Most  Serviced Offices London   are rented out per desk or per square feet. The average office space for one person is between 75 and 100 square feet. Therefore if an office is available to rent at £65 per square foot, multiply it by the space you need, say 100 square feet, and divide the result by 12, you then have your monthly rental, which in this case would be £54...

If you do have the cash to lease or let a property, you’re not finished there. Overheads need to be included in your budget and these can be quite significant: · Utilities – You will need a phone line and a broadband connection, heating, light and water. · Telephone bill. · Equipment – A photocopier (assuming you already own a computer) · Office Furniture – Desks, chairs, filing cabinets and chairs or a comfortable sofa in the reception or waiting room area. · Wages – A Receptionist and a Secretary to deal with your administrative tasks. · Legal Fees – Payment to a Solicitor for the paperwork necessary to rent or lease a property. · Building and contents insurance. · A Cleaner · Travel costs These are just some of the overheads you can expect to pay. Of course, you have the advantage of having your own office and being able to choose your own furnishings and décor. Your budget, however, might not allow you to work from the location that...

Welcome to Tech City   Whilst America may have Silicon Valley, home to some of the world’s largest technology corporations and small start-ups, an area of East London, dubbed Tech City, is being referred to as its European rival. Over the last few years, East London has become home to hundreds of small and medium-sized technology businesses, as well as big players in the industry including Facebook, Twitter and Google.   Back in 2010, there were approximately two hundred digital companies operating in the area. Today there are close to one thousand five hundred.   What’s so great about East London?   It’s being said that there is nowhere better for start-ups to set up in Europe than in East London. Between 2009 and 2012 the number of technology companies located in London increased by a whopping  seventy-six  per cent, whilst the technology sector as a whole in the city grew by almost seventeen per cent. Job opportunities in the a...