Your Visitor Pass Shouldn't Get Lost in an Inbox
Cohesion Visitor Management can send access QR codes directly by text, giving guests, contractors, and event attendees a faster way to retrieve their building credential.
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Access Isn't the Challenge. Governance Is.
In complex multi-tenant environments, the real challenge isn't issuing access. It's governing it. Enterprise RBAC ties permissions to organizational roles, making access dynamic, auditable, and aligned with how people actually work.
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Branded Tenant Apps Aren't a Feature. They're Infrastructure.
Most platforms treat tenant app branding as a theming exercise. It breaks down at scale. A unified component system shifts branding from something applied at the end to something built into the foundation.
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Controlling Lights Isn't the Feature. Connecting Systems Is.
Adding lighting control to a mobile app is straightforward on the surface. The complexity is in how systems connect behind it, and that connection is what changes how buildings operate.
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Walk Right In — Access Shouldn't Interrupt Movement
Access control is moving toward fewer interactions. Hands-free BLE access and favorite reader detection bring Smart Access closer to an invisible experience.
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Smart Building Technology: A First Look at 2026
Explore the 2026 outlook for smart building technology. Learn how IoT sensors, AI, digital twins, automation, and connected systems will shape the next era of intelligent buildings.
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Why Building Data Is Hard and Why Savvy Exists
Why Building Data Is Hard and Why Savvy Exists
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When Offboarding Fails, Safety Fails:
Why “Instant, Everywhere” Access Control Matters
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Are You Ready for Office Vibrancy?
Discover why office vibrancy is the new KPI for hybrid work. Learn how energy impacts security, culture, and space planning—and how to measure it.
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Why Incomplete Space Planning Data is Costing You $18 Per Square Foot (and How to Fix It)
Cohesion's SpacePulse service uses behavioral data and advanced analytics to optimize workplace design, enhance employee experience, and reduce fit-out costs.
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IoT in Smart Buildings: Future Trends & Tech
Imagine a commercial building that doesn't just house its occupants but actively anticipates their needs. It adjusts the lighting and temperature for an incoming meeting, alerts maintenance about a potential equipment failure before it happens, and continuously optimizes its energy consumption in real-time.
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Smart Tech, Satisfied Teams: Your Practical Guide
Discover how smart technology enhances employee experience, boosts satisfaction, and drives productivity in your workplace.
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Keycards to Mobile Access in 3 Weeks
Monroe Capital replaced keycards with Cohesion’s digital wallet, moving 200+ employees in 3 weeks while boosting security and improving the employee experience.
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Navigating the AI Revolution: Beyond the Hype to Real Workplace Transformation
How AI is reshaping the workplace: Insights from a recent panel discussion on balancing innovation, focus, and human connection in the age of smart technology.
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AI Smart Building Analytics: Maximize CRE ROI
In today's fiercely competitive commercial real estate (CRE) landscape, traditional investment approaches are yielding to more sophisticated, data-informed methods. The sheer volume of information generated by modern buildings presents both a challenge and an unprecedented opportunity.
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EX vs WX: Workplace Experience Comes Into Focus
Discover why workplace experience is taking center stage in 2025. Learn how day-to-day environments, technology, and culture drive engagement, retention, and business performance in today’s hybrid world.
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Beyond Work Orders: Creating a Holistic Maintenance Strategy with Cohesion's Intelligent Building Platform
The most efficient buildings aren't reactive—they're proactive, predictive, and prepared. Relying solely on traditional work order systems may keep a building functional, but it won't make it optimized.
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Anecdotes to AI: What Your Real Estate Analytics Might Be Missing
How the shift from traditional financial metrics to integrated operational data and AI-powered analysis is enabling smarter, real-time decision-making.
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The ROI of Unified Access: How Cohesion's Platform Reduces Operational Costs While Strengthening Security Protocols
Access control has traditionally been viewed as a necessary building function—but in today’s smart buildings, it’s also an opportunity for operational savings, security enhancement, and portfolio-wide efficiency.
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No More Clipboards: How Facilities and Operations are Being Transformed
How a quiet revolution in building operations is reshaping the future of real estate.
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