IoT for buildings can play a significant role in the COVID pandemic and bringing Americans back to the office safely. More than half (54%) of US employees are most worried about potential exposure to COVID-19 when returning to the workplace according to a recent study. Data associated with IoT systems can give employees confidence that its employer is doing its part to reduce the spread of COVID.
The Key Is In The Data
Social distancing in the office, reducing people in high traffic areas, tracking occupancy totals and more will be challenging manually. Systems like Enlighted’s IoT platform, installed in LED lighting fixtures, captures data about a building’s environment multiple times per second, providing insight to how the building is being used.
Companies can use this data to help keep employees safe in real time as they return to the office during the COVID pandemic, removing the guess work. The technology has the capability to support the following and more:

• Identify bottleneck and reroute traffic
• Identify points of frequent contact between employees
• Assure high level social distancing compliance
• Monitor cleaning crews
• Enforce occupancy limits

Also, using its IoT technology, Enlighted is advancing a new contact tracing application. This service will help support business continuity and regulation compliance by identifying:

• Who came into contact with whom for tracking and stopping the spread of viruses
• Know who should self-quarantine and who can remain safely in the office

ABOUT ENLIGHTED
Designed to change everything, Enlighted provides the world’s most advanced Building IoT Platform for leading commercial and healthcare organizations around the globe, with more than 320 million square feet of building space deployed to date. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, Enlighted was acquired in 2018 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siemens Industry, Inc. as part of Siemens Smart Infrastructure. For more information about Enlighted, visit enlightedinc.com.