Double win for SmartViz at the Building Innovation Awards 2026 as judges back the case for evidence-led buildings
This press release has been published by Campus Estate Management. People-Centred Building Intelligence platform takes home both Most Innovative New Product (Digital) and Best Asset Management Innovation Awards, after helping universities unlock more than £19 million in actual and potential avoided capital spend. SmartViz has won both categories it entered at the Building Innovation Awards […]
SmartViz Partners with Esri UK to Deliver Space Management and Real-time Operational Intelligence
SmartViz, a provider of operational intelligence solution for buildings and estates, has announced a strategic partnership with Esri UK to bring together space management, real-time occupancy intelligence and digital twins for estate planning and facilities management teams across the UK. The partnership brings SmartViz’s real-time occupancy monitoring and digital twin platform into Esri’s global partner […]
People Counting Sensors Vs. Manual Survey: Why Continuous Measurement Beats Periodic Snapshots
For years, estates teams have walked the corridors with a clipboard, counting heads room by room. Manual surveys are familiar and well established, and they have earned their place. However, as buildings and hospital sites grow busier, a clipboard can only capture so much. People counting sensors pick up where manual counts leave off, watching […]
North partners with SmartViz to deliver Intelligent Campus and Energy Optimisation solutions for universities
North, a UK-based smart infrastructure integrator, has today announced a strategic partnership with SmartViz to deliver AI-powered energy optimisation and campus intelligence solutions for the higher education sector. The partnership brings together North’s expertise in IoT-powered infrastructure and integrated building systems with SmartViz’s AI-powered building analytics platform, empowering universities with a real-time digital twin of […]
Milesight welcomes SmartViz as a solution provider in the UK
The new partnership will deliver integrated smart building IoT solutions to streamline decision-making for building and estate management. August 4, 2026 — Milesight welcomes SmartViz as a Solution Provider in the United Kingdom. Both sides will cooperate to deliver integrated smart building IoT solutions for local property operators. Milesight’s privacy-compliant AI occupancy sensors will […]
The savings universities are chasing are hiding in their own underutilised buildings
New analysis from the Smart Space Forum shows university teaching space is utilised at levels as low as 10% while one university avoided £5.1m of new construction by using space it already had. “We don’t have a space problem. We have a visibility problem.” — the Smart Space Forum, July 2026 Across thousands of monitored […]
SmartViz expands to India with IoT and AI-powered analytics for smart buildings and smart cities
SmartViz, an IoT and AI-powered building analytics platform, officially announces the launch of its operations in India. From Smart Buildings to Smart Cities This expansion marks a significant step for the company: scaling its mission from smart buildings to smart cities, ensuring large-scale urban environments work better for the people inside them. As India experiences […]
Smart Space Forum
About Smart Space Forum The Smart Space Forum exists to bring together university estates leaders to share practical experience, challenge conventional thinking and accelerate better evidence-based estate decisions. We meet two to four times a year to engage in open and active conversations about the future of university estates. The July 2026 session drew a […]
Trevor Payne joins SmartViz as Strategic Advisor
SmartViz is delighted to announce that Trevor Payne has joined the company as Strategic Advisor. Trevor brings over 40 years of leadership experience across Higher Education and Healthcare, including his most recent role as Director of Estates at the University of Oxford, where he has been responsible for one of the most complex and historically significant estates in […]
How University of Oxford used real-time intelligence to drive efficiency, sustainability and cultural change
Background The University of Oxford manages one of the most complex estates in the world. Operating more as a city than a traditional campus, it has over 300 buildings ranging from historic heritage assets to modern world class research facilities. At the same time, changing patterns of teaching, research and hybrid working are fundamentally reshaping […]
