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What's Driving Enterprise Software Demand Across the Built Environment?

What's Driving Enterprise Software Demand Across the Built Environment?

In this episode, we welcome Alex Chan, Program Leader, Customer Success at Schneider Electric to explore the key drivers of growth and pain points faced by global enterprises across the built environment when it comes to their technology stack, discussing regional disparities and sector-specific nuances.

Complete Guide to Retrofits: Moving From Gas to Electricity

Complete Guide to Retrofits: Moving From Gas to Electricity

In this episode, host Umesh Bhutoria teams up with David Clark, Director at Positive Zero, an independent consultancy that helps the property sector transition to a fully sustainable future.

State of Smart Buildings and Retrofits 2023

State of Smart Buildings and Retrofits 2023

Tune in to explore the thoughts and critical perspectives of our speakers, offering a panoramic view of the world of smart buildings and retrofitting.

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State of Hard FM in UK Healthcare Facilities | 2023

State of Hard FM in UK Healthcare Facilities | 2023

Welcome to yet another episode of the Forever Forward podcast! This time, host Umesh (Founder & CEO, Xempla) invites Robert Philbrook, Management Consultant at RPC Ltd. to discuss the state of Hard FM services, zeroing down on the UK's healthcare sector.

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State of Asset Operations and Maintenance in Malaysia

State of Asset Operations and Maintenance in Malaysia

In this episode, Umesh welcomes Zul Azhan Abu Bakar, Co-Founder & CEO at Infinity Wave and a hugely popular figure across Asset Operations, Maintenance, and Facilities Management to discuss the state of technology adoption, drivers of change, and recent developments within the built environment space in Malaysia.

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Being Digital vs Doing Digital: Facility Management Leader’s Guide to Digital Transformation

Being Digital vs Doing Digital: Facility Management Leader’s Guide to Digital Transformation

Hey FM leaders! Are you 'being digital' or 'doing digital'? What's the difference? Inspired by a recent Mckinsey Inside the Strategy Room podcast episode, Umesh speaks about how most FM organizations are missing the digital agenda if they're just looking to tick use-case boxes without focusing on the larger outcomes.

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Connected Buildings, Retrofit Opportunities & Human-Centered Design

Connected Buildings, Retrofit Opportunities & Human-Centered Design

This episode with special guest Justin Kirby is a fresh and perhaps the only sensible take on smart buildings and retrofit opportunities in brownfield projects! Tune in to the conversation to uncover a wealth of insight on how everything ranging from solutions, technology, and infrastructure should be centered around the user if organizations are to strike bigger conversations with customers and achieve their desired outcomes.

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Energy Utilities, Smart Buildings & Beyond

Energy Utilities, Smart Buildings & Beyond

This episode with Kritika Kumar, Product Ops & Innovation at CLP Smart Energy Connect is a departure from the conventional conversations around energy service providers. Simply because of the fact that it's uncommon to see their drive for innovation, especially when it comes to managing energy consumption in commercial buildings, facilities, and beyond.

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BIM & Digital Twins: How to Move Beyond the Construction Phase

BIM & Digital Twins: How to Move Beyond the Construction Phase

Explore new developments in Building Information Modelling (BIM), digital O&M, and everything that can move the needle beyond the construction phase.

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