Episode Summary: In the tenth episode of The Measure Podcast by Metrikus, our host Michael Grant is joined by Miranda Hill , Executive, Global Sustainability Leader at Avanade Episode theme: Sustainability Episode highlights: What is the push for sustainability solutions like from customers right now? (01.55) Why should people and organizations care about ESG and sustainability? (06.11) The main struggles organizations face when trying to meet ESG demands (09.48) Challenges for organizations whe...
May 17, 2023•36 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Episode Summary: In the ninth episode of The Measure Podcast by Metrikus, our host Michael Grant is joined by Andres Guzman , Senior Director and Head of ESG Europe at Tishman Speyer Episode theme: Sustainability Episode highlights: The progress Andres has seen with sustainability (03.36) What impact ESG can have on the real estate industry? (05.01) How to start measuring the impact of ESG policies (09.30) The importance of working together to achieve sustainability and ESG targets (14.53) The r...
May 10, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Episode Summary: In the eighth episode of The Measure Podcast by Metrikus, our host Michael Grant is joined by Sam Wood, Head of Smart and Sustainable Real Estate at Cisco. Episode theme: Sustainability Episode highlights: How can organizations leverage technology to create smart and sustainable working environments? (02.55) Smart buildings and converge networks (06.01) Is there a need for interoperability? (09.44) How has the role of sustainability for Cisco and its customers changed in the las...
May 03, 2023•34 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Episode Summary: In the seventh episode of The Measure Podcast by Metrikus, our host Michael Grant is joined by Stephen Macdonald , Managing Partner at the PropTech Connection . Episode theme: Efficiency Episode highlights: What PropTech Connection do (01.12) Which country is leading the way on driving building efficiencies? (02.16) The specific areas they are leading in (03.07) The biggest challenges organizations face when trying to make their buildings more efficient (05.27) Does the market e...
Apr 26, 2023•21 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Episode Summary: In the sixth episode of The Measure Podcast by Metrikus, our host Michael Grant is joined by Michelle Landon , VP, Global Corporate Real Estate and Workplace Management at OMERS. Episode theme: Efficiency Episode highlights: • The challenges commercial landlords face (02.50) • Balancing strategic decisions between landlords and tenants (06.24) • Ways in which landlords and tenants can work together and form a partnership (06.54) • Where the challenges landlords are facing come f...
Apr 19, 2023•29 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Episode Summary: In the fifth episode of The Measure Podcast by Metrikus, our host Michael Grant is joined by John Weber , Head of Asset & Energy Management at International Real Estate Partners (IREP). Theme: Efficiency Episode highlights: John’s background and what he does currently at IREP (1.39) The role Facilities Management plays in driving efficiencies within buildings (3.41) How the digitization of buildings and technologies helps with efficiencies (7.31) The biggest challenges for F...
Apr 12, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Episode Summary: In the fourth episode of The Measure Podcast by Metrikus, our host Michael Grant is joined by Omar Ramirez , Co-Founder of Collective who enable progress at the intersection of work and play. Theme: Productivity Episode highlights: Collective’s founding story (01.14) What do we mean by productivity in the workplace? (03.49) The importance of having metrics in place to measure productivity (04.56) Burnout since the pandemic (05.52) What can lead to burnout in the workplace? (07.5...
Apr 05, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Episode Summary: In the third episode of The Measure Podcast by Metrikus, our host Michael Grant is joined by Salma Kayali , Vice President | Innovation at Aldar Group who create real estate developments within Abu Dhabi. Theme: Productivity Episode highlights: How Aldar approaches indoor air quality within their properties (02.39) The solutions they have implemented and progress they have seen (03.45) The importance of setting clear success metrics at the beginning of a project (05.00) How they...
Mar 29, 2023•26 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Episode Summary: In our second episode of the Measure Podcast by Metrikus, our host Michael Grant is joined by Liam Bates , CEO and co-founder of Kaiterra , who create connected devices to monitor and improve the environment around us. Theme: Productivity Episode highlights: Why it’s so important to monitor indoor air quality of buildings (03.18) The indoor air quality project that Liam is involved in (04.56) The challenges with data collection on indoor air quality (5.58) Ways you can measure i...
Mar 29, 2023•34 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Welcome to the first episode of our new series of The Measure Podcast, where we explore the three key topics of the series: productivity, efficiency and sustainability. For this episode our host Michael Grant is joined by Michael Przytula , Managing Director, Intelligent & Digital Workplaces at Accenture . Here he is responsible for helping organizations transform their workforces through the application of digital technologies. Theme: Productivity Episode highlights: The examples of oversel...
Mar 29, 2023•36 min•Season 4Ep. 1
We’re excited to be back with a new series and a new name, The Measure Podcast by Metrikus! Throughout the new series, Michael Grant, Metrikus COO and co-founder at Metrikus, will be joined by a new guest every Wednesday – for 10 weeks straight – to size up a brand new topic. We’ll cover three key topics: productivity in the workplace, building efficiencies, and sustainable building and ESG. Our weekly guests will help us deep dive into each of these. Before beginning this series we think it is ...
Mar 29, 2023•8 min
For this bonus episode of The PropTech Ramble, Michael Grant was joined by none other than Accenture’s Michael Przytula, to speak about the future of the office.
Oct 13, 2022•47 min•Ep. 29
For the final episode in this season of The PropTech Ramble, Michael Grant was joined by Simon Gosling, CMO at Quiet Mark. He spoke to us about an incredibly important – and often overlooked – aspect of the office: noise.
Aug 09, 2022•29 min•Ep. 28
Our COO Michael Grant is joined by Jenna Giegerman, Senior Director, Real Estate and Strategy at Citrix about the dos and don'ts of creating your own app.
Jun 13, 2022•35 min•Ep. 27
Our host and COO, Michael Grant, was joined by Gabrielle McMillan, CEO of Equiem and Matthew Marson, Co-Founder of Smart Building Bootcamp to talk all about smart buildings and finding the perfect match.
Jun 07, 2022•50 min•Ep. 26
Michael Grant was joined by Piers MacNaughton, Vice President of Health and Stratgey at View Inc. to talk all about the impact the built environment has on people's and insightful Harvard research.
May 18, 2022•27 min•Ep. 25
The future of the workplace is on everyone's lips, but where does employee wellbeing come into this? Our guest Brittney Van Matre, a human experience, work, and wellbeing strategist chatted to Michael Grant all about employee experience.
May 03, 2022•33 min•Ep. 24
Michael Grant was joined by the co-founder of Occupier, Matt Giffune, to talk about lease management software and how this benefits the CRE industry as well as the impact COVID-19 had on such platforms.
Apr 19, 2022•28 min•Ep. 23
Michael Grant was joined by Corinne Murray, Co-Founder and Chief Strategist of Purposeful Intent to uncover how companies can develop their future workplace.
Apr 12, 2022•46 min•Ep. 22
The PropTech Ramble met with Bogdan-Adrian Nicoară, Founder and CEO of Bright Spaces and James Dearsley, Co-Founder of Unissu to talk about the origin of PropTech and if the term will disappear.
Apr 06, 2022•31 min•Ep. 21
Welcome to the PropTech Ramble by Michael Grant, COO of Metrikus. On the inaugural episode of the PropTech Ramble, we will be discussing the current state of play in the industry, the value that PropTech brings, and how to adopt PropTech in your building.
Mar 23, 2022•15 min•Ep. 20
We’ve recorded a special edition of The PropTech Ramble between seasons! Our COO Michael Grant spoke to Matthew Marson, co-founder of Smart Building Bootcamp and Global Market Sector Leader – Technology at Arcadis.
Mar 15, 2022•25 min•Ep. 19
Stephen Line, VP and GM for EMEA and Nick Durkin, CTO at Harness are chatting with our Head of Technology, Sam Hall about how to easily deploy applications to cloud environments and recent trends.
Jan 12, 2022•56 min•Ep. 18
There are so many reasons to think about lighting: connectivity, interoperability, sustainability, and most importantly wellbeing and comfort are all enhanced by lighting. David Eves, Chief Technology Officer at amBX chatted with our COO and Head of Technology this episode.
Nov 08, 2021•43 min•Ep. 17
Charlotte Laing and James Cannings, Chief Sustainability Officer at MSQ spoke about business carbon footprint and how companies can work towards achieving net-zero.
Oct 28, 2021•46 min•Ep. 16
For this episode, we took a slightly different approach and focussed on healthcare and IoT. Our Head of Technology, Sam Hall was joined by Khalid Rajab, Co-Founder of NodeNs Medical Ltd. NodeNs Medical is a tech startup developing new sensor technologies to drive efficiency in the healthcare industry.
Oct 21, 2021•44 min•Ep. 15
For this session, Michael Grant was joined by 3 industry leaders to talk about the workplace. Tobi Crosbie, Chris Davies, and Lewis Barker spoke with Michael about the core needs for the workplace and their effects.
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 13
We are back with a second season! To kick things off Charlotte Laing our Head of Marketing is joined by Ilana Ettinger, founder of Urbane Solutions to get into the nitty-gritty of Local Law 97.
Sep 24, 2021•32 min•Ep. 12
To close this season we have the fantastic Jill Frey, President / CEO of Cummins Facility Services. This episode will focus on the world of facility services and how IoT aids this industry.
Jul 28, 2021•43 min•Ep. 11
Metrikus' COO Michael Grant discusses what the future holds for global occupiers with Knight Frank's Samarth Kasturia.
Jul 09, 2021•26 min•Ep. 10
