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to maintain the workplace environ- and maintenance. Mobile devices will The integration of multiple business
ment and the different components connect to the work order system, operating systems sharing data to a
of their time. Breaking down the to the building management system, data lake rather than storing it within
analytics is really going to change and to the BIM 360 Digital Twin. Our its own database. It is amazing how
many different systems generate the
same data but do not share it with
other systems.

What are the extreme innovation
ideas that Ford is considering for
the future?
Our Workplace Experience group
is a team from different business
units within Ford Land and Ford IT.
One thing we discuss often is the
day and life of an employee, where
your technology experience starts
from home. Your house has con-
trols to adjust lighting, lock doors,
set the alarm, etc. Now your house
is connected to your vehicle, using
that same technology as you drive.
It gives you the traffic path, relates
accidents, reroutes you through
the GPS. When you arrive to work,
it connects you seamlessly to
the parking garage. It knows your
The Ford Product Campus schedule, your first meeting, guides
you to your conference room. The
room’s enabled with your lighting
the game and enable opportunities to connected smart buildings may have level preferences, temperature and
reduce operating costs. Data is a very the ability to generate work orders, A/V preferences; the meeting is
powerful commodity; understanding control lighting and temperature in ready to go. Food service is taken
and using that data will change the the space, through an employee APP. care of. It’s integrating all those
way we look at the workplace. different things in your life—not
What technology, automation only work, but also options in family
On the OT side, technology is the or innovation trends do you see life. For example, we have mother’s
enabler for building operations and impacting corporate real estate rooms. We’ve done pilots with bring-
mechanical systems. Are the systems the most? ing your dog to work; we’re looking
being maintained properly; are we I think there will be a lot more focus at all these things that perhaps
wasting money replacing components on the well-being within the interior aren’t normally in the workplace.
such as air filtration too frequently space. For example, we are evaluat-
or not enough; are we performing ing circadian lighting that changes Technology is the enabler to simplify
enough PMs; are the predictive analyt- color in the daytime, so employees your connected lifestyle. Whether
ics enabling proactive decisions? feel more relaxed. We’ve really exam- you are in your vehicle, at work or
ined the environment itself. Are peo- at home, we are all seamlessly con-
We’ve enabled the operations service ple getting enough fresh air in this nected through that technology; it is
and maintenance teams with technol- space? Are we looking holistically at part of today’s lifestyle.
ogy that will integrate into business that building envelope, optimizing
systems supporting service work everything we can?

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