DIREK Won The Umbrella Competition

We have more great news to share with you! Recently, DIREK entered ‘The Umbrella Competition’ by South Gloucestershire Council and Toby Savage, supporting digital technology SMEs across the UK. The UK Government is funding the competition through the UK Community Renewal Fund. We are honoured to have won the grant alongside; AWARE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, ALTERED CARBON LTD, @Tryambakam Digital and 100… Continue reading DIREK Won The Umbrella Competition

Importance of Occupancy Monitoring After the Pandemic

The pandemic has started a revolution in how we work. During the lockdown, most offices were forced to shut down, and businesses had to quickly adapt and source technology to enable home working for their employees. Throughout 2021, reopening plans were developed, revised, and re-written in response to the ongoing impacts of the pandemic. But… Continue reading Importance of Occupancy Monitoring After the Pandemic

DIREK’s Innovative Solution for Sustainability in UKGBC’s Solution Library

We’re proud to work with UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) ‘s Solution Library to showcase our sustainable technology, Smart Indoor Management System (SIMS), to a broader audience and support your business to meet its sustainability target.  SIMS is an anonymous indoor radar technology to identify occupants’ activity and proximity to enable energy optimisation, building utilisation insights and… Continue reading DIREK’s Innovative Solution for Sustainability in UKGBC’s Solution Library

Wates Innovation Partner with DIREK

We’re proud to be an innovation partner with Wates Group and part of the Wates Innovation Network. Our sustainable technology, SIMS, can help your business utilise building resources and space with unprecedented accuracy and enables services such as intelligent management of the space, e.g., hot desking, queue and flow management, and social distance monitoring in workspaces. Being… Continue reading Wates Innovation Partner with DIREK

Wasted Energy in Commercial Buildings

Office buildings are one of the top five energy-intensive sectors of the UK building stock, accounting for 27.6 GWh, or 68% of total domestic electricity consumption per year. Commercial and real estate use account for 40% of the world’s energy consumption and more than a third of its carbon emissions. In the UK, London alone… Continue reading Wasted Energy in Commercial Buildings

The Future Of Offices And Workspaces

Before the pandemic, occupancy studies revealed that office space was often under-used, with approximately 60% of the expected population in the building (JJL,2019). The last two years have seen a dramatic change from traditional office working to a new era of hybrid working as the norm. This significant shift, coupled with rising energy bills, Net… Continue reading The Future Of Offices And Workspaces