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How a Global Energy Company Shifted from Siloed Regional Planning to a Centralized, Data-Driven Model

INDUSTRY:
Energy / Oil & Gas
IMPLEMENTATION:
Multi-site Global Deployment
COMPANY SIZE:
50,000+ Employees
USE CASE:
Planning & Workplace Design
KEY RESULT:
£2,250 Lease Value Recovered per Desk (5-yr)

The Challenge

This global energy company operated a 7M+ sq ft real estate portfolio across dozens of countries, but workplace planning was handled regionally with limited cross-site visibility. Space decisions lacked consistency, business units questioned recommendations due to a lack of transparent data, and hybrid policies needed better compliance monitoring.

The company needed a solution that could centralize planning while empowering regional teams - providing a single source of truth that everyone could trust.

The Solution

The company deployed VergeSense globally, enabling standardized space measurement across key locations. In Shanghai, sensors revealed 90% of meetings had just 1–2 people, prompting a redesign of enclosed rooms into focus pods. In Pune, occupancy data guided furniture selection and neighborhood-based working for long-shift teams. In London, the platform showed floors exceeding 100% capacity at peak while collaborative zones sat underused.

Additional analysis revealed that adding monitors to underutilized desks could increase usage and deliver up to £2,250 in lease value per desk over 5 years. Global integrations with Comfy and WillowTwin extended occupancy data into booking, energy, and digital twin strategies.