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09/06/2026

If you work in facilities management, corporate real estate, workplace strategy or the broader hybrid work space, our monthly newsletter is one you'll want in your inbox.

Earlier this year, we launched the Capella newsletter, and the response so far has been fantastic. Our readers love it because the content is practical, relevant, easy to consume and actually interesting!

Each month, we share workplace trends, industry insights, research, and patterns we're seeing across the market. You'll also find useful articles, product updates, free tools, and ideas to help you make smarter workplace decisions.

We keep it simple, clear, and human because we know your inbox is already busy. Our goal is to give you something genuinely useful, and hopefully something worth sharing with your team.

Subscribe below and we'll see you in your inbox. 👇

19/05/2026

A desk booking isn't just a reservation. It's a data point.

Combined with existing data, including badge data, sensors, and HR records, it becomes part of a picture that tells you exactly how your space is being used and what it's costing you when it isn't.

We unpacked what that looks like in practice for financial services teams in our latest blog.

Link in the comments.

11/05/2026

Hybrid work changed almost everything about how offices run. Health and safety compliance is one of the areas where that change is felt most and least talked about.

The challenges show up in different places. Evacuation lists going stale by mid-morning as attendance shifts, DSE assessments that now need to cover both office desks and dining tables, and fire marshal rotas built on outdated fixed schedules.

Our new guide pulls all these new considerations together in one place: legal obligations of employers, DSE and ergonomic assessment best practices, evacuation planning for variable occupancy, H&S staff scheduling, and a quarterly compliance checklist.

It's free, it's practical, and it's written for the people who carry the day-to-day responsibility for keeping people safe.

Get you copy from the link in the first comment.

28/04/2026

Today is World Day for Safety and Health at Work.

But after 2020, the meaning of "at work" has shifted considerably. For many employees, there's no longer one fixed workstation, there's the office desk, the kitchen table, the spare bedroom, and sometimes a co-working space in between.

Which raises a bigger question for employers:

Does your duty of care stop at the office door?
The answer is it doesn’t.

And that is where things can get complicated.

What used to sit comfortably on a spreadsheet now needs continuous updating to keep pace with attendance that shifts by the hour, and static processes simply weren't designed for that kind of fluidity. It's not just evacuation planning that's affected either, DSE assessments, fire marshal rotas, compliance documentation, and audit records all need to catch up with how people work today.

And that shift changes even the most basic parts of the H&S role. Take your evacuation list, it was probably accurate when someone exported it this morning, but by 9am it's already out of date because someone dropped in unannounced, a contractor arrived, and three people who booked a desk cancelled at the last minute. The list your fire marshal is working from no longer reflects who's actually in the building.

That's why we've put together a practical guide to help. It's dropping in May, and if you'd like early access, you can leave your email at the link in the first comment.

21/04/2026

The wait is over. The Capella Report Q1 2026 is live.

Only 7% of organisations are at the stage where they truly trust their workplace data enough to act on it with confidence. Most are somewhere in the middle: collecting data, reviewing reports, connecting some signals, but still not fully sure how much weight to put behind the numbers.

That is the gap this quarter’s report explores.

In The Workplace Data Maturity Model, we map the four stages organisations move through as they go from operational necessity to decision-ready data. It is not a perfect science or a straight line. Most organisations revisit stages, or work on more than one stage at the same time. The model is not a finish line, it’s a compass.

Inside the report, we look at:

✅ How you can gauge where you are compared to your peers
✅ What each stage looks like in practice
✅ What typically holds teams back from moving forward
✅ What changes when data becomes trusted enough to support real decisions

Because when the decisions in front of you involve lease events, footprint strategy, hybrid policy, and capital planning, it is no longer enough to simply have data. You need to know how much confidence to place in it.

👉 Download link in the first comment

09/04/2026

📊 Our Q1 2026 Capella Report is coming, and this one is a little different.

Instead of tracking what's happening in the market, we've turned the lens inward. Where do most workplace teams actually stand when it comes to their data? And what does it take to move forward?

The answer is a four-stage framework we've been building for a while. This quarter's report explores the framework; covering what each stage looks like in practice, what it takes to progress, and what you can expect when you do.

If you've ever presented an occupancy report and privately wondered how much to trust it, this one is for you.

Want early access❓

Sign up at the link in the comment, and we'll send you a priority copy the moment it drops.

30/03/2026

Most universities are heating buildings no one is using.

Not because they don't care about sustainability. Because they don't have the data to know which buildings are being used and when.

Space utilization is one of the most overlooked strategic levers in higher education today. And it's not just about lecture halls and student spaces. Administrative floors carry some of the biggest hidden inefficiencies on campus as staff attendance fluctuates, booking systems don't reflect reality, and operational costs like heating, cleaning, and maintenance continue to run at full capacity regardless of who shows up.

Yet the institutions investing in utilization data are finding impact across every corner of campus:

Reduced operational costs by identifying and repurposing underused space

Better student and staff experiences by anticipating overcrowding before it happens

Real progress on sustainability goals, grounded in actual behavior

Capital investment justified by real evidence

Administrative space right-sized to adjust the usage pattern of people

The shift away from manual attendance records and gut instinct toward sensor data, badge access, and integrated campus management systems is already underway. The challenge for most institutions isn't a lack of data anymore. It's that the data lives in disconnected systems that don't talk to each other, and nobody fully trusts any single source.

Connecting those signals into one reliable view changes everything. Space planning teams can finally distinguish scheduled occupancy from actual occupancy. Leaders can defend portfolio decisions with evidence. And the question of "how much space do we really need?" gets answered in days, not weeks.

And all that starts with understanding how your space is being used today.

17/03/2026

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Capella team. ☘️

Wishing our community a day filled with a little Irish luck. Whether you're managing workplaces, planning spaces, or bringing teams together, we hope today brings you a moment to celebrate.

11/03/2026

Welcome to the team, Gabriel!

We’re excited to welcome Gabriel Lefebvre to Capella as a Software Engineer.

Based in Dublin, Gabriel brings experience in software development and DevOps, and we’re delighted to have him join our growing team as we continue building smarter workplace technology.

Welcome aboard, Gabriel! 🤝

08/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Day. 💜

At Capella, we celebrate the incredible women working every day to make workplaces better, smarter, and more inclusive.

We recognise the leaders, innovators, and teammates whose ideas, dedication, and collaboration help move organisations forward.

Thank you for the impact you make in helping build workplaces where people and communities can thrive.

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