Lab: Return-to-Work Data Lab: Sustainability Zachar also discussed the data and analytics platform that he created to inform occupancy rates. With his standard energy, Zachar described the power of data to create actionable solutions. The story is simple: People have returned to the office. Over the past four years, Zachar and his team have scrubbed and analyzed access-control data (using building access points) as a means of defining occupancy. Based on current access data, The Hub's " return-tooffice rate " has reached 97% on a monthly basis and 74% on a weekly basis. To contextualize that information, these data points are consistent with pre-pandemic levels. Zachar quickly implemented this data-tracking solution across the Carr portfolio. Zachar and his team have created PoE or low-voltage system solutions for lighting and audio that work easily and with less material. Working with vendor partners, Zachar demonstrated strips of lights that use Cat6 wire to convert LED lights from 110V to low voltage. With a simple plug of a cable, PoE lit the LED strips. By minimizing the amount of standard wire, this initiative translated into significant savings of precious minerals like copper and made this initiative an innovative part of Carr's sustainability program. The visit with Zachar was packed with new initiatives and applications so important to the client. Carr and Zachar have built a foundation to take commercial and residential spaces into the next phase. Installers like Carroll and manufacturers like URC have provided important support to help drive Zachar's vision of a bright future for the commercial integration industry. commercialintegrator.com MAY 2023 Commercial Integrator 5 PHOTOS COURTESY OF URC.http://www.commercialintegrator.com