The Clarient Group: Turning Access Control Data Into Actionable Occupancy Insights

This NexusCon 2025 presentation breaks down how building teams can use access control data as a practical starting point for understanding occupancy. Sam Tankel, Consultant – Smart Buildings at The Clarient Group, walks through how badge swipes and credential data—already present in most buildings—can be analyzed to inform operations, tenant experience, and planning decisions.

The focus is on commercial buildings where access control systems already exist and can be integrated into a data and analytics layer without new hardware installs. Rather than chasing perfect real-time counts, this presentation shows how simple trends over time can drive real decisions.

Inside the recording, you’ll see how access control data is used to identify true peak days, arrival patterns, and usage trends that often don’t match assumptions. Sam shares where this data works well, where it falls short, and why averaging over weeks or months delivers more value than chasing moment-by-moment accuracy. You’ll also learn how teams are using these insights to adjust system schedules, plan tenant events, and start tying occupancy patterns to energy models.

For FMs, energy managers, and workplace teams looking for low-friction wins, this is a realistic look at how to get value from data you already have.

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