Occuspace Launches Octi, Conversational AI for Building Intelligence

MARINA DEL REY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Occuspace, the occupancy intelligence platform trusted by 100+ higher education campuses and selected by the U.S. General Services Administration for the federal real estate portfolio, today announced the launch of Octi – conversational AI for a global smart building market projected to grow to $554 billion by 2033.

Octi enables real estate stakeholders to ask questions about their space and receive sourced, defensible answers in seconds. Built on sensor-verified presence data and AI-driven analytics, users can ask and discover anything about their space.

"For most organizations, getting answers to questions about workspace has been difficult - pulling reports and waiting on analysts for answers,” said Nic Halverson, Co-Founder and CEO of Occuspace. “Octi changes that. Now you have a partner that can turn complicated questions into actionable insights in seconds - not just the facilities team, but anyone whose decisions require understanding how space is being used.”

What Makes Octi Different

Octi sets a new standard for what building intelligence can do:

• Complete, sensor-verified presence data. Conversational AI is only as good as the data underneath it. Octi is powered exclusively by an organization's own sensor-verified occupancy data – not booking calendars, Wi-Fi signals, or external datasets. With wall-to-wall sensor coverage – no dead zones and no connectivity gaps – Octi delivers precision no other occupancy intelligence platform can match.
• Unlimited analytical power, backed by nearly a decade of real-world intelligence. Until now, occupancy intelligence platforms constrained users to pre-configured reports and fixed analytical views. Octi removes that limitation. Building leaders can ask any question about their space, in their own words, and get sourced, defensible answers in seconds - including patterns and trends that would never surface in a pre-built report. The analytical power is grounded in nearly 10 years of occupancy intelligence across 40 million square feet of built space, empowering users to seek answers to questions that previously would not have been possible.
• Enterprise-grade privacy, already proven. Occuspace’s privacy-by-design architecture has passed enterprise IT review at hundreds of organizations, including the federal government. Customer data remains within the customer’s domain. It is never used to train AI models, shared across organizations, or leveraged for any external data set.

Octi in Practice

Octi gives every stakeholder direct access to answers that previously required analyst support or custom reports.

• CFO: How much are we spending on space that’s never used?
• Real Estate VP: Can I fit another 60 people in our downtown office?
• Facilities Director: How do I optimize our housekeeping schedule to save on labor hours?
• Space Planner: What total square footage is needed next fiscal year given current usage?
• HR Manager: Is it time to move from individual to shared desks?

“Octi gave me answers, told me what to look out for, and then gave follow-ups,” said Devin McFarland, Capital Program and Strategy Manager at the University of Notre Dame. “The results and experience were exactly what you would expect from the most advanced AI tools.”

Availability

Octi is available immediately to all Occuspace customers at no additional charge.

About Occuspace

Occuspace is the leading occupancy intelligence platform for the built environment, providing a simple, scalable, and cost-effective solution for measuring space utilization in real-time. Its AI-powered, privacy-first technology enables organizations across higher education, commercial real estate, and government to make data-driven decisions that optimize efficiency, enhance occupant experience, and improve ROI at an enterprise scale. Learn more at www.occuspace.io and follow us on LinkedIn and X.