Smart Building Collective | Certification is pleased to announce that Hereworks has joined the Collective ecosystem and has begun its journey through the Smart Building Collective Service Certification Program.

As organizations across the built environment continue to navigate digital transformation, operational complexity, sustainability requirements, and evolving workplace expectations, Hereworks brings a fresh perspective to the conversation through its concept of the Digital Building Contractor.

A sister company of the McKeon Group, Hereworks specializes in helping organizations connect technology, operations, user experience, and building performance through a practical and outcome-driven approach to digital infrastructure.

The Smart Building Collective Service Certification Program has been designed to benchmark, validate, and celebrate service providers that are helping shape the future of smart buildings, workplace experience, sustainability, resilience, and operational excellence.

"One of the things that immediately stood out about Hereworks was their willingness to challenge conventional thinking," said Nicholas White, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Smart Building Collective | Certification.

"The industry has spent years talking about smart building technologies. Hereworks is helping shift the discussion toward how technology is delivered, integrated, managed, and ultimately translated into outcomes for building owners and occupiers. Their concept of the Digital Building Contractor is an exciting contribution to the evolution of our industry."

As part of the certification process, SBC and Hereworks will work together to explore the company's methodologies, capabilities, project delivery approach, innovation strategy, and contribution to the broader smart building ecosystem.

The certification process is designed not only to validate service excellence but also to facilitate peer review, knowledge sharing, and industry learning.

"We believe the future of the built environment will be built through collaboration, shared learning, and ecosystem thinking," continued White. "The organizations making the greatest impact are often those willing to openly share experiences, challenge assumptions, and help move the industry forward. We are excited to welcome Hereworks into the Collective and begin this journey together."

Through the Collective, Hereworks will have opportunities to contribute to SmartLAB research initiatives, thought leadership discussions, educational programs, peer review activities, and industry-wide conversations focused on the future of smart buildings and digital transformation.

"We are excited to join the Smart Building Collective ecosystem and begin the Service Certification journey. At Hereworks, we believe the future of buildings lies in connecting technology, people, and operations in a way that delivers measurable outcomes. Through our Digital Building Contractor Model our Subject Matter Expert (SME) Aftercare Service and our own Software platforms, "Hereworks Happy" and "Hereworks Solve", we help organizations improve human experience by creating healthier workplaces, improve operational efficiency, support sustainability goals and enable better decision-making across the building lifecycle.

What attracted us to the Smart Building Collective is the alignment around the industry's most important challenges. Human health and performance, the future of facility management, sustainability, resilience, and operational excellence are not separate conversations, they are interconnected. We see enormous value in collaborating with the Collective, contributing to the SmartLABs, and helping organizations translate smart infrastructure into meaningful business outcomes." - Tomas Mac Eoin CEO Hereworks 

As buildings become increasingly connected and data-driven, the role of organizations capable of bridging construction, operations, technology, and human experience will become increasingly important. The emergence of concepts such as the Digital Building Contractor reflects the broader evolution taking place across the real estate and built environment sectors.

The Smart Building Collective looks forward to working closely with the Hereworks team throughout the Service Certification process and exploring how together we can help accelerate the transformation of the built environment.