# How Tenants Use laiout

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<summary>What can tenants do with laiout?</summary>

Tenants use laiout to explore and compare potential workspaces before committing to a lease. The platform lets non-technical team members (real estate leads, operations, HR, finance) visualise how their organisation fits into a space, without needing CAD skills or external consultants. Tenants can run side-by-side comparisons of multiple buildings, view cost and capacity data, and share interactive plans with internal stakeholders to align decision-making.

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<summary>How does laiout help with workplace planning?</summary>

laiout helps tenants make faster, more confident workplace decisions by providing instant visibility into how a space performs. Instead of waiting weeks for an architect to produce a test-fit, tenants can see multiple layout options immediately, complete with desk counts, room allocations, cost estimates and carbon data. This lets real estate teams present options to senior leadership and finance stakeholders with data-backed clarity, reducing the back-and-forth that typically slows down lease negotiations and fit-out planning.

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<summary>Which features matter most for tenants?</summary>

The features that matter most for tenants include: multi-building comparison through side-by-side projects, the 3D modeller and walkthroughs for helping non-technical stakeholders understand spaces, shared live links for circulating options to internal teams (real estate, finance, operations, HR), cost and carbon metrics for budget and ESG reporting, branded PDF exports for board presentations, and the ability to adjust preferences (density, room mix) and regenerate instantly to test different workplace strategies.

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<summary>How do tenants typically use the platform?</summary>

A typical tenant workflow starts when the real estate team receives shortlisted floor plans from their broker. They upload each option into laiout, set their space programme (headcount, room types, density target), and generate layouts for each building. Using the comparison metrics, they evaluate which spaces best meet their requirements. The best options are saved as favourites, and shared links are sent to key stakeholders for review. Feedback is incorporated by adjusting preferences and regenerating, until the team reaches alignment on the preferred space.

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<summary>Can I compare multiple buildings side by side?</summary>

Yes. You can upload floor plans for each building on your shortlist, apply the same space programme and preferences to all of them, and generate layouts for each. The statistics panel shows metrics like desk count, efficiency, cost and area distribution for every option, making it straightforward to compare buildings on a like-for-like basis. You can save your preferred option for each building as a favourite and share them with your team via separate links or a combined PDF.

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<summary>How do I share layout options with stakeholders who do not have a laiout account?</summary>

Use the Shared Links feature. Save any layout as a favourite, then generate a shared link that opens in any web browser without requiring a laiout account. Stakeholders can explore the 2D layout, switch to 3D, view statistics, and navigate the space. You can restrict access by email whitelist, set expiry dates, and track who has viewed the link. For more formal presentations, export a branded PDF with your company logo, floor plan, 3D views and key metrics.

**Video guide:** [laiout lessons - How to create and share live links to your stakeholders](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLPJdFBqEC0)

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<summary>Can laiout help me build the business case for my board or CFO?</summary>

Yes. The platform generates quantified data that strengthens any real estate business case: desk counts and capacity per floor, cost estimates for fit-out, area efficiency percentages, carbon impact figures, and side-by-side comparisons between buildings or layout scenarios. You can export this data as a CSV for your own financial modelling or present it in a branded PDF that is ready for board-level review. The ability to show multiple tested options with hard numbers moves the conversation from opinion to evidence.

**Video guide:** [laiout lessons - How to create a data rich, client ready PDF presentations](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNX9WAbXhng)

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<summary>Can I model different workplace strategies for the same floor plan?</summary>

Yes. You can change the density, desk ratio, room mix and zone types in your preferences and regenerate as many times as you need. For example, you could generate one layout optimised for full-time office attendance at 8 sqm per person, another for hybrid working at 12 sqm per person with more collaboration space, and a third with hot-desking ratios applied. Save each as a favourite and compare the data to see how different strategies affect capacity, cost and spatial balance on the same floor.

**Video guide:** [laiout lessons - How to create a data rich, client ready PDF presentations](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNX9WAbXhng)

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<summary>How does laiout handle multi-floor or multi-building requirements?</summary>

Each floor is uploaded and planned individually within a project. You can create one project per building and add all floors to it, setting preferences per floor or copying them across floors for consistency. For multi-building evaluations, create separate projects for each building and compare the aggregated statistics. This approach scales to portfolios of any size and lets you manage headquarters relocations, regional offices and satellite sites from a single account.

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