Some in the building sector are becoming disillusioned by the term “smart building”; it has come to describe a building with a level of technologic complexity that sets it apart from a standard building. Many experts would prefer the term “intelligent building” as it infers the ability to think and adapt to user needs. While debating the semantic differences between two synonyms may not be time well spent, the thought does raise important points about the way we approach the question of modern building design. “When searching for offices most organisations will rent an amount of space that they deem appropriate for the size of their organisation in a location that suits their needs and they can afford. That process will create a line somewhere on a spreadsheet that says this is the cost of our work environment”, Paul Fletcher, Innovative Design-Thinker & Principal at through…, told Memoori’s listeners in a recent interactive webinar. Fletcher […]