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The Endless Applications of Printable Energy Storage
April 25th, 2019Audio: Putting Community at the Center of Smart Buildings
April 24th, 2019How Better Power Management Helps Make Buildings Smarter & More Energy Efficient
Smart buildings are not just about reducing power consumption for cost saving and environmental reasons. Moreover, power management in smart buildings is not just about increasing the energy efficiency of those facilities. Power management is a critical part of many smart building systems but often not considered central to solving the challenges facing the future […]
Imagining A Circular Construction Economy For Buildings
We often talk about the fact that buildings account for 40% of total energy consumption but buildings are also a huge generator of physical waste. The built environment also consumes vast amounts of raw materials, which are generally only used once in their high-value form and often produced using an energy-intense production process. However, excessive […]
It’s Not Smart Unless People Can Use it
“The majority of people aren’t comfortable diving into the unknown. And that’s why there’s a bit of pushback when it comes to embracing technology like AI, IoT, and machine learning, especially in facility management. For many, this is the elephant in the room,” suggests Lewis Richards, chief digital officer for global facility services provider Atalian […]