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Smart Commercial Buildings Show their Importance to The Internet Of Things
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The Global Market for the Internet of Things in Commercial Buildings will Grow to $75.5Bn by 2021
We have released a new report today entitled The Internet of Things in Smart Commercial Buildings 2016 to 2021. The report focuses on market sizing analysis and a comprehensive assessment of the competitive landscape. It also provides crucial insights and detailed analysis of the technology enablers, drivers and barriers shaping the market. We project that […]
Is Retail Becoming Augmented Retail?
The boundaries between physical retail and e-commerce are blurring, creating a hyper-connected consumer in search of experiences rather than just products. That was one of the key themes at Paris Retail Week, which asked – Is retail becoming augmented retail? The Equipmag event, part of the retail week, highlighted the increased digitalisation of our daily […]
Our Population Is Getting Older But Our Smart Technology Is Designed For The Young
Our population is getting older but our technology is designed for the young – creating a very obvious problem. Some innovative technologists are, however, addressing this situation with smart homes designed for the elderly. Interaction designer, and former software engineer, Kevin Gaunt points out that our homes of the future are not all “picturesque Airbnb-style […]
Audio: Demystifying the IoT in Smart Buildings
For those who missed it or want to listen again, below is the Audio Stream from our 9th Free Webinar in the 2016 Smart Buildings Series, sponsored by Tridium… Demystifying the IoT in Smart Buildings. This is a Q&A Webinar with Chris Irwin, Business Development Director at Tridium Europe. We discuss why the IoT in […]
The Story Of The Humble Substation Is The Story Of Our Future Energy System
The Harmonization of the Grid & Buildings Markets has begun! States our recent report entitled Smart Buildings Meet the Smart Grid. Referring to recent developments in smart grids, distributed energy and their synchronization with smart buildings. As these worlds come together, a forest of skyscrapers looks over a sea of power stations, only separated by […]
Access Control: Breaking the Price vs Safety Paradigm
A secure access control system comes with a premium price tag. That’s the commonly shared ‘fact’ in the access control industry. Arguments to strengthen this belief are of course, easy to envisage. Robust hardware using premium materials and lots of clever security features must be expensive. Continuously tested software, able to withstand ever-increasing cyber security […]
Building Automation is Affordable for Smaller Buildings. They Just Don’t Know it Yet.
A building automation system (BAS) acts like the central nervous system for a smart building. Through the installation of sensors, software, a network and a cloud-based data store, BAS allows building owners and tenants to monitor, maintain and manage the mechanical, electrical and electromechanical functions within a structure. However, high cost has meant that only […]
Should Human Intelligence Be The Blueprint For Artificial Intelligence?
Which is more intelligent, the dog that fetches the newspaper from the front yard or the dog that runs away as soon as the door is opened? Is the dog that earns its food through obedience and affection smarter than the cat that offers neither but gets its food anyway? Is a chimpanzee that creates […]
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