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Are Western Manufacturers of Video Surveillance Cameras Ready for Commoditization?
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Intel And Partners Set To Open Up The Mid-Market For Smart Buildings
What if turning a building into and smart building was easier; say as easy as setting up a wireless router? That’s what tech-giant Intel is proposing ahead of the release of their Building Management Platform (BMP) later this year. Over the last two years, Intel has been working with its partners to produce a low […]
“The Road Toward Smart Cities” Report Tackles Rapid Urban Growth
Two of the most significant trends of the 21st century are the acceleration of global urbanization and the cyber-physical revolution. While rapid urbanization may enhance collaborative talent pools, it of course also brings with it many challenges to housing and infrastructure, as well as straining resources. However, the cyber-physical revolution, part of the wider digital […]
New Programs Could Cut The Cost Of Smart Building Retrofits In The US
Commercial buildings could save as much as $60 billion if energy efficiency investments were increased by just 1-4%, according to a study by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE). However, the average cost of using a Building Management System (BMS) to smart retrofit a building is around $2.30 per square foot, or […]
Smart Buildings & Cities Create Perfect Proving Grounds For Deep Learning
The Internet of Things (IoT) has brought about the opportunity to establish a new architecture for Smart Buildings that decentralizes systems and pushes analytics processing to the “edge”, or sensor unit, rather than the cloud or a central server. This ‘Edge’ or ‘fog’ computing provides real-time intelligence and enhances system agility while simultaneously offloading the […]
Webinar: Physical Security, IoT & The Role of Open Standards
** Recording of this Webinar can be Found HERE ** Please Join us on Wednesday 17th August for our 8th FREE Webinar in the 2016 Smart Buildings Series, Kindly Sponsored by Tridium… Physical Security, IoT & The Role of Open Standards The BIoT is rapidly changing the Building Management game as we know it. This […]
Powering Future Cities Report Promotes Smart Infrastructure To Tackle Growing Energy Demand
“How much energy will we need to power our cities in the future? Where will that energy come from? How will it be distributed, stored and accessed?” These are the questions asked by a new report published by Smart Energy GB, which reveals the changing future energy demands of eleven major British cities. The Powering […]
DOE’s JUMP Initiative Hopes To Give Smart Buildings Tech A Boost
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) wants ideas on how to make smart buildings smarter and it’s using crowdsourcing to get them. Through a program called JUMP, innovative thinkers in the area of energy efficient building technologies are rewarded with idea development and prize money, and the first JUMP winners were announced in May […]
Energy Saving Simulations Fail To Account For Human Behaviour In Smart Buildings
A recent study suggests that smart buildings do not necessarily reduce energy consumption. The surprising results calls into question one of the main selling points of smart technology adoption in buildings, highlighting human habits as the main obstruction to efficiency. Previous studies on the topic generally use simulations in order to assess a buildings energy […]
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