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Information is the New Utility in Smart Buildings
May 10th, 2016Is the Role of RFID in the Internet Of Things being Underestimated?
May 9th, 2016
BIM Disruption Impacts Building Product Manufacturers
Increasingly widespread adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) is disrupting the construction sector, leaving behind those firms not forward-thinking enough to adapt. This trend extends beyond the construction firms themselves to all companies on and around the construction supply chain, not least building product manufacturers. In the five years since the former Chief Construction Adviser, […]
Greater Competition Can Only be Good for the Energy Storage Sector
New big names are entering the energy storage sector in 2016, in a market that already includes ABB, GE, LG, Panasonic, Samsung and Tesla. This month Daimler AG began deliveries of Mercedes-Benz stationary energy storage units for use in private homes. While global aerospace, defence and security firm Lockheed Martin have made clear their intentions […]
Webinar: LEDs Lighting the Way Towards Smart Cities
** Recording of this Webinar can be Found Here ** Please Join us on Wednesday 11th May 4pm BST for the 1st FREE Webinar in our brand NEW 2016 Smart Cities Series. We have started a new series of Webinars to highlight the innovative Smart City Technology now coming to market and the cities implementing […]
Google’s Sidewalk Labs Steps Closer to Smart City Vision
Google wants to build entire cities. Well not Google but Alphabet, Google’s parent company, through their smart city spin-off Sidewalk Labs. Sidewalk Labs describes itself as “an urban innovation company devoted to improving city life for residents, businesses and city governments, in particular by developing and incubating civic technologies”. Now, one year after its establishment, […]
Audio: China’s Security Industry Flexes Its Muscles!
For those who missed it or want to listen again, below is the Audio Stream from our 4th Free Webinar in the 2016 Smart Buildings Series, sponsored by Tridium… “China’s Security Industry Flexes Its Muscles!” A Webinar Q&A with Michael Yang CEO of the CPS Media Group. We discuss the Chinese market for Video Surveillance […]
Deep Learning Set to Revolutionise Smart Technology
Deep learning is the new buzz-term in the tech world, defining a new level of machine learning that has captured the imaginations and pockets of some of the world’s biggest digital companies. In the smart building and smart city sectors, deep learning is fostering the evolution of smarter sensors and reducing the overwhelming demands created […]
The Competitive Landscape of the World Video Surveillance Business
Whilst growth in demand for video surveillance cameras slowed down in 2015 it was nevertheless a good year for almost all the major brands. Most predictions for 2016 look less promising as a result of forecast poor economic trading conditions, although recent terrorist activities could compensate for this. Whatever, the competitive landscape is intensifying and […]
3 New Rules of Real Estate: Information, Information, Information
Traditionally, the most fundamental rule of commercial real estate (CRE) is location. However, while being close to customers, suppliers and employees remains an important factor, there is a newer and increasingly significant consideration for CRE in the modern age – Information. This shift within CRE has been underway for a decade or so with the […]
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