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Audio: DC Power Distribution and the Digitisation of the Built Environment
August 25th, 2015Why the Building Internet of Things Will Enable Smart Buildings
August 21st, 2015Wireless Technologies Battle for Internet of Things Supremacy
Today’s industrial revolution is the Internet of Things. If a company’s new electronic product isn’t connected and their business model doesn’t include a services component then they are losing relevancy and mindshare of their customers and falling behind their competition. By 2017, Gartner anticipates that 50% of IoT solutions will come from start-up companies less […]
Alarm.com Rivals Nest with Smart Thermostat
Smart home technology company Alarm.com reported their highly anticipated financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015. Above most analyst estimates, total revenue increased by 23% to $51.9 million for the second quarter of 2015 compared to $42.1 million for the second quarter of 2014. “We maintained solid revenue growth and profitability in […]
Flywheel Energy Storage Technology Continues to Gain Momentum
Energy storage has long been touted as the last piece of the energy puzzle, that it would enable off-grid and micro-grid independence and allow renewable energy to take a primary role in the energy mix. However, current storage systems are yet to take a firm and cost effective grip on the market. Despite the continued […]
Webinar: DC Power Distribution and the Digitisation of the Built Environment
** Recording of this Webinar can be Found HERE ** Please Join us on Tuesday 25th August for our 8th FREE Webinar in the 2015 Smart Building Series… DC Power Distribution and the Digitisation of the Built Environment: a Journey to Workspace Intelligence. Q&A with Mike Hook, Executive Director at LMG & Mike Gilmore, Senior […]
Internet of Things for the Insurance Industry: Privacy vs Rewards
Forward thinking insurance firms are realising that they can increase their profitability metrics and better their risk modelling by investing in the Internet of Things (IoT). Earlier this year Verizon released its State of the Market: The Internet of Things 2015 report; a comprehensive look at how enterprises adopt and implement connected strategies in different […]
Predictions Suggest a Sharp Fall in Energy Storage Costs
A report published by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency last week predicts a “mega-shift” to energy storage adoption, driven by demand. The report expects to see the costs of lithium-ion batteries fall by 60% in less than 5 years, and by 40% for flow batteries, and all this without significant changes in chemistry and technology, […]
Smart Buildings and Businesses Vulnerable to “Shadow IT”
The workplace is changing in our ever more connected world. Mobile devices, the cloud, bring your own device (BYOD) and the Internet of things (IoT) have introduced a whole new style of computing, and are forcing businesses big and small to rethink what security needs to look like in order to protect the growing numbers […]
Tesla Smart Home Battery Systems set for Europe and Beyond
Tesla’s Powerwall smart home based energy storage device will go on sale in the United States later this year, and the company has suggested it will roll out the product internationally some time next year. Germany, for example, is seen as a key market for the product because it has among the highest take-up of […]
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