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The Key Market Drivers for the Building Internet of Things Business
August 4th, 2015Is the Building Internet of Things Across the Chasm?
August 3rd, 2015Edison’s Dream Reawakened: Direct Current may Edge Out Alternating Current in Smart Buildings
Electricity in power grids and buildings is distributed as alternating current (AC) today. This is due to a historical decision based on AC’s better capability for transmitting power over long distances. This decision, taken in the late 19th century, lives on in the 21st century as a disadvantageous requirement for a high number of AC/DC […]
Why the Internet of Things Changes Physical Security
This article, written by Per Bjorkdahl, Chairman of the ONVIF Steering Committee explains why the security industry needs to take special care in ensuring that the introduction of IoT into the physical security industry meets the highest security standards. To do this and ensure that the most appropriate communication standard is adopted requires ONVIF to […]
Building Automation Start-Up Ecovent closes $6.9 million Series A funding
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) start-up, Ecovent, announced this week that it has closed a $6.9 million Series A funding round led by Emerson Climate Technologies, and includes participation from Tamarisc and Blue Fog Capital. The Boston based firm produces intelligent home zoning systems designed to deliver room-by-room climate control. The company, established through a […]
“Who’s Responsible when a Smart City Crashes?”
When the question “Who’s responsible when a smart city crashes?” was posed by Futurologist Dr. Simon Moores during his keynote session at IFSEC last month, it sparked an intriguing and still un-concluded debate. It not only challenged topics of ownership and responsibility, but also highlighted smart city vulnerabilities and our growing dependency on connected technology. […]
Audio: Project Haystack – Working with Data from the Internet of Things
For those who missed it or want to listen again, below is the Audio Stream from our 7th Free Webinar in the 2015 Smart Building Series… Project Haystack – Working with Data from the Internet of Things. Q&A with Marc Petock, VP of Marketing at Lynxspring & John Petze, Partner at SkyFoundry. In this Webinar, […]
Rethinking Small Commercial Building Automation
Smart building technology is revolutionising energy consumption in commercial buildings, a section of the urban environment that has habitually been the biggest contributor to “energy waste” and climate change. Well over 5 million commercial buildings in the US now incorporate smart technologies, which not only reduce energy consumption but also increase productivity, comfort and safety […]
Dell launches Internet of Things Gateway powered by Ubuntu Core
Last month, Dell launched an Internet of Things (IoT) Gateway powered by Ubuntu Core, and the product is already being tested to demonstrate how it can be used to run the smart buildings of the future. The gateway will process sensor data at the edge of a network, providing users with flexibility to perform analytics […]
Can the Building Automation Industry Deliver their own Building Internet of Things?
Given the size of the building systems market of $120Bn in 2014 and healthy projected compound annual growth rate of 8.98% to 2020, it is not surprising that players from the more consolidated IT infrastructure and software business see attractive opportunities in the Building Internet of Things (BIoT). Several big players have made moves to […]
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