A building that turns off lighting and HVAC systems automatically when a room empties is pretty smart. One that creates an individual environmental bubble around each occupant, which then follows them as they move through the building – well, that’s another level of smart. That has become the reality for one foundation in Italy, with the help of Siemens and the Carlo Ratti Association. The Agnelli Foundation is focused on economic, scientific, social and cultural studies in Italy. With the introduction of this new technology they claim their Turin headquarters is “the first building in the world that interacts with people,” while their strategic partners are hoping this will be the new normal in smart buildings around the world. German building automation giant Siemens created the indoor positioning system at the Agnelli HQ. They placed hundreds of sensors around the facility to gather information on everything from temperature to CO2 concentration, meeting room occupancy to […]