Buildings have traditionally been designed as somewhat isolated units protecting occupants from the outside world. While buildings still need to protect people from the elements, like the first buildings were designed to do, the modern world demands more complex relationships between buildings and their urban environment. Energy no longer just flows into a building but in and out within a dynamic exchange with other buildings and the city itself. In recent years, data has become a new utility and must also flow freely in and out of buildings. Modern smart building can no longer be siloes for energy and data, the value of opening their doors to the smart city is now too great. “Data from smart buildings is gathered on a large scale but very seldom distributed outside company borders,” highlights our latest report: Towards Data-Driven Buildings -Big Data for Smart Buildings 2018 to 2023. “Data related to building conditions, indoor environments, energy usage […]