Penn State needs no introduction as an academic institution. Founded in 1855 it has maintained a strong reputation in the US college system. From a facilities management perspective, however, some might not know that the institution is fast becoming a role model for what can be achieved with the internet of things (IoT) in a large, multi-campus environment. Penn State is actually made up of 32 million square feet of buildings, divided between dozens of individual campuses and 22,000 acres of land across the state of Pennsylvania. The 640+ buildings that make up the college utilize thousands of building systems, including operational devices and sensors that track almost every detail of their diverse collection of indoor environments. After years of developing their building automation technology, Penn State decided the next step would be microsegmentation technology from Tempered Networks in order to isolate and cloak traffic from its smart building systems. This new system relies on […]