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The Rise of Open Physical Security Interoperability
Integration of building systems has been a topic of continuous discussion for over 20 years. While numerous technology silos have been brought together through top-end proprietary software, none have had the variety, robustness, or price point to make a real impact on the mass market. In the physical security segment specifically, “integration” and “IT convergence” […]

37.8% of Smart Building Automation Systems Were Attacked in H1 2019, Kaspersky Reports
Almost 4 in 10 (37.8%) computers used to control smart building automation systems were subject to some kind of malicious attack in the first half of 2019. That’s according to the results of a study of smart building threats conducted by global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. The study, which was released during the Kaspersky Industrial Cybersecurity […]

Webinar: Current Status of Cyber Security in the BAS Industry
Please Join us on Tuesday 5th February 1700 CET | 1100 EST | 0800 PST for our 2nd FREE Webinar in the 2019 Smart Buildings Series, Sponsored by Haystack Connect. The Current Status of Cyber Security in the BAS Industry. The New Deal for Buildings held a Cybersecurity Summit during AHR 2019 in Atlanta. The […]

Small & Medium Sized Commercial Buildings are Well Behind the Curve for IoT Adoption
The vast majority of commercial buildings are yet to fully exploit the potential of intelligent control systems, let alone attempt to integrate multiple business and building systems together into the building Internet of Things (BIoT). That’s according to our latest research report The Internet of Things in Smart Commercial Buildings 2018 to 2022, which identifies […]

In the Beginning There Was Light… ing Control Standards, Then Things got Complicated
In the Beginning There Was Light -ing controls and then came the Internet of Things (IoT). This means that lighting control standards were never intended or designed to deal with the multi-faceted and data rich uses of lighting infrastructure we see today. Lighting now finds itself at the heart of the IoT in Buildings, lighting-based […]

ASHRAE Standard 223P: Building Interoperability With Bricks and Haystacks
Late last month, the ASHRAE BACnet committee, Project Haystack and the Brick initiative announced they are actively collaborating to integrate Haystack tagging and Brick data modeling concepts into the new proposed ASHRAE Standard 223P for semantic tagging of building data. Defined as “designation and classification of semantic tags for building data” the ASHRAE Standard 223P […]

Digital Connected Building Solutions from Commercial HVAC Vendors Gather Pace
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Independent Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Commercial HVAC equipment manufacturers in the North American market are competing head-on with building controls vendors by offering factory installed embedded controllers in their HVAC equipment. These solutions offer customers an alternative to the traditional building management approach supported by external controls […]

“Offices, Retail Stores, Hotels & Hospitals Are All Prime Candidates For Smart Technologies”
“Commercial buildings, including office, retail, hotel, and hospital buildings, can all benefit from installing smart technologies. However each of these sectors has its own unique business goals to achieve, stakeholders to satisfy, and barriers to overcome, so the opportunities are different for each sector. The most favorable technologies will also change over time, as smart […]