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April 11th, 2019Public Key Infrastructure could Emerge as De Facto Credential for IoT Devices
February 18th, 2019Smart Building Industry Must Address Issues To Lay Stronger Foundations in 2019
As the smart building industry begins to settle into 2019 it should be cautious not to fall back into bad habits. Year after year, the industry faces three key issues that hold back growth and make it vulnerable. If the sector continues to neglect these three important factors it puts itself in danger of slow […]
A New Year, A New Mindset for the Smart Building Sector
The Internet of Things – human centric lighting, environmental controls, access control, big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain. All these systems and offerings, among others, have been evolving side-by-side to help create smart buildings and smart cities. The development of this smart sector has, so far, been stunted and fragmented with vendors unsure what […]
New Paper Underlines Blockchain’s Importance to the Future Energy System
The future of our energy system is distributed and complex. Made up of billions of endpoints – microgrids, renewable energy, smart buildings, appliances, sensors and energy management software – interacting with one another in multiple ways. The future of energy involves consumers and prosumers, it handles fluctuating renewable energy sources, utilizes energy storage, and it […]
Gartner’s Hype Cycle Offers an Intriguing Insight into the Future Workplace
The latest trends point to a blurring of the lines between humans and machines, that according to the Gartner Inc. Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies 2018, released this week. Emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), play a critical role in enabling companies to be ubiquitous, always available, and connected to business ecosystems to survive […]
AI Technology and its impact on Intelligent Video Analytics
AI technology has developed fast in the last three years, driven by the introduction of GPU chip architectures and advanced Machine Learning / Deep Learning algorithms. Our New Report looks at how the combination of these two developments have allowed data to be processed at much higher speeds and given computers the ability to learn […]
Blockchain Series: Developing Trust to Unleash the Potential of Smart Buildings
“From energy management to billing, blockchain will eventually touch everything in buildings,” says Joseph Aamidor, of Aamidor Consulting. To conclude our April Blockchain Series, we look at how blockchain could change the way to construct, own, let and operate our buildings. Blockchain on Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) The AEC industry is already getting quite […]
Blockchain Series: Fostering Trust in our Smart Cities
“The city is what it is because our citizens are what they are,” said Plato, the Ancient Greek philosopher, almost 2,500 years ago. Today, cities are still shaped by their citizens but as our urban society becomes increasingly digital, who or what the citizens are is becoming less clear. Stolen identities, data beaches, voter fraud, […]
What Does a Blockchain Enabled Energy System Look Like?
Blockchain may be best known for its cryptocurrency applications but it is promising to be a game-changing force in any application that requires certification and exchange. As part of our April Blockchain Series, we explore the hype surrounding the blockchain’s potential for the Internet of Things (IoT), through applications in smart buildings, cities and grids. […]