Building Automation

In this, our second video interview, we ask Bill Clee, CEO of Asset Mapping, Why is 87% of Building Maintenance STILL reactive? Why we are still “driving buildings blind” and how much more efficient could facilities management be if it was driven by using real time data? We also discuss how improving the air quality […]

We’ve started a brand new YouTube Channel called The Smart Building Series. We’ll be posting in-depth interviews with stakeholders from across the industry, including End Users, Systems Integrators, Architects, Researchers and Technology Suppliers. Please go to our Channel and subscribe to get notifications when we post new videos. In this, our first interview, we ask […]

143 million people were affected by the Equifax data breach that occurred between mid-May and late-July 2017, but was only announced on September 7th. Names, social security numbers, birth dates, addresses, credit card information and driver’s license numbers were stolen, meaning years of potential problems for those affected. The hack will cast a shadow over […]

Smart building players are strengthening their open innovation capabilities through investments and partnerships with startups and the incubators and accelerators that support their development. Corporates are recognizing the need to increase their agility and speed in developing smart connected products and services by leveraging software, analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT) in order to […]

Cyber attacks are an unfortunate reality of our connected world, and as more of our smart buildings get online, it seems there is no stopping the increased threat to them from hackers. While we may be helpless in reducing the wide variety of attempts to bring down or hold to ransom our connected assets, we […]

Modern office concept WeWork announced a $4.4 billion investment last week to expand their innovative co-working and co-living business to the Asia-Pacific and across the world. The $4.4 billion investment from the SoftBank Group and the SoftBank Vision Fund will not only bring about more WeWork co-working spaces in new markets, it is also the […]

Investment in IoT platforms for commercial buildings has continued to rise unabated since 2015. With the recent flood of low cost connected building systems, advanced sensors and cloud-based data analytics software driven by machine learning, a diverse range of building management platforms aimed at energy efficiency and asset optimization are being launched. The companies described […]