Building Regulations
“Smart Buildings Must Become a Central Pillar of National Energy Strategies”
April 11th, 2019ACEEE Report Highlights Pathways to Zero Energy Buildings through Building Codes
November 12th, 2018We Can Now 3D Print Buildings, So Why Don’t We?
With the bold slogan ‘We Print Buildings’ San Francisco-based 3D-printing startup, Apis Cor, printed a house in just 24hrs. Using a 3D-printer, which resembles a small crane, they set a program in motion that created concrete walls, layer upon layer, until the shell of a house rose. After that, insulation, windows, appliances and a roof […]
Regulation could provide Vehicle for Growth of Energy Software in Europe
US suppliers currently dominate the Enterprise Energy Management Software (EEMS) market, according to our Recent Report. In this article we speculate on what this means to the future of this growing industry sector. EEMS is defined as IT based software and services which are used to monitor, manage, control and report on building energy performance, […]
Smart Building Management System Combats Office Drowsiness
New studies into common afternoon drowsiness experienced by office workers have created an opportunity for the smart building industry to tackle the issue. While most experts agree that mid-afternoon is a perfectly natural time to sleep, the office environment simultaneously adds additional drowsiness drivers and a sleep-impeding atmosphere. This universal workplace phenomenon, known as the […]