Commercial Buildings
New Research Identifies What Really Matters in the Modern Workplace
October 10th, 2017White Paper: The Future of Workplace Optimization Technology in Smart Buildings
October 5th, 2017
Video: 87% of Building Maintenance is STILL Reactive!
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 […]
Video: The End User Smart Building Perspective
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 […]
Solar Power Beats DOE Targets By 3 Years Underlining Its Value to Buildings
In 2011 the US Department of Energy (DOE) set a target as part of their SunShot Initiative that the cost of solar power should reach a very competitive $1 per watt, or 6 cents per kilowatt hour, by 2020. Last week they announced they had reached this target a full three years ahead of schedule […]
The Threat to Microgrid Momentum
In this historic hurricane season, the fragility of existing energy infrastructure is on full display. One bright spot in all the coverage of Hurricane Harvey in Houston was that the microgrid equipped H.E.B. Grocery chain of stores kept its shops open and served the public, while power outages kept competitors closed. Each such microgrid success […]
No Commercial Building Too Small For The Internet of Things Era
Smart building technology promises to revolutionize our built environment but as yet it really only applies to the biggest buildings, the 10% of commercial real estate where return on investment (ROI) is attractive enough. For the vast majority of buildings, the small and medium sized commercial real estate, this revolution is yet to take shape […]
Is Simple Energy Management the Gateway Product for Smart Buildings?
In the early days of smart technology for energy efficiency in buildings we used to say, “buildings make up 40% of total energy consumption,” and that “with this smarter approach to energy efficiency we can reduce that to be greener and cleaner while reducing the strain on our grids.” In the years since the smart […]
Smart Workplace Tech Allows Small & Medium Sized Commercial Real Estate To Thrive
Smart workplace technology is often associated with the biggest commercial buildings, housing the most high profile organizations – epitomized by buildings like The Edge in Amsterdam. While many managers of small to medium sized commercial real estate (CRE) discount smart technology adoption all together, assuming they do not have the capital or scale to achieve […]
Investment in IoT Platforms for Commercial Buildings is on the Rise
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 […]
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