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Technology Alliances Tackle Thorny Issue of Interoperability in Smart Buildings
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. “Currently, there is no automation technology available that covers all of the use-cases required to fully automate a commercial building.” That is the conclusion of IP Building and Lighting Standards (IP-BLiS), the latest initiative announced in June 2020 to promote a secure multi-standard […]
Legacy Procurement Practices Continue to Hold Back the Building IoT Market
Construction methodology is still, for the most part, archaic. It starts with a strategic definition, where a business case is developed around the client’s requirements and budgets, and sites are appraised. Once the project is defined, preparation and briefing can begin, where budgets, outcomes and aspirations are refined further and feasibility can be studied. Next, […]
Open Standard or Exclusive Club? Amazon, Apple & Google Collaborate on Smart Home
In the past decade, the smart home has been a compatibility nightmare for users hoping to select freely from the wide range of connected devices entering the market. The world’s biggest tech companies have developed products in the stubborn belief that they can outshine one another to fill homes with connected products from their brands […]
The Need for Partnerships is Creating a Complex Smart Building Ecosystem
Digitization of the building industry is not so different from other industries. The same waves of disruption seen in the evolution of operating models in retail, hospitality, taxi services, the music industry, and many more, are now lapping on the shoes of the smart building. Former CEO of AOL, Steve Case, has broken these waves […]
Growth Opportunities Lost in Physical Security Business through Limitations in Supply Chain
The demand for integrating all 3 physical security functions has slowly but surely gown over the last decade and this is now being enhanced through integrating other Building Automation Services which together with IT Convergence has further contributed to reducing the Total Cost of Ownership of such systems. Now we are entering the era of […]
Access Control Leads the Way in the Physical Security Business
The Access Control business has over the last 10 years completely changed its image from being a rather unattractive slow growth and conservative business; To today, taking up a position as a fast growing confident business. The Access Control industry has listened and acted on the needs of the stakeholders in the supply chain and […]
Webinar: Why don’t we have REAL IP to the Edge?
** Recording of this Webinar can be Found HERE ** Please Join us on Wednesday 14th December 16:00 GMT for our 12th FREE Webinar in the 2016 Smart Buildings Series, Kindly Sponsored by Tridium. Why don’t we have REAL IP to the Edge in Building Management Systems? A Q&A Webinar with Tony Marshallsay, Chief Mechanical […]
Thread Protocol Moves Onto Commercial Buildings, Leaving Nest At Home
Last week, the Thread Group has announced its intention to expand into the commercial building and professional sectors. The consortium, which has developed a wireless networking mesh for connected homes, wants to extend the reach of Thread into buildings, in order to unlock valuable new use cases for its members. “This is a natural step […]
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