Cyber Physical Systems
Smarter Workplace Expectations Drive Future Proof Building Strategies
October 22nd, 2019The Worlds of Physical & Cyber Building Security are No Longer Separate
August 18th, 2019
Cyber Attacks Could “Shut Down a Building with One Click” Research Shows
As the global smart building movement marches on at increasing pace, it is sometimes easy to forget that many, building management systems hold potential vulnerabilities. The results of a one-year research project have revealed more than 100 flaws in building management and access control systems of the some popular vendors investigated. In response, US Homeland […]
The Future of Digital Technology in Cities, According to the Urban Land Institute
“The adoption of digital technologies will change the face of cities as surely as any previous technology, whether the railway, the car or the skyscraper,” states a recent report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI). “However, rather than one huge ‘meteor strike’ impact, digital will create many individual heterogeneous changes, clustered into trends that, collectively, […]
IT Accelerates its Colonization of OT As Resistance Diminishes
The Internet of Things (IoT) is forcing the worlds of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) together as new environments like smart buildings link their OT systems to the information super-highway. The convergence of OT and IT is not a smooth one, however, issues surrounding business structure, skills shortages, data silos, cyber security and […]
The Lighting Industry is STILL at a Turning Point
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 […]
On Buildings that Compute. A Proposal.
“What if the intelligent matter of our surroundings could understand us, give us feedback and communicate with us? What if the walls surrounding us were not only supporting our roofs, but had increased functionality? What if each brick, or building block, was a self-powered, decentralised computing entity that would comprise a part of an emerging, […]
A City Full of Unconnected Building Networks is Not Smart
“To deal with challenges faced during the growth of cities, the concept of Smart City has been envisioned, which denotes “the effective integration of physical, digital and human systems in the built environment to deliver a sustainable, prosperous and inclusive future for its citizens,” begins a recent Georgia Tech research report on integration of the […]
New Tools Have Opened Up the Opportunity to Bring AI to the Video Surveillance Market
Imagine trying to find things you like on the Internet without a search engine. It is a simple concept that highlights the importance of such tools. Without a search engine, you would literally have to read every page on the internet one-by-one until something interesting came up. It would take an unfathomable amount of time […]
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