Data Analytics
Internet of Things for the Insurance Industry: Privacy vs Rewards
August 13th, 2015The Key Market Drivers for the Building Internet of Things Business
August 4th, 2015“Who’s Responsible when a Smart City Crashes?”
When the question “Who’s responsible when a smart city crashes?” was posed by Futurologist Dr. Simon Moores during his keynote session at IFSEC last month, it sparked an intriguing and still un-concluded debate. It not only challenged topics of ownership and responsibility, but also highlighted smart city vulnerabilities and our growing dependency on connected technology. […]
Audio: Project Haystack – Working with Data from the Internet of Things
For those who missed it or want to listen again, below is the Audio Stream from our 7th Free Webinar in the 2015 Smart Building Series… Project Haystack – Working with Data from the Internet of Things. Q&A with Marc Petock, VP of Marketing at Lynxspring & John Petze, Partner at SkyFoundry. In this Webinar, […]
Can the Building Automation Industry Deliver their own Building Internet of Things?
Given the size of the building systems market of $120Bn in 2014 and healthy projected compound annual growth rate of 8.98% to 2020, it is not surprising that players from the more consolidated IT infrastructure and software business see attractive opportunities in the Building Internet of Things (BIoT). Several big players have made moves to […]
The Internet of Things and its Impact on Commercial & Industrial Buildings
The Internet of Things (IoT) industry regards commercial and industrial buildings as the third most important market for its technology and products. Not surprising… given that the world market for all types of Building Automation Systems (BAS) for these buildings was $120Bn in 2014 and will grow at around a CAGR of 9% to reach […]
LEED Dynamic Plaque could Elevate Building Automation to another Level
Telus House (the 1st major office development south of Toronto’s railway tracks in more than a decade) was launched as a LEED Gold AAA standard Smart Building, 60% more efficient than comparable traditional buildings. Now in 2015 the 30-storey smart building, owned by Menkes Developments Ltd., will become the first Canadian building to employ a […]
Without Privacy Controls, we will not see the Full Potential of the Internet of Things
We are heading towards a world where everything is connected, not only online, but also in the physical world of wireless and wearable devices linking cars, with offices, with watches, ovens and street lights. When we add to that the tracking of activities from our smart homes by way of automated thermostats, light fixtures, smart […]
What Stage of Development is the Building Internet of Things (BIoT) at Today?
The Building Internet of Things is getting closer to connecting on one common IP Network platform; where all the building automation service can be monitored, analysed and controlled. Automated without the need for intervention by humans. BAS Services have over the last quarter century undergone a slow and painful development of integrating the many different […]
Canary Wharf’s Smart City Cognicity Challenge Announces Winners
The second phase of Canary Wharf’s Cognicity Challenge in London has produced two new winners of the £50,000 prize. Innovate smart city technology firms Demand Logic and SEaB Energy will implement their technology in the docklands business district. The Cognicity Challenge is the starting point for the Cognicity initiative, which aims to encourage participating companies […]