Emergency Response
The Heat Rises on Smarter Emergency Management in Buildings
November 25th, 2020Imagining the “Pandemic-Smart” Buildings of the Future
April 8th, 2020
Sensing the Way to Improved Data-Driven Emergency Responses
When disaster strikes and our buildings become hostile environments, data from the numerous building sensors are largely ignored. Recently, however, a number of startups and initiatives have been working to seize this missed safety-opportunity by enabling emergency services with life-saving building data and connected equipment. Every day, in major cities around the world, firefighters charge […]
Hurricane Irma Set To Provide Stern Test For Florida’s Smart Grid
In the 12 years since the last category 5 hurricane in Florida there have been major advancements in smart power grid technology, these developments will be put to the test in the coming days as Hurricane Irma looms large over the southeastern state. The ‘sunshine state’ experienced two significant, yet smaller, hurricanes last year that […]