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New Energy Performance Directive Aims to make EU’s Building Stock “Nearly Zero Emissions” by 2050
January 3rd, 2018Market Size & Major Trends in the Access Control Market 2017 to 2022
December 11th, 2017
The GDPR Date Approaches & “Most IT Departments are Forgetting About Access Control”
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to go into effect in May 2018 triggering penalties for non-compliance with the new set of rules. As IT departments rush to ensure that everything is ready for the change, one key area is being overlooked according to some experts – Access Control. “Most IT departments […]
Now is The Time To Get Serious About Energy Efficiency!
The idea that we might be better off foregoing energy efficiency efforts and instead use the saved money to fuel inefficient buildings, is a compelling thought. Although environmentalists would certainly have something to say about it, and it is a depressing thought for those that have strived to develop the energy efficiency sector. Recent comments […]
Is the Light Industry Still in the Dark When it Comes to Cyber Security?
This May, the global news headlines announced that a penetrating chain of attacks had taken place. Over the course of just 24 hours, 45,000 cyber-attacks had taken place in 99 countries around the world. The ‘WannaCry’ ransomware attack hit multiple organisations hard, created over 200,000 victims, and even left vital operations having to be cancelled […]
BIM Adoption In The UK Is High, But Expectation Is Higher
“On my travels around the world – in the Middle East, the US, China and Hong Kong, for example – I always hear the UK Building Information Modelling (BIM) mandate mentioned as a model for public sector construction projects, and we’ll shortly see other countries copying our structured approach,” predicts Gavin Bonner, Global BIM Manager […]
Smart Hospitals on the Waiting List as the Sector Diagnoses Opportunities
Buildings are getting smarter and hospitals are no different. In fact, hospitals may offer the most ambitious opportunity for smart buildings yet. Smart healthcare technology is being used and tested in facilities around the world to not only develop efficiency but to actually improve patient outcomes. The building itself can help heal the sick – […]
Europe Wants To Lead The World On Energy Efficiency
As the incoming US leadership threatens to keep its campaign promises and withdraw from the COP21 Paris climate agreement, signed by a record-breaking 193 countries and counting. Across the Atlantic, the EU have decided that they not only want to adapt to this clean energy transition, they want to lead it. Last week, the European […]
Agility Beats Power In The Fight For Smart City Supremacy
Despite Brexit, the refuge crisis, increased terrorism, and economic strife in Greece, Europe is still better positioned to win supremacy in smart city innovation according to several experts in the field. Like two heavyweights before a title fight, the US talks a big talk and has more muscle to back it up but Europe has […]
Is Brexit All Bad News For UK Tech Sector?
Britain has not left Europe, despite some of the headlines that seem to suggest some sort of tectonic shift. Britain has voted to leave the European Union (EU) but will continue to be a major European economy, like other non-EU European nations such as Norway or Switzerland, whose voters rejected becoming part of the union. […]
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