Facilities
Webinar: The End User Smart Building Perspective
August 15th, 2017Reconsidering BIM Strategy: Collaboration Not Fragmentation
August 1st, 2017
Facilities Management Service Providers Gear Up for Digitization & Technology Innovation
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson of Tomlinson Business Research. Facilities management service (FMS) firms are increasingly focused on digital transformation through the development of smart buildings and workspace optimization. Technology is the driving force behind growth opportunities for service providers and the major European firms have been gearing up for this opportunity in […]
Some Building Systems Are Born Smart, Others Have Smartness Thrust Upon Them
“Some building systems are born smart, some achieve smartness and some have smartness thrust upon them,” Shakespeare might have said if he were a 21st century mechanical engineer or facility manager working in Chicago. Taking center-stage in the ambitious Midwest city is a smart building retrofit worthy of applause. Completed in 1990, 311 South Wacker […]
Why Should Facilities Managers Care About the Smart Grid?
“Work done addressing Smart Grid has been central to the last decade’s most significant technology developments; from Internet of Things to Web services and Building Automation to Big Data Energy Analytics,” said John “Jack” McGowan, CEM Principal at The McGowan Group. In an article for Automated Buildings, McGowan points out that too much of the […]
Audio: Buildings Need to be Operated with More Precision!
For those who missed it or want to listen again, below is the Audio Stream from our 10th Free Webinar in the 2016 Smart Buildings Series, sponsored by Tridium. Buildings Need to be Operated with More Precision! This is a Q&A Webinar with Eric Hall, Chief Technology Officer at Site 1001 Inc. We discussed how […]
Facility Management Software Trends: Integration, Acquisitions and Partnerships
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson of Tomlinson Business Research. The integration of software aimed at supporting processes in the management of commercial and industrial facilities and real estate has been a continuing trend over recent years. It has gained ground with the convergence of building energy management software into common data platforms combining […]
The Blurred Line between Facilities & IT Departments in Smart Buildings
Sensor rich LED bulbs cover the office ceiling late on a Wednesday evening; they know Steve is there because the motion sensor detects his movements. In fact the building’s central control system already predicted he would be there because he always stays late on a Wednesday. If it could, it might speculate as to why, […]
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