Facilities
Audio: The End User Smart Building Perspective
August 24th, 2017The Benefits Of Hyper-Local Weather Forecasting For Smart Buildings And Facilities
August 18th, 2017
Webinar: The End User Smart Building Perspective
** Recording of this Webinar can be Found HERE ** Please Join us on Wednesday 23rd August 17:00 CEST for our 8th FREE Webinar in the 2017 Smart Buildings Series, Kindly Sponsored by Project Haystack. What Do Buyers of Smart Building Technology Really Think? A Q&A Webinar with Brian Shepherdson, Property and Facilities Management at […]
Reconsidering BIM Strategy: Collaboration Not Fragmentation
There has been significant praise heaped upon the UK government for its building information modelling (BIM) adoption strategy. “The UK’s approach to BIM is seen as the model by the rest of the world,” said Gavin Bonner, Global BIM Manager at Cundall. Its mandate on BIM use in all public sector projects has driven the […]
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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