Internet of Things
Deep Learning Set to Revolutionise Smart Technology
April 29th, 2016The Competitive Landscape of the World Video Surveillance Business
April 28th, 2016
3 New Rules of Real Estate: Information, Information, Information
Traditionally, the most fundamental rule of commercial real estate (CRE) is location. However, while being close to customers, suppliers and employees remains an important factor, there is a newer and increasingly significant consideration for CRE in the modern age – Information. This shift within CRE has been underway for a decade or so with the […]
GE Current Makes Building Automation Statement with Acquisition of Daintree Networks
Last week, Current, GE’s energy services spin-off, announced the acquisition of Daintree Networks, a provider of connected building controls solutions for commercial facilities. GE states that the acquisition will enable Current to expand its building automation platform and its energy-as-a-service offering to small and medium size facilities through the deployment of Daintree’s open, standards-based wireless […]

Will Physical Security be the Epicentre of the Internet of Things in Buildings?
In 2015 every major security exhibition around the world demonstrated numerous products that integrated all the three different security services (Video Surveillance, Access Control, Intruder Alarms) and also connected with other building technical services. Similarly when visiting Lighting, Building Environmental Controls, Fire detection & Safety exhibitions, integration was a major theme and this has gained […]

Designing Buildings Today For The Technologies Of Tomorrow
How would we build our buildings today if we knew the technological developments of the future? While this might just be a wish for most in the smart building sector, London headquartered engineering firm Arup is taking the question very seriously. “As engineers, we need to keep an eye on new advances in technology. Sometimes […]
The Combined Market for Energy Software in Smart Buildings Will Rise to Nearly $10Bn by 2020
Our new research report shows that the markets for Enterprise Energy Management, BECS Supervisory Software and Smart Building to Smart Grid Interface Software will rise to nearly $10Bn by 2020; with related software on the Smart Grid side growing at a healthy 12% CAGR to nearly $2bn by 2020. The Harmonization of the Smart Grid […]

Dell & Intel Position Themselves at the Heart of the Start-Up Driven IoT Revolution
The new world of the Internet of Things (IoT) has many old world IT companies talking a lot of IoT without really adding much innovation to the data led, start-up driven revolution. However, Dell, along with their perennial partners Intel, are employing a fresh approach of enabling the innovation of start-ups within the IoT space. […]

No Shortage of Investment in the Building Internet of Things
The Building Internet of Things (BIoT) is expected to become one of the top five markets for the Internet of Things. It is still in its early stage of development but the investment that it has attracted to develop new products and apply leading edge technology shows that it has the backing of both technology […]
Audio: Securing the Internet of Things in Smart Buildings
For those who missed it or want to listen again, below is the Audio Stream from our 3rd Free Webinar in the 2016 Smart Buildings Series, sponsored by Tridium… “How can we Secure our Smart Buildings against Cyber Attack?” A Webinar Q&A with Hugh Boyes CEng FIET discussing how Building Owners and Operators can best […]