Preemptive Maintenance

It is an all too common problem for buildings; hundreds of windows are cleaned then a dust storm hits the next day, or the roof is scheduled for maintenance but it starts raining just as work starts. Then the question for facility managers is when to restart maintenance or how to anticipate weather to adjust […]

Earthquakes, explosions and even day-to-day vibrations can cause structural damage to a building that may go unnoticed until it starts to cause dangerous problems. New research, however, is allowing technology enriched smart buildings to sense this type of internal damage so it can be fixed before issues arise. Over the past few years, scientists at […]

For those who missed it or want to listen again, below is the Audio Stream from our 9th Free Webinar in the 2016 Smart Buildings Series, sponsored by Tridium… Demystifying the IoT in Smart Buildings. This is a Q&A Webinar with Chris Irwin, Business Development Director at Tridium Europe. We discuss why the IoT in […]

Commercial buildings could save as much as $60 billion if energy efficiency investments were increased by just 1-4%, according to a study by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE). However, the average cost of using a Building Management System (BMS) to smart retrofit a building is around $2.30 per square foot, or […]