Retrofit
WZMH Architects Take “a Critical Look at How Buildings are Built from the Inside Out”
November 28th, 2019The Smart Contractor: A Disruptive Idea for Smaller Buildings
October 17th, 2019Are Apps the Interface that Make Smart Facility Management Feasible For All Buildings?
“Imagine this… There is an explosion in your building, and everyone is trying to get out, including Fred, your facility manager. Jim at the front office shouts across the hall “Hey, Fred! Emergency Services are here. They need to know where the shut-off valves are! Fred pauses and turns to his desktop only to find […]
A City is Only As Smart As Its Buildings – Making a Case for Retrofits
What’s a smart city without smart buildings, and where is the city with only smart buildings? Municipal and national governments talk confidently about their smart cities, but until they can drive the conversion of old building stock into smart-connected elements of the urban landscape, they are just creating smart infrastructure. To truly see the potential […]
We Need Carbon Neutral Buildings Where it Matters – The Retrofit Market
Buildings are arguably the biggest contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for about 40% of total energy consumption and 39% of all carbon dioxide emissions. While energy efficiency and smart building movements have reduced building energy consumption per square foot in recent years, the 3% annual increase in the sheer number of square feet […]
J2’s Release of FIN 5 Marks A Year in the Siemens Building Tech Family
Over six days in May 2018, German conglomerate Siemens made its smart building intentions clear. On the 17th, Siemens announced its acquisition of Los Angeles based J2 Innovations, a software framework provider for building automation and IoT technologies. Six days later, on May 23rd, the European manufacturing giant announced the acquisition of California-based IoT-enabled smart […]
Is Powerline Communications the Key to Retrofitting Smartness into Buildings?
Lighting the Way to Smart Bluetooth Mesh Connectivity!
Shell Announces Smart Building Partnerships with Sparkfund & GridPoint
“The Paris Agreement has sent a signal around the world. A new energy system is emerging. It will unfold over decades, moving at different paces in different places. The transition offers challenges, opportunities and tough choices for governments, businesses and customers,” states the Shell Energy Transition Report. Royal Dutch Shell, the British-Dutch oil and gas […]
Better Utilizing Human Intelligence For Energy Efficiency In Buildings
When attempting to increase energy efficiency in buildings, the single most influential change you can make is to the behavior of the user. This is not about changing behaviors that will cause discomfort or inconvenience, huge gains can be made by simply making people aware of the energy they waste. There is no need to […]