Smart Building
#Podcast 24: Why Smart Buildings Should Embrace Threat Intelligence!
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April 15th, 2021
Equifax Hack Serves as Another Reminder that our Smart Buildings are Vulnerable
143 million people were affected by the Equifax data breach that occurred between mid-May and late-July 2017, but was only announced on September 7th. Names, social security numbers, birth dates, addresses, credit card information and driver’s license numbers were stolen, meaning years of potential problems for those affected. The hack will cast a shadow over […]
Our Energy Future Is Not Just Green And Renewable – It Is Also Urban And Smart
Even moderate UN projections suggest that if current population and consumption trends continue, by the 2030s, we will need the equivalent resources of two Earths to support us – or maybe just one smart one. The current world population of 7.3 billion is expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 according […]
We Need Smart Data Not Just Big Data
The Big data concept is defined around four key characteristics: data volume, data velocity, data veracity and data value. While the volume and velocity characteristics are concerned with the data generation process as well as how to capture and store the data, the veracity and value characteristics primarily deal with the quality and the usefulness […]
VC Funding Returns to Smart Building Tech with Investments in Comfy & Aquicore
It has been a busy couple of weeks for funding in the smart technology space with the launch of a major new venture capital fund and multiple investments reinforcing the continually increasing smart technology start-up trend. The first week of June saw the launch of Microsoft Ventures. The tech giant unveiled its official VC arm […]
2015 Was The Tipping Point For IP Access Control – Memoori Talks To Isonas
For years nothing much changed in the Access Control sector, until fairly recently when we have seen an evolution towards IP. Access Control is becoming a fundamental element of the modern smart building and the connected environment at large. The total world production value of security products at factory gate prices was $27.25 billion in […]
JPMorgan’s Record-Breaking LED Lighting Order is just the tip of GE’s Smart Iceberg
Current powered by GE, has announced a deal with JPMorgan Chase & Co. to install LED lighting across most of Chase’s U.S. branches. The deal, potentially spanning 25 million square feet across roughly 5,000 branches, is the world’s largest single-order LED installation to date. Current estimates that, once completed, the project could reduce the branches’ […]
Smart Building Innovators Lead in Global Cleantech
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson of Tomlinson Business Research. The newly released Global Cleantech 100 Report for 2015 includes emerging players offering innovative software, solutions and new business models, reflecting the market disruption currently underway in the smart buildings market. Global Cleantech 100 is a comprehensive list of private clean technology companies with […]
“Building as a Service” through Smart Thinking, Design & Construction
Some in the building sector are becoming disillusioned by the term “smart building”; it has come to describe a building with a level of technologic complexity that sets it apart from a standard building. Many experts would prefer the term “intelligent building” as it infers the ability to think and adapt to user needs. While […]