Smart Cities
The Workplace is Like a City with Distinct Zones for Each Activity
January 31st, 2020Future Buildings to Offer “Collaborative Ecosystem Where 1 + 1 = 4”
January 23rd, 2020
UK Construction Policy Falls Short of Targets But Shows Significant Potential
“We’re on the edge of a revolution in how we build – one that could help us transform our society, delivering more productive public services. With new construction technology and processes, we can build better hospitals, schools, offices, and homes; and in turn, create better outcomes for everyone,” reads a recent report from international consultancy […]
Continually Demolishing & Rebuilding Our Buildings Is Not Smart or Sustainable
The pyramids of Giza have been standing intact for over 4000-years and are not even the oldest pyramids in Egypt.The Pantheon in Rome has been in continuous use for over 2000-years, Istanbul’s intricate Santa Sophia appears pristine despite is 1483-year age, while the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Palestine, has housed worshipers for the […]
BIM & GIS Combine to Advance the Digital Twin for Smarter Cities
The digital twin has become a holy grail for the smart city. A virtual model of a city, or a digital replica of the physical world, digital twins allow the simulation of plans before implementing them, exposing problems before they become a reality. From urban planning to land-use optimization, digital twins have the power to […]
Giving Every Building a Voice in the IoT Age
Relationships are built on communication and the relationship between humans and machines is no different. Each generation of technology is defined by the way it communicates with its human users; from the levers and cogs of yesteryear to the keyboards and mice of the 80s and 90s, and on to the touchscreens, trackpads, and gestures […]
“As Buildings Evolve, Elevators can also Evolve in Ways we have Not Seen Before”
Office workers in New York City spend a cumulative 5.9 years, per year, in elevators, according to an IBM study. The research showed that NYC office workers spend a further 16.6 years, per year, waiting for those elevators, meaning a cumulative of 22.5 years of potentially productive work time is wasted in the elevator process. […]
We Must Develop a Unified Approach to Cybersecurity
“Perhaps one of the greatest fears shared by critical infrastructure professionals in today’s age of connected infrastructure is the risk for a cyber attack that goes beyond data theft and can bring down the entire facility HAVAC system or a high-rise tower control system and even threatens occupants’ lives,” says Dr Rida Hamza, VP of […]
Future Proofing Smart Cities Building-by-Building with Open Data Platforms
“Today we hear about the smart city, the sustainable city, the green city, the resilient city, the diverse, inclusive, dynamic, creative and caring city. All these buzzwords are thrown around but in the end, it’s all the same. Strategies to prepare cities for the future,” Ahmed Abu Laban, City Director for the city of Ramallah, […]
Smart Buildings Offer a Scalable Foundation for Creating the Smart City
“Normally, the smart building and smart city markets seem very separated, seem far apart, and yet we have so much in common and so many things that make us similar. We believe there has been much more overlap than has been thought through in previous years and we believe we need to talk to one […]
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