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Smart Building Construction MUST Focus on Outcome NOT Output
November 21st, 2014Why the Physical Security Industry Will Play a Key Role in the Internet of Things
November 20th, 2014“Turning Entire Cities into Virtual Power Plants” with Opower & FirstFuel
Just 2 months after the signing of a strategic partnership between energy intelligence and software firms Opower and FirstFuel, the companies claim to be feeling the benefits already. The partnership signed in September this year, brought together Opower, who provide cloud-based software for the utility industry, and FirstFuel Software, provider of commercial energy intelligence. Combined, […]
Access Control Upstages Video Surveillance in the Quest for Driving Growth
Poor trading conditions right across the developed world in recent years have caused physical security equipment buyers to hold back on replacing old systems unless they can be sure that the new systems improve the effectiveness of security, reduces operating cost and delivers an improved and satisfactory ROI on their investment. There is only one […]
The Internet of Things Ensures Continuity of Growth & Stability in the Physical Security Business
This year the world’s Physical Security Industry (Access Control / Video Surveillance / Intruder Alarms) has completed 5 years of continuous growth, coming out of the economic tsunami of 2008 it’s now structurally and financially stronger. Going forward, it will play a major role in the Internet of Things (IoT). Security is synonymous with all […]
Will Building Owners & Operators get a Return on their Internet of Things Investments?
The terminology “The Internet of Things” (IoT) was coined by MIT’s Kevin Ashton around 20 years ago but only more recently has it become a subject of immense interest to the building services industry and their customers; the owners and operators of smart buildings. So where does the Building Service Industry fit within the wider […]
Energy Conservation through Smart Buildings and Smart Cities will take Centre Stage in 2014
There is an old Irish joke in which a traveller asks for directions to Limerick and is told that, ‘well you wouldn’t want to be starting from here!’ That is the major problem facing the CleanTech industry today. Capital intensive renewable power projects are now at a place where governments around the world are delaying […]
The Return to Climate Change Issues & CO2 Emission Levels
Will the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy and other “once-in-a-lifetime storms” experienced across the globe in the last 2 years, now force our politicians to ensure that we at least meet the CO2 reduction targets now in place? There is now serious concern that even these targets will not prevent an increase in global temperature […]
The Consumer Interface of the Smart Grid Business is where the Building Controls Suppliers are now Focused
Although the Smart Building to Smart Grid Interface business is still in its infancy, just a quick take on the strategic acquisitions that have been made over the last 2 years makes a strong statement that the world’s major suppliers see this as a great opportunity to extend their business. They have invested heavily in […]
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