January 18 marked the kick-off of Manitoba’s Race to Reduce – an energy reduction challenge that involves collaboration between commercial building landlords and tenants to encourage smart energy use. The program provides a plan of Read More
Connected-home devices are projected to grow at an annual rate of 67% over the next five years as more and more people are realizing the potential for cost-savings, convenience, and peace of mind. Neil Lakomiak, Read More
The City of Milwaukee is seeking to accelerate smart city plans, focusing on increasing the number of smart buildings which would feature smart heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in addition to motion-sensitive lights. Read More
The Lumentile project aims to combine a simple construction element, ceramic tile, with a luminous surface element to create the luminous electronic tile. The panels have a ceramic base, with a transparent top layer with Read More
Out of Kansas City, Missouri, the founders of PlanIT Impact are linking open data and taking advantage of gigabit technology to make the digital modeling process of design much smarter and to understand resource impact Read More
The Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) provides scientific support to Vienna’s Urban Lakeside smart city demo project to examine innovative approaches in the energy supply sector. This ambitious project requires a total redesign of the Read More
Almost two years ago, seven intelligent buildings were showcased as proof that smart buildings work. Configurations extended beyond the automated lighting, shading, and HVAC configurations and have advanced, real-time controls of the building’s energy efficiency, Read More
Information and intelligence about potential and existing citizens, clients, and companies has always been valuable to commercial real estate and its local municipalities. Today, more than ever, that value increases when integrated with a Smart Read More
Smart technologies give us the kind of information that can help us avert disasters, improve quality of life, and capitalize on efficiencies. To help harness the power of this big data, Cityzenith has created an Read More
Facility managers and building owners alike need to truly understand what a smart building is in order to devise a plan that will improve operations and maintenance. They generally need to reduce costs, risk, and Read More
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