While most building owners don?t want to think about it, commercial buildings, newsrooms, concert venues, and other highly-populated areas are established targets for mass shootings, making security and surveillance the …
Healthcare facilities are some of the most expensive projects built today. With the average construction costs per square foot ranging from $400 to $1,000, building a new 500-bed hospital can …
A tech-savvy workforce and requirements from IoT, predictive analytics and cloud-based technologies are increasing the demand for a future-proof network cabling architecture inside of commercial office buildings. While most building …
Today?s building management systems are becoming more intelligent and powerful through billions of connected internet of things devices and many building owners are deploying these solutions to reduce labor and …
For today?s employers, getting the most out of their workers matters. With human capital comprising more than 70% of a company?s operating spend, attracting and retaining top talent becomes essential …
It?s impossible to make a smart building without the ability for all its systems to communicate with one another-interoperability. Today more than ever the proliferation of intelligent building technologies designed …
While smart building technologies aimed at increasing occupant comfort and energy savings have dominated the rhetoric in the commercial office and industrial sectors, nowhere else can these technologies have a …
While connectivity and automation have led to a tremendous opportunity in the smart building sector promising significant efficiency, safety and comfort to building owners and occupants, these systems are also …
While REITs have underperformed for most of 2018 due to rising interest rates and investments moving to tech industry markets, their stock prices have been boosted by an increasing demand …
Today, many new startups are leveraging the proliferation of the internet of things, machine learning and energy savings solutions to bring about massive innovation to the smart building arena. Here?s …
Connectivity Wireless is a DAS provider Two of Chicago?s top Class A office buildings are ramping up their in-building wireless cellular connectivity to meet tenant demands for improved cellular coverage. …
New York City?s iconic Empire State Building?last month re-opened its doors after the successful completion of the first phase of its reimagined observatory designed for occupant comfort and sustainability. By …
With more than 2,500 public safety agencies signing on for AT&T’s FirstNet and more in the pipeline, building owners should consider upgrades to their in-building wireless systems to meet public …
While much of the attention surrounding 5G has been on the provision of carrier-based outdoor mobile connectivity services, significant mobile use originates indoors. As the increased proliferation of IoT devices …
When it comes to water consumption, office buildings stand head and shoulders above other buildings accounting for 25% of overall water use. Now through best practices outlined by the Environmental …
While drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have prompted significant controversy over privacy rights, they are quickly becoming essential to the commercial real estate sector- and it’s not for the …
A recent study found that digital connectivity is a driving factor in achieving higher rents and ROI, especially from tenants occupying Class B office building spaces in the technology, advertising, …
Today?s intelligent lighting controls have advanced far beyond simple sensors and time clocks. Companies worldwide are investing in LED lighting, IoT sensors and wireless networking technologies to solve a lot …
If somebody told you 20 years ago that lighting would become one of the most prolific of smart building technologies in the world today, no one would have believed it. …
While the internet of things and cloud-based services are offering new ways to make buildings smarter and solve energy efficiency and occupant comfort issues, their disparate nature leaves many IoT …
Global demand for commercial office space from co-working and flexible workspace providers has grown to its highest levels in more than a decade due the agility and willingness from real …
With a stronghold in artificial intelligence and machine learning and an emphasis on sustainability, big tech companies like Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, Apple, Google, and Amazon have become center of the …
Fiber backbone brings in-building capacity boost As work on the $620 million transformation of the Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC) enters?the home stretch, management certainly did not overlook one essential …
Most building owners know that providing well-functioning elevators is one of the most significant elements in achieving high-satisfaction from occupants multi-floor office and residential buildings. Now, ThyssenKrupp a leader in …
A building?automation system (BAS) can provide many benefits to building owners and landlords, including higher energy efficiency, lower operating and maintenance costs, better indoor air quality, and greater occupant comfort …
