Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric has deployed its Workplace Advisor system across its offices in London, Warrington, and Coventry, in the U.K.
The company said that the system will manage an area of 4,550 square meters across these three offices.
The target space utilization...
U.K. firm Infogrid said it has raised ?11.7 million ($15.5 million) in Series A funding from a combination of U.K. and U.S. investors.
The round was led by Northzone, with the participation of investors including JLL Spark, Concrete VC, The Venture Collective, and Jigsaw VC.
Infogrid...
NETSOL Technologies, which is a global services and enterprise application solutions provider, has announced the launch of its COVID-aware smart workplace solution, NXT, in collaboration with 3D mapping company WRLD.
NETSOL said that NXT enables employees to safely return to the office by ensuring standard...
Enabling a remote workforce is the most significant factor shaping real estate strategies for 2021, closely followed by social distancing and infection control and energy cost-cutting, according to a recent study by research firm Verdantix.
The company has released its annual global survey of 250...
The office space at the Corniche building in Lambeth, London, has recently undergone a substantial refurbishment that includes an entirely new Building Management System (BMS).
The new platform includes multiple Distech Controls products including the ECLYPSE Connected Terminal Unit Controllers (ECY-TU/PTU), which were used to...
Smart buildings specialist Johnson Controls announced the launch of a new flexible service suite to its customers in the Middle East and Africa.
The new service suite will leverage Johnson Controls OpenBlue digital technology to power remote and contactless services. With more than 20 customizable...
The installed base of connected building automation systems in Europe and North America is forecast to 34.4 million in 2024, compared to an estimated 20.5 million systems in 2019, according to a new research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight.
Berg Insight estimates that...
U.S. firm PassiveLogic, a startup developing a building controls platform, raised $16 million in a funding round.
Venture capital funds Keyframe Capital and Addition led the Series A round, while other investors included RET Ventures, A/O Proptech, and NREP, representing the commercial real estate industries...
U.S. workplace technology firm Crestron has launched its Crestron One app with mobile room control.
The new offering enables a "precise control experience" from any personal device and is aimed at reducing the stress of returning to work, the company said in a release.
The Crestron...
German software firm Software AG is partnering with Australian asset management and technical services company BSA to provide IoT-based building management technology globally.
Software AG has been collaborating with BSA on the Cumulocity Building management solution since early 2019.
?The solution, which has been developed in...
Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) has launched its new RDG200 thermostat range ?to improve room automation, which the company said is key for protecting and enhancing the occupants' health as well as increasing productivity at the same time, for a safe return to work.
The new...
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has launched Enlighted Safe, a new workplace digital contact tracing app, which it said will help employees return safely to the workplace.
In a release, Siemens said that the Enlighted Safe app provides greater transparency into the contact history of employees who...
Building management software provider Spacewell has upgraded its MCS Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) in a new release.
The MCS 20 release features a unified user interface design and cohesive user experience across devices, and the company says it allows for an easy transition to...
The global building automation systems (BAS) market is estimated to reach $5.91 billion by 2026 from $4.69 billion in 2019, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 3.4%, according to a recent research by Frost & Sullivan.
However, the global BAS market will be...
The Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), which is the regulatory body for the government-owned tech industry zone Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), announced that it has successfully upgraded its existing Integrated Building Management System (IBMS) that looks after 40 buildings within the zone, to an...
The global Building Automation Systems (BAS) market is estimated to reach $5.91 billion by 2026 from $4.69 billion in 2019, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.4%, according to a report by Frost & Sullivan.
The study reveals that energy-efficiency requisites, energy conservation and favorable government...
I was supposed to go to Cannes, France in March, and then maybe in June, for the annual MIPIM event. Instead, I ended up engaging with the event virtually, trading the South of France for my one-bedroom apartment in Madison, WI. I realize that,...
Schneider Electric and and Cisco have formed a technology partnership designed to help drive major advances in the smart building field.
The two companies have developed, tested and validated designs that help connect building management systems to an Internet Protocol (IP) network with a secure...
California-based building automation developer J2 Innovations has launched the FIN microBMS, a building management system for the management and support of small to mid-sized buildings across multiple sites.
The entry-level FIN-based system is a plug-and-play solution for efficient building management, the firm said. FIN is a...
Honeywell and?SAP announced that they have partnered to create a joint cloud-based solution based on Honeywell Forge, the company?s enterprise performance management offering, and the SAP Cloud Platform that will combine operational and business data to support better decision-making and drive greater efficiencies.
The companies...
Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has launched RunMyBuilding, a smart building integration and management platform for all physical and digital services across a building or campus.
Fujitsu noted that the new offering has the capability to be integrated into wider smart city digital environments.
RunMyBuilding by Fujitsu...
Stratis IoT, which focuses on smart apartment and building tech for multifamily and student housing, announced the launch of Stratis Sustain, its utility monitoring, management, and control platform for new development and retrofit projects.
Stratis Sustain includes water and energy integrations enabling residents, property...
Cloud-based physical security company Brivo has acquired Parakeet Technologies, which focuses on smart building solutions including sensors, thermostats, wireless locks and lighting controls.
The acquisition will allow Brivo to enhance its?in-building capabilities?beyond its current access control, video, and security. The companies had already been working...
Eletronic component manufacturer SMK Electronics Europe announced the launch of the IP500 compliant CNX200M Radio Module for building automation applications at CES 2020.
"With the development of the CNX200M Radio Module, SMK and the IP500 Alliance team have produced what is perhaps the industry?s first...
