BROWSING: In-Building Tech

ODIN launches new BACnet IoT certified software

Operator Display Integrated Network (ODIN) has announced the launch of its new BACnet certified IoT software. The company also confirmed that the new offering is already commercially available. "With ODIN's secure remote access capabilities and feature's, service providers and building owners will now have the power...

Hines installs in-building wireless system at new office tower in Denver

Real estate developer Hines said it has installed a new in-building wireless network at 1144 Fifteenth, a newly unveiled office tower in Denver, Colorado. ?Denver has experienced a paradigm shift over the past decade and is emerging into a primary market fueled by population growth,...

Austrian firm Tridonic launches new lighting systems for the U.S market

Austrian company Tridonic has announced the commercial availability of new smart lighting systems for the U.S. LED lighting market. The company said its basicDIM Wireless technology is an ideal solution for updating conventional lighting without requiring any additional wiring or construction. This technology is controlled...

Adesto Technologies launches new edge server for building automation, IIoT

Adesto Technologies Corporation, a provider of application-specific semiconductors and embedded systems for the IoT segment, announced the general availability of its next-generation edge server for building automation and industrial IoT applications. The new offering, dubbed SmartServer IoT is an end-to-end industrial-rated IoT edge server. The...

CRE needs a backbone (Reader Forum)

In discussions of smart buildings, the benefits of deploying a network infrastructure to both increase the intelligence of the building with smart devices and also to deliver a persistent wired/wireless network are very well explained. However, there is a dimension that is a blind...

Microsoft, Johnson Controls sign deal to provide smart building solutions in UAE

Microsoft, Johnson Controls and Middle East sustainable solutions provider Bee?ah announced an agreement to enhance Bee?ah?s new headquarters in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, with an array of artificial intelligence (AI) and smart building solutions powered by Microsoft. Using its Digital Vault offering and extended capabilities...

DOE announces $47m for flexible building tech, HVAC, and lighting

The U.S. Department of Energy announced the Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) 2019 funding opportunity for up to $47 million for innovative technologies to make energy more affordable. ?Residential and commercial buildings account for approximately 40% of the nation?s total energy demand...

Austin-based Facility Solutions Group launches smart building division

Facility Solutions Group (FSG), a specialist in lighting, electrical, technology and signage solutions, announced today the launch of a new business division to focus on the development of smart building projects, the company said in a statement. FSG Smart Buildings?will focus on solving the problem...

Signify installs connected lighting system at Toyota Stadium in Japan

Toyota Stadium also invests in LEDs to support flicker-free UHD 4K broadcast Dutch company Signify?(formerly Philips Lighting) has installed its connected lighting system?Interact Sports?at the Toyota Stadium in Aichi, Japan. The company highlighted that this is the first outdoor stadium in Japan to install connected LED...

Inside Tottenham Hotspur’s new high-tech stadium

Real Wireless beefs-up stadium cellular and Wi-Fi U.K. soccer club Tottenham Hotspur has inaugurated its new stadium in London with?free high-density Wi-Fi and mobile coverage in all areas. The club had selected wireless advisory firm Real Wireless as well as communications equipment suppliers and installers to...

Tapplock launches new security solutions for enterprise segment

Canadian IoT firm Tapplock has launched a new generation of security solutions including the Tapplock one+, and its enterprise platform, Tapplock Enterprise Padlocks are often used by businesses to secure assets. The company highlighted that assigning keys, managing user permissions and tracking access history can...

Coyote Software, control.IT invest in London-based PropTech firm PRODA

PRODA PropTech solution uses AI for data processing Coyote Software and control.IT have made a joint strategic investment in PRODA, a London-based PropTech business utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) technology to solve core data processing challenges. The investment will see the integration of PRODA on Coyote and...

Huawei, Shenzhen Telecom kick off 5G smart hotel project in China

Shenzhen Telecom focused on outdoor and indoor 5G Huawei and Shenzhen Telecom have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to create a 5G smart hotel in the Shenzhen, China. Under this project, the two companies will deploy an end-to-end 5G network with integrated terminals and cloud applications....

MTN South Africa launches 5G indoor solution at Kyalami Grand Prix circuit

South African mobile operator MTN has launched a live 5G indoor solution at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit and International Convention Centre. MTN South Africa said this is the first time that the telco has deployed a trial 5G network in an indoor business environment, with...

Dell, FacilityConneX collaborate in smart building IoT project

  Real-time facility data monitoring company FacilityConneX announced that it will collaborate with Dell Technologies to bring smart building technology to its campus in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. FacilityConneX highlighted that the project will provide real-time monitoring, fault detection and diagnostics and ongoing monitoring-based commissioning for a 313,679...

ADRF partners with Ranplan for in-building wireless network design

Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF), a specialist in the provision of in-building distributed antenna systems for public safety and commercial RF, announced it will incorporate ADXV Series DAS and PSR Series repeaters as well as future product specifications, into Ranplan Wireless' network modeling and design...

ISS implements IoT tech by T-System to reduce energy consumption at buildings

  Danish building service provider ISS Facility Services is currently using internet of things technology from German firm T-Systems, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, to reduce energy consumption in buildings. Last month, ISS and T-Systems signed a three-year strategic partnership. During the next six months, ISS...

JMA Wireless provides DAS for Osage Casino and Hotel in Tulsa

  JMA Wireless says that its TEKO distributed antenna system has been installed at the Osage Casino and Hotel complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma. JMA Wireless said that the installation has been carried out by system integrator Longent, LLC. JMA Wireless' TEKO DAS was deployed in fourteen weeks....

Samsung HVAC America inks partnership with US Air Conditioning Distributors

Samsung HVAC America announced a partnership with US Air Conditioning Distributors as a wholesale distributor of Samsung's HVAC residential and commercial VRF systems. US Air Conditioning Distributors covers the Western U.S. and has distribution branch locations in California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Arizona. ?We are very...

Avoid over-fitting networks: Best practices for venue modeling (Reader Forum)

Technology is the cornerstone of the modern fan experience, making connectivity in smart stadiums a requirement to support the growing digital expectations of sport and entertainment goers. In newer stadiums, paperless ticketing and stadium-specific smartphone apps are commonplace to improve fan experiences but require...

GE completes sale of its Current business unit to American Industrial Partners

  GE announced that it has completed the sale of its Current business unit to American Industrial Partners, a New York-based private equity firm focused on industrial businesses. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Under a long-term licensing agreement, Current will continue using the GE...

Delta demonstrates new smart buildings solutions at Hannover Messe 2019

  Delta, which focuses on power and thermal management, unveiled a new portfolio of energy-efficient solutions for smart buildings?at the Hannover Messe 2019 exposition. The company - together with its subsidiaries LOYTEC and VIVOTEK ? is currently showing at the exposition its latest smart building management...

Tivoli Lighting launches new LED light tape solution for retail, residential clients

  Tivoli Lighting has announced the launch of a new LED tape solution targeting high-end retail and restaurants, resorts and hotels, single and multi-family homes and apartment units in residential high-rise buildings. Tivoli?s new Elite TivoTape LED light tape features high color rendering and R9 value...

Trend Micro highlights cybersecurity risks in smart buildings

  As buildings and homes are more connected, enterprise businesses face new physical and data security threats   Trend Micro announced new research revealing that internet of things automation platforms in smart buildings are presenting attackers with new opportunities for both physical and data compromise. The findings have...