BROWSING: In-Building Tech

Tecore Networks unveils smart DAS

    Tecore Networks unveiled its new smart Distributed Antenna System (sDAS) platform. In a release, Tecore noted that its new smart DAS architecture provides an optimized platform capable of evolving with commercial wireless technologies. This sDAS architecture was specifically designed to eliminate the need for any...

Johnson Controls develops AI-based solution to manage clean air, energy, comfort and cost in buildings

  Smart buildings specialist Johnson Controls introduced an all-in-one solution that enables building operators to track sustainability, health and wellness metrics while also reducing energy use, water use, waste, and carbon footprint. The new OpenBlue Performance Advisor application supports organizations seeking to achieve clean air and...

Nextivity Guide: Cel-Fi Enterprise Buyer’s Guide

Cellular connectivity is more important than ever, whether you are utilizing apps, calls, or texts. Spotty cellular coverage, poor voice quality, dropped calls, and dead zones continue to plague employees and visitors in enterprise buildings. This not only frustrates occupants, it also negatively impacts...

Honeywell Building Technologies’s Q3 revenues up 5% y-o-y

  Honeywell Building Technologies, which is a business division of Honeywell, recorded revenues of $1.37 billion in the third quarter of the year, up 5% compared to revenues of $1.30 billion in the year-ago period, Honeywell reported in its earnings release. The unit recorded profits of...

ATAL, Schneider Electric implement BMS upgrade in Hong Kong convention center

  Hong Kong firm ATAL Engineering implemented solutions from Schneider Electric for the building management system upgrade for a premier convention and exhibition facility in Hong Kong. ?Management wanted more centralized control of real-time monitoring, plus the ability to measure, evaluate, and optimize building performance -...

Buildings IoT provides smart building solution for new Chicago building

    Thor Equities Group partnered with Buildings IOT for the provision of smart building solutions for its new-construction property located at 800 West Fulton Street in Chicago, Illinois. As the Master Systems Integrator for the project, Buildings IOT implemented its onPoint Enterprise platform to deliver an...

Las Vegas to implement digital twin solution to cut carbon emissions

    Digital Twin provider Cityzenith and an IoT specialist Terbine are jointly developing a technology solution to transition Las Vegas to zero carbon emissions. As part of this initiative, a significant area of downtown Las Vegas will leverage advanced 5G networking, plus IoT and digital twin...

Siemens Smart Infrastructure completes acquisition of Wattsense

  Siemens Smart Infrastructure has recently completed the acquisition of French startup Wattsense, a hardware and software company which offers a plug-and-play IoT management system for small and mid-size buildings. Siemens said that the acquisition will expand the firm?s building products portfolio. Wattsense was started in...

Schneider Electric implements Building Management system for Hyatt Centric Jumeirah Dubai

  Schneider Electric said it has been chosen to implement a full building management system at Hyatt Centric Jumeirah Dubai. The solution, EcoStruxure Building Operation 3.0, will provide the hotel with a combined building management system and guest room management system that will control and monitor...

DOE invests $61 million to improve energy efficiencies in the smart building segment

  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $61 million in funding for 10 pilot projects that will deploy new technology to transform thousands of homes and workplaces into energy-efficient buildings. The DOE said that these connected communities can interact with the electrical grid to optimize...

Schneider Electric unveils new operating system for buildings

  Schneider Electric announced the launch of EcoStruxure Building Graph, a new building operating system and linked data platform. The French company said that the operating system will provide the digital twin of buildings for seamless access to building systems? data and control. EcoStruxure Building Graph will...

Kontrol Technologies launches building automation controls for water conservation

    Canadian smart building specialist Kontrol Technologies said it is providing its customers with new building automation controls and monitoring solutions for water conservation, including building-level and in-suite technology. ?The core of our growth strategy is to capture additional market share in each building in our...

ADRF launches new long range annunciator for its public safety repeaters

    Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF), which specializes in in-building Distributed Antenna System (DAS) and repeaters for public safety and commercial radio frequencies, announced a new long range annunciator, ANN-L, for its public safety repeaters. The ANN-L is ADRF's first annunciator capable of extending the range of...

ioXt Alliance certifies SOLiD DAS controller

    The ioXt Alliance has announced that SOLiD?s Distributed Antenna System (DAS) DMS-1200 Controller has been certified through ioXt's certification program. The certification was given after SOLiD met rigorous standards as part of the ioXt Alliance?s program, advancing efforts to improve the security of IoT and...

Siemon, Igor ink smart building partnership

    Siemon, a global network infrastructure specialist, and Igor, which provides power-over-Ethernet (PoE)-based IoT smart building solutions, have expanded their partnership within the smart building partner ecosystem. Igor?s smart building platform, Nexos, is a fully integrated PoE communications platform that connects devices, fixtures and systems into...

Johnson Controls works with nearly 900 U.S. higher education institutions for campus reopening

  Smart building specialist Johnson Controls collaborated with 894 U.S. higher education institutions in its fiscal third quarter to implement healthy building strategies in preparation for campus reopening in fall 2021, the firm said in a release. As part of its OpenBlue Healthy Buildings offerings, Johnson...

View to install smart windows at Memphis International Airport

    U.S. glass-manufacturing company View announced its smart windows have been installed at Memphis International Airport as part of the Concourse B modernization program to improve the passenger experience and energy-efficiency. Memphis International Airport is implementing a multi-phase capital improvement plan that includes the consolidation of...

BAI Communications completes acquisition of Mobilitie

    BAI Communications, , which is majority-owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), announced the close of its acquisition of Mobilitie, one of the largest privately-held telecommunications infrastructure companies in the U.S. The agreement for the acquisition had been initially announced on June 28...

KMC Controls inks partnership with Veridify Security

    KMC Controls, a specialist in building automation and controls, has announced a partnership with Veridify Security. As part of the agreement, KMC will be adding DOME, Veridify?s SaaS cyber-physical security solution for Operational Technology (OT) networks and device-level building automation, to their product offering. The firm...

Atos, Johnson Controls partner to provide decarbonization services for buildings

  French IT company Atos and smart buildings specialist Johnson Controls announced a global partnership with the aim of helping private and public sector customers accelerate their net-zero strategies. Under the terms of the partnership, the two companies will provide a set of end-to-end advisory services,...

Hybrid work to trigger new investments across space and workplace software: Survey

  A new survey by research firm Verdantix revealed that that real estate firms are planning new technology investments across employee workplace experience, asset management and cloud-based security solutions. Verdantix has released its annual global survey of 285 senior corporate real estate and facilities management executives...

University of Birmingham, Siemens partner to create smart campuses

    The University of Birmingham, in partnership with Siemens, is combining digital sensor and analytics technologies as well as artificial intelligence, with the aim of transforming the University?s Edgbaston and Dubai campuses into smart campuses. The "Living Lab" will capture data from the University?s building technologies,...

Johnson Controls and Phylagen sign healthy buildings joint development agreement

  Smart buildings specialist Johnson Controls announced it has signed a joint development agreement with Phylagen, a biotechnology company in the field of microbiome optimization of indoor environments. Through this agreement, which includes a strategic investment in Phylagen, the companies said they are developing technology that...

University of Colorado Boulder launches research center for building technology

    The University of Colorado Boulder announced the foundation of a major research center for sustainable building technology. The Building Energy Smart Technologies (BEST) Center is a five-year multi-university initiative funded by the National Science Foundation to advance sustainable building projects ranging from HVAC manufacturing, to...