BROWSING: In-Building Tech

Coretrust announces improvements in health and wellness technologies at its properties

  Los Angeles-based private real estate operating company Coretrust Capital Partners said it has been recently installing multiple state-of-the-art health and wellness technologies at its buildings. The firm said ?it has signed 200,000 square feet of new and renewed tenant leases in the past nine months...

Halio to showcase AI-controlled smart glass at CES 2022

  U.S. company Halio, a manufacturer of smart windows, said it will be showcasing its glass solution at CES 2022 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Halio noted that its electrochromic glass solution addresses the needs for architects, developers, and environmentalists as they formulate strategies to...

Kontrol Technologies gets BioCloud order from global technology firm

    Canadian smart building specialist Kontrol Technologies recently said it is shipping BioCloud units to a global technology company, which operates in the field of technology testing and validation, with approximate annual revenues of $7 billion. Following the completion of an NDA and technology review in...

Merlin Properties secures first WiredScore Platinum certification in Barcelona

Diagonal 605 features fiber, cellular coverage and other smart building tech Spanish real estate firm Merlin Properties has obtained WiredScore Platinum certification for its recently remodeled Diagonal 605 building, the company said in a release. Merlin Properties noted that this is the first certification of its...

Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport implements View smart windows

  U.S. glass-manufacturing company View continues its expansion in the aviation sector, announcing its latest smart windows installation at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN). BZN joins the growing list of airports across the country with View smart windows, including Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Dallas Fort-Worth...

Miami Dolphins partner with Verizon to launch autonomous express shop powered by 5G

    The Miami Dolphins, in partnership with Verizon and AiFi, launched the Hard Rock Stadium Express Shop, an "autonomous retail experience" powered by Verizon's 5G self-checkout activation in Hard Rock Stadium. The Hard Rock Stadium Express Shop offers guests of the venue a grab-and-go checkout option...

Siemens to acquire EcoDomus digital twin software to expand its smart building offering

Digital twin tech used for Building Information Modeling Siemens Smart Infrastructure has recently signed an agreement to acquire digital twin software for buildings from U.S. firm EcoDomus. The move helps Siemens Smart Infrastructure expand its digital building portfolio, including its cloud-based building operations twin software and...

New York City selects JLL Technologies as partner for proptech pilot initiative

  The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced the selection of JLL Technologies (JLLT) as the City?s key partner to launch the citywide Property Technology (Proptech) Piloting Program to benefit city-owned and -managed assets. The Proptech Piloting Program will seek to find innovative proptech...

Kontrol Technologies secures multi-year service agreements for 18 new buildings

    Canadian smart building specialist Kontrol Technologies secured multi-year service agreements for 18 new buildings. In a release, the firm said that the multi-year service agreements add to Kontrol?s recurring revenue base. The new buildings are located in Ontario, Canada and include the addition of a...

Honeywell acquires US Digital Designs to boost first responders business

    Honeywell announced it has agreed to acquire privately held US Digital Designs, a Tempe, Arizona-based company, in an all-cash transaction. The company delivers alerting and dispatch communications solutions, which enhance first responders? efficacy and enable faster emergency response times, Honeywell said. The acquisition will be integrated...

Nextivity White Paper: Technology Advances in Public Safety Communications

For first responders, reliable communication is essential to the safety of operations at incidents. In fact, it can be a matter of life or death. Unfortunately, emergency radio signals are poor inside many buildings, and often the legacy communications equipment meant to remedy the...

View acquires RXR Realty?s WorxWell platform

  U.S. glass-manufacturing company View recently announced it has entered into a strategic agreement with RXR Realty to combine RXR?s WorxWell data analytics platform into its broader technology stack. Formerly known as RxWell, WorxWell?s data analytics platform aggregates all building data including occupancy, space usage, digital...

Siemens partners with Shooter Detection Systems (SDS)

    Siemens and Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), a gunshot detection provider, have integrated technologies to improve public safety in the event of an active shooter situation. The integration between the Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection System and Siveillance Video system will enable organizations to automatically alert...

Siemens aims to boost implementation of human centric lighting

  Siemens Smart Infrastructure said it has certified three building products for the DALI-2 communication protocol to boost interoperability of human-centric lighting systems. In a release, the firm said that the KNX/DALI gateway N 141 and the switch/dim actuator 2x DALI Broadcast N 525D11 as well...

Over three billion square feet of space enrolled in WELL offerings globally

    The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced that it has crossed the three billion square-foot mark of spaces enrolled in WELL. In the past year, the building area applying WELL offerings has tripled from one billion square feet to more than three billion, IWBI said,...

Amaresco expands presence in the smart building space via acquisition

  Ameresco, which is a "cleantech" integrator which focuses on energy efficiency and renewable energy, announced that it has acquired Plug Smart, an Ohio-based energy services company that specializes in the development and implementation of budget-neutral capital improvement projects including building controls and building automation...

Kontrol Technologies advances Net Zero Building Infrastructure with new launch

  Canadian smart building specialist Kontrol Technologies said it is advancing net zero building infrastructure with the launch of SmartPower, a fully integrated geothermal and VRF (variable refrigerant flow) solution, for the new construction and energy retrofit market. ?Launching the SmartPower brand and solution provides a...

Honeywell receives Well Enterprise Provider designation

  Honeywell announced it is working with the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) to deliver a comprehensive suite of WELL solutions at the enterprise scale through its newly awarded WELL Enterprise Provider designation. As a WELL EP, Honeywell said it will offer its expertise in WELL...

How 5G, IoT will impact the CRE sector post-pandemic: JLL

  5G technology, in combination with IoT and artificial intelligence, will be key to meet the expectations of commercial real estate (CRE) occupiers in a post-pandemic scenario, Eddy Wagoner, CIO, Digital at JLL Technologies, told In-Building Tech. ?Business leaders will need insights derived from a building?s...

JLL completes Building Engines acquisition for $300 million

  Real estate professional services company JLL announced that it has closed on its acquisition of Boston-based Building Engines, a building operations platform, the former said in a release. JLL acquired Building Engines for a cash purchase price of approximately $300 million. Building Engines? cloud platform serves...

The 2021 In-Building Power Solutions Report

There are as many in-building wireless systems as there are buildings, and each must be carefully planned. There are many factors to consider when designing such systems. Examples include the architecture of a distributed antenna system, whether passive, active, or hybrid; the types, numbers,...

Editorial Report: Conversations with Industry about IoT in… CRE

In a new Q&A report series, Enterprise IoT Insights talks with select industry leaders about how digital systems – including 5G, AI, IoT, and edge, plus other key technologies – are transforming industry. This report maps the vision, signs the obstacles, and charts a course...

Honeywell works with Canadian museum to create healthier environment

  The Textile Museum of Canada said it is working with smart building specialist Honeywell to create a healthier museum environment by installing new technologies to improve the indoor air quality (IAQ) of its space. The museum selected Honeywell to deploy a custom solution featuring high-efficiency...

Nextivity provides company update at MWC LA

Nextivity’s Sr. Director of Marketing Dean Richmond caught up with RCR Wireless News at Mobile World Congress Los Angeles (MWC LA) 2021 to discuss the company’s win as telecommunication company of the year in the 2021 mobile breakthrough awards and share some product updates...