There is little debate in academic circles as to the profound impact climate change has wreaked on the global economy. The Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Climate Change Resilience Index found ...

Smart buildings — enabled to operate at some level of autonomy or informed control based on the continuous interplay of high-level information technology tools and sensor-equipped, integrated, ...

These days, building owners and facility managers have important reasons to use the most efficient lighting equipment and control systems. A new study prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ...

The LED revolution is over. To no one’s surprise, LEDs have won. Solid-state lighting is changing how we light the world, successfully displacing traditional illumination sources across every part of ...

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA), in partnership with the ASIS Foundation and the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International, jointly released guidance for ...

The built environment is pulsing with data. Cutting-edge real estate technology can help you capture, analyze and leverage data for happier workplaces and a more sustainable future. The buildings ...

As Congress continues to formulate sweeping legislation as part of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, a major focus is to address critical environmental, social and governance issues, ...

The concept of an intelligent building involves an approach that is not unfamiliar to the AV integration industry. AV designers, integrators, consultants, and programmers have been in the business of ...

What started out as a consulting assignment ended with the installation of a new intelligent building platform, incubated by a leading engineering design firm, into two high-rise office buildings in ...

Intelligent data is key for security professionals looking to prove the wider ROI and business benefits of an upgraded physical security system. Traditional access control systems only capture basic ...

This article discusses how the Internet of Things can aid in the creation of intelligent buildings. Cognitive buildings may seem futuristic, but there are already leaders that are driving these ...