Health concerns are a major topic in the news, on social media, and at our dinner tables. The COVID-19 pandemic has made the value of good health and wellness paramount to many who take their strong constitutions for granted, and those who manage illness or chronic...
Greta Thunberg has everyone talking about climate change, but this conversation started long before she was born. Architecture 2030, a non-profit organization established in 2002 to respond to this crisis, led the charge. Their goal is to reduce energy consumption and...
The sun pours energy down on us day in and day out. It’s just there for the taking. It is exciting to imagine how we can grab solar and power our increasingly plugged in world. Renewable, unlimited, free. Until it is dark. In residential buildings, peak demand can...
We have all become accustomed to the idea of a “smart” building. We understand that the vital building systems, such as lighting and HVAC, can be automated and monitored remotely. It makes sense that equipment contains sensors and they are feeding data back to a...
Research indicates that nearly five to six times the construction cost of a building is spent on operational costs during the building’s lifetime. Today, with the increased demands building owners, operators, and facility managers place on buildings, they must also...
Cybersecurity is the technology and practices that are designed to protect building data and equipment from attack, damage or unauthorized access. It is dangerous to make the assumption that smart technology and building automation automatically include security...
