
Johnson Controls, Accenture to collaborate in the smart buildings space
As part of the smart buildings deal, Accenture will assist Johnson Controls by implementing edge technologies on the OpenBlue platform Smart buildings specialist Johnson Controls and Accenture are collaborating …

Cisco sees smart buildings as key to ‘democratizing enterprise IoT’
Cisco characterizes Power-over-Ethernet as a “fourth utility” in smart buildings In a new blog post, Cisco’s Anoop Vetteth, vice president of product management for Enterprise Switching and Software Solutions, examined …

Telenor establishes smart building subsidiary in Norway
Telenor’s Bldng.ai focused on IoT software and hardware for building management Norway-based telecoms group Telenor announced the creation of a new smart building subsidiary Bldng.ai as part of its plan …

LTTS integrates building solutions with new Azure capabilities
LLTS’ smart city, campus and building solutions provides energy management, cloud-based space occupancy and asset utilization and performance management Indian engineering and research firm L&T Technology Services (LTTS), announced …

How Honeywell helped the Burj Khalifa become a smart building
Honeywell piloting its Outcome Based Service (OBS) solution across the mechanical components of the HVAC system Honeywell has been working with management of the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, to …

Microsoft, PCL Construction partner to boost smart building projects
PCL Construction will develop new smart building solutions backed by Microsoft’s Azure services Microsoft and PCL Construction have signed a partnership to boost the development of smart building …

Orange Business Services bringing smart city tech to Saudi Arabia
Under the new contract, Orange will provide ICT and smart city services to Jeddah Tower, the world’s tallest building French company Orange Business Services has signed a smart city consulting …

Commercial buildings: The evolution from intelligent to smart (Reader Forum)
For commercial buildings in 2018, four trends define the evolution of networking technology that will drive buildings from just being intelligent to being smart: mobility, cybersecurity, low voltage power and …

Peoples Electric Company launches smart building solutions
The smart building offering includes smart lighting and building automation solutions U.S. company Peoples Electric Company, an electrical and building controls contractor, has launched its Unity Connected Building Intelligence smart …

Understanding the role of the IoT in a smart building
A smart building is any structure that uses automated processes to automatically control the building’s operations including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, security and other systems. A smart building uses …