Data Centres & AI Infrastructure
When does an AI data centre need liquid cooling?
When liquid cooling is genuinely needed for AI equipment, the options available and the monitoring interfaces to plan.
Insights
Practical guidance for owners, designers and operators working on connected, efficient and digitally ready buildings and developments.
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Strategy, Costs & Procurement
When should smart building design start in a construction project?
Why smart building design should start at briefing, which decisions belong at each stage and what to leave open until later.
Energy & Sustainability
What is continuous commissioning and how does it improve building performance?
What continuous commissioning is, how it differs from other commissioning approaches and what it takes to sustain.
Data Integration & Ontologies
What is Google's Digital Buildings ontology?
How Google's Digital Buildings Ontology describes buildings, how it relates to Brick and Haystack and what to ask before adopting it.
Digital Twins & BIM
What is BIM and how is it different from a 3D model?
What BIM is, how it differs from a 3D model and how to judge a BIM deliverable by what it supports.
Energy & Sustainability
How does occupancy-based HVAC control work?
How occupancy-based HVAC control works, which signals to use, how to treat CO2 and how to design fallbacks.
Data Integration & Ontologies
What is RealEstateCore and how does it relate to Brick?
What RealEstateCore adds to Brick for real estate information, and what to specify when combining them.
Digital Twins & BIM
What is IFC and why does it matter for building data exchange?
What IFC covers, how MVDs and IDS make exchanges specific and why early tests with the receiving application matter.
Smart Districts & Cities
What are practical examples of smart city technology?
Practical smart city applications, what each observes and what it needs to deliver value in daily operation.
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