Smart Buildings
What is a smart building and how does it work?
Understand how connected systems, useful data and clear operating procedures help a building respond to its occupants and operators.
Smart Buildings
Systems, networks and decisions that make a single building connected and operable. Practical guidance for owners, designers and operators working on…
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Smart Buildings
What is a smart building and how does it work?
Understand how connected systems, useful data and clear operating procedures help a building respond to its occupants and operators.
Smart Buildings
How can smart buildings improve accessibility and occupant experience?
How smart building services can make arrival, wayfinding and help easier, while keeping non-digital alternatives.
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What is the difference between BACnet, KNX, Modbus and MQTT?
How BACnet, KNX, Modbus and MQTT differ, where each is used and what to specify beyond the protocol name.
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Wi-Fi, private 5G or LoRaWAN: which does a building need?
When a building needs Wi-Fi, LoRaWAN or private 5G, and how to compare them on their full operating commitment.
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What is the difference between BMS, BAS and an IoT platform?
How BMS, BAS and IoT platforms differ in practice, where they overlap and how to decide whether you need both.
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What is the difference between a smart building and a building management system?
How a building management system differs from a smart building, what a BMS can already do, and when an extra platform is justified.
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Which smart building technologies deliver the most value?
How to rank smart building technologies for your building using operating problems, data readiness and the enabling works each needs.
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What are the main components of a smart building?
The six functional layers of a smart building, from field devices to applications, and who should own each one in the brief.
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Can an existing building be converted into a smart building?
How existing buildings gain smart capabilities by reusing, integrating or replacing systems, and how to phase the work around occupation.
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What are the most common smart building implementation mistakes?
The smart building mistakes made before anything is installed, and the pre-tender checks that catch them.
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How do you design an ICT network for a smart building?
How to design a smart building ICT network from the services it carries, including zones and operational ownership.
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How do you monitor indoor air quality in a commercial building?
How to monitor indoor air quality in commercial buildings: what to measure, where, and how to respond.
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