When it comes to smart buildings it is all too easy to collect so many “toys” (technology products and solutions) that you can’t possibly use them all at once. With children this problem is easily solved. Simply put them away for a while and when you bring them back out they will be “new” and interesting again.

Two recent reports highlight both the upside and the challenges to smart buildings and communities.

Smart buildings leverage automated processes to control infrastructure such as physical security (e.g. video surveillance and access control), lighting and HVAC. Many smart buildings rely on network-connected devices and other Internet of Things (IoT) technology in which sensors and software collect data to manage these systems. 

What’s in a Name? If you plug in the term “smart building” to Wikipedia it automatically redirects you to the term “building automation.”

Does your access control solution keep you safe from cyberattacks?

The global smart building market is estimated to reach $201.2 billion by 2031, according to a new report published by Allied Market Research (AMR).

You may already be familiar with the term “PropTech,” short for property technology. Wikipedia defines it as “The application of information technology and platform economics to real estate markets.”

You know the saying, “If these walls could talk?” It’s a turn of phrase that is used to describe the many interesting things that have happened in a room or building, despite the occupant not knowing all the details.

Most organizations have evolved to a hybrid work environment as a result of the pandemic.

When it comes to big data, physical security is a little late to the game.