Tag: Building Automation
Evaluating Lighting Controls Options
Determine desired features when combining a LED lighting retrofit with controls technology.
Knowledge Workers Ready To Embrace Automation
"Wasteful" meetings and email continue to be a time-suck and the biggest productivity killers when it comes to getting work done, according to a new study from Workfront.
AkzoNobel Opens World’s Most Advanced, Sustainable Paint Factory
The Ashington, North-East England plant uses renewable energy sources, including photovoltaic cells and a biomass boiler, and an automated manufacturing process which saves water, waste, and energy.
Question Of The Week: What Habits Do Successful Facility Managers Share?
The key to best in class facility management lies in these five habits of successful facility managers, according to QSI Facilities.
Hotel Case Study: Back In Fashion
The Watergate Hotel is open for business once again, with more than a cursory nod to its storied past.
Did You Miss Our Future of IoT for Energy Management Webinar?
View this free video webinar and learn about energy management challenges faced by facilities professionals, and how IoT technology can help simplify management and reduce costs.
Americans Split On Impact of Workplace Automation
About equal percentages of Americans think that automation will be a good or a bad thing for the future world of work, according to a new survey.
The Workspace Of Tomorrow: Part 2
In this second installment, the pathways through which digital convergence enables new possibilities for workplace management leaders is discussed.
Workplace Automation: Predictions And Reality
Not all human skills can be replicated by a machine no matter how sophisticated. Here’s how smart organizations are strategically automating workplace tools to boost human capabilities.
The BACnet Institute Launches User Community
Geared for facility owners/operators and other stakeholders, this online resource is a portal to industry expertise about the BACnet protocol for building automation and control networks.
Zoo Facilities And Building Automation
Zoo animals need climate control and security, too. InsideIQ, an alliance of building automation contractors, apply human-centric practices (and more) to these facility projects.
New Built Environment Technology Association Launched
BETA will help the real estate, construction, design, urban planning and facility management industries better understand and use contemporary and developing technologies for the built environment.
New WebCTRL Chilled Water System Optimizer By ALC
Automated Logic Corporation's new high efficiency chilled water system optimizer helps customers save energy.
BACnet Explorer NG From Sierra Monitor
The new BACnet Explorer NG appliance simplifies device and network commissioning and integration for installers and system integrators.
Maryland Opens Its First Net Zero Energy School
Maryland’s first net zero energy school — Howard County Public Schools' Wilde Lake Middle School — recently opened in Columbia, MD.
Eaton And Enlighted Form Collaboration
The new partnership will deliver connected lighting for smart commercial and industrial buildings, rapidly accelerating adoption of the Internet of Things.
Metasys 8.1 From Johnson Controls
The Metasys® 8.1 building automation system delivers new graphics and enhanced security for secure, encrypted communications.
The Facility Manager Of Tomorrow
Mobile data collection platforms, coupled with intuitive Internet of Things solutions, are empowering facility management professionals to tackle seemingly overwhelming challenges.
Friday Funny: Gotta Go? There’s An App For That
A Japanese telecom company has created an app that helps workers find open bathroom stalls, and lets their employers measure how much time they spend in there.
FM Alert: Cybersmart Buildings Whitepaper
Johnson Controls and Booz Allen Hamilton publish call to action for building owners and facility managers to invest in cybersecurity.
Worried About Workforce Shortages? Effective Strategies To Stay Ahead
Join us for this free webinar on Thursday, April 25 and you'll learn the top 5 strategies that facility maintenance pros are implementing to overcome workforce shortages.
View This Free Video Webinar: Maximizing Value For Facility Master Planning
A panel of Facility Management leaders discuss long-term planning challenges and answer questions about maximizing the value of conducting a Facility Condition Assessments (FCA).
[VIDEO] Collect Asset Data at the Speed of Walking a Building
AI powered data collection with AkitaBox Capture. Take a picture of the asset nameplate, touch the floor plan to locate the asset and move to the next asset. Save up to 90% of your time in the field with AkitaBox Capture AI.