Tag: Building Automation
2017 Facility Executive Readers’ Choice Awards
In this annual survey of Facility Executive readers, votes were cast for product and service suppliers preferred during 2016.
Facility Executive Of The Year 2017
Fred Reddig, director of facilities for the NFL’s Detroit Lions, hit the ground running to improve sustainability at the team's Ford Field.
2017 AHR Expo Innovation Awards Winners
This annual awards competition recognizes inventive and original products, systems, and technologies in 10 categories related to HVAC systems.
KMC Connect Lite App
KMC Connect Lite is the first in a series of mobile applications and IoT solutions that KMC Controls plans to develop using Kony’s cloud-based Platform.
Alexa, Make My Building Run Better!
This op-ed asserts that it’s time to learn from the group across the aisle – the consumer sector.
Top Trends Impacting Smart Buildings In 2017
From tunable white lighting to graphic user interfaces, Crestron’s Andrew Gross shares his predictions on the most impactful smart building trends for 2017.
Pro Football Hall Of Fame Plans Smart City Infrastructure
Under an 18 year agreement with Hall of Fame Village LLC, Johnson Controls will provide building technologies at the Canton, OH site to transform the site into an efficient, "smart city" showcase.
Simplify With Networked Lighting Controls
While this lighting technology seems to add complexity, its features help to streamline facility operations.
Creating An Internet Of (Trusted) Things
Embracing connectivity and the IoT brings valuable benefits but it also exposes organizations to potential threats to their security, facility processes, and operational integrity.
Smart Buildings Get Smarter With IoT
From building management systems to the next frontier of facility technology, the benefits of IoT abound but the roadmap differs for each organization.
EnOcean Alliance, IBM Join Forces
The EnOcean Alliance and IBM have joined forces to standardize intelligent building solutions for the Internet of Things.
The Honeywell Vector Occupant App
Mobile software application enables building occupants to tap into Internet of Things capabilities to address common building issues including temperature settings, access control.
Question Of The Week: Connecting Building Tech And Software Tech
For software to thrive, data and systems need to be easily accessible. In industries other than the buildings industry, that's happened through open standards.
AT&T Shares Cybersecurity Guide
A newly released document from AT&T on navigating this threat landscape asserts that most cyberattacks currently impacting businesses are "known" or common threats.
Control Basic Block Editor By KMC Controls
KMC Controls has released its Control Basic Block editor, introducing block programming to its KMC BACnet Controllers.
Metasys® 8.0 From Johnson Controls
Latest release of Metasys® building automation system (BAS) enhancements boosts productivity, improves energy efficiency, and helps protect against cyber threats.
Question Of The Week: What Is A High Performance Building?
To be considered "high performance," buildings must optimize across multiple attributes, including not only energy efficiency and sustainability, but also productivity, security and functionality.
Five Benefits You’re Missing If Your BAS Is Out Of Date
Understanding the newest benefits and features today’s modern building automation systems (BAS) offer can help you recognize when it’s time to upgrade.
Sacramento Kings, Johnson Controls Team Up At Golden 1 Center
Golden 1 Center, the Sacramento Kings' new entertainment and sports venue, will be operationally smarter, safer, and more sustainable to enhance the fan experience.
PointGrab Joins Cisco Digital Ceiling Initiative For Smarter Buildings
PointGrab’s edge-analytics smart sensor, CogniPoint™, complements the Cisco Digital Ceiling framework by providing industry-leading occupancy analytics with low cost and intelligent connectivity.
Did You Miss Our Effective Strategies To Stay Ahead Of Workforce Shortages Webinar?
View this free video webinar and 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.