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Study finds that AI is key to maximizing the benefits of smart buildings

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The value of smart building deployments is projected to grow by 95 per cent to $14bn by 2026 globally. This growth, up from $7bn in 2024, will be driven by sustainability initiatives and the need for cost reductions in building management, said Juniper Research, which has published the report.

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Toronto Metropolitan University unveils plan for SCITHub, the 'world’s first fully digitally-enabled building'

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A new prototype demonstration of different burgeoning smart building technologies is coming to the campus of Toronto Metropolitan University as part of a cross-institutional effort that will result in the construction of a new 3,229-square-foot Smart Campus Integration and Testing Hub (SCITHub) designed by WZMH Architects.

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Smart buildings stand on good data

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Technology has always been about being smarter, but it wasn’t until 1995 that the word “smart” was seamlessly attached to an individual piece of technology - the smartphone. And we do mean seamlessly – today, “smartphone” is almost always written as one word.)

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Could ‘smart’ building facades heat and cool buildings?

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Could ‘smartbuilding facades heat and cool buildings? 0 dbarista Tue, 06/18/2024 - 15:58 Building Technology A promising research project looks at the possibilities for thermoelectric systems to thermally condition buildings, writes Mahsa Farid Mohajer, Sustainable Building Analyst with Stantec.

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Smart buildings take hold: 8 ways smart tech is transforming commercial buildings

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construction markets, AEC teams are working on ideas for “smart buildings.” Since the mid-1980s, a new generation of products, technologies, and analytical tools has transformed the building landscape. Buoyed by a surge of high-tech innovations and several years of robust U.S.

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New WELL Performance Rating aims to recognize smart, healthy buildings

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The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has announced the launch of the WELL Performance Rating, a new rating that recognizes building owners and operators for achieving excellence in healthy building performance that enhances the well-being of their inhabitants.

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Sustainability expert: Smart building technology can have quick payback

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Smart building technology investments typically pay for themselves within one or two years by delivering energy savings and maintenance efficiencies,” says Dan Probst, the chairman of energy and sustainability services at Jones Lang LaSalle. “In read more. “In Standards Codes and Standards'