In-Building Tech

The?Middle East and Africa to double spending on smart building technology Honeywell Building Solutions has entered a memorandum of understanding (Mou) with UAE systems integrator Smartworld to implement smart buildings …

Imagine if you could have an entirely digital record of your commercial real estate building from blueprints and design drawings to records and recommendations about how to best maintain your …

Investment and funding for PropTech gained momentum this week with PropTech firms Truss, Measurbl and Knock raising funding in Series A and B investment rounds in both debt and equity …

The provision of robust Wi-Fi in a high-density environments is often a challenge. However, for the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, providing high-quality Wi-Fi in a complex indoor/outdoor environment which …

The plethora of IoT devices used to monitor building systems and operations are making smart buildings more vulnerable to cyber attack,?according to research by cybersecurity firm ForeScout Technologies Inc. ? …

Japanese company SoftBank plans to make another $700 million investment in California-based Katerra, a construction tech startup aiming to disrupt the $10 trillion industry. The new investment from SoftBank?s Vision …

The events that took place on 9/11 revealed a number of holes in America?s emergency communications infrastructure. On the ground at the World Trade Center that day, first responders from …

  There is no one-size-fits-all solution for the cellular coverage holes, dropped calls, unreliable connectivity, and poor reception that plague employees and guests inside middleprise buildings (i.e., those that are …

Many buildings have poor cellular coverage or dead zones indoors, which is an issue for occupants considering that 80% of calls are made indoors. There are many factors that inhibit …

YoSmart, a manufacturer of smart building IoT devices, announced that it will integrate Semtech Corporation’s proprietary wireless radio frequency technology, LoRa, into its smart building and home products. ? ?YoSmart …

Second-tier cities with higher-than-average urban population growth are becoming fertile and viable areas for future commercial real estate investment. Often seen as an alternative to investment in the “big six” …

JLL Property Management has launched JLL Curae, a new integrated suite of products which use technology-enabled services and leverages buying power to improve tenant experience through programs designed to enhance …

Within the last century, massive population and economic growth have accelerated the global consumption of energy to unprecedented levels, with nearly 30% of the world’s total energy being consumed by …

Large, vacant retail spaces are being transformed into vibrant workplace campuses by big tech companies?and it seems this trend is just beginning. Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, has …

A new report released by PwC and the Urban Land Institute finds that artificial intelligence is poised to become one of the most transformative technologies in coming years, as the …

WeWork announced that it will receive $2 billion from SoftBank — far less than the $16 billion in cash influx expected from the Japanese behemoth investment firm. The move to …

The onset of 5G, the next evolution in cellular technology, will bring significant changes within the existing landscape of wireless technology infrastructure and, for many building owners, preparing for this …

SureCall, a leading manufacturer of cell phone signal boosters, announced the release of ?Force8, the first 5G signal booster designed to improve cellular connectivity in commercial buildings. The company launched …

Machine learning and artificial intelligence-based technologies in the smart building sector are generating new opportunities for value creation in commercial and industrial real estate. Innovations in image recognition, natural language …

The proliferation of low-cost IoT devices is enabling businesses to achieve massive operations and financial efficiencies through remote asset and location tracking in a both industrial IoT and consumer experiences. …

Creating a technology ecosystem for the world?s most innovative companies and startups starts with a state-of-the-art workplace and True Digital Park, Asia?s most ambitious smart development, is aiming to achieve …

With commercial and industrial office buildings consuming nearly 30% of world?s energy, it?s hard to overlook the impact of smart building innovation in the built environment. Much of the adoption …

High labor costs and a shortage of workers are creating a fertile landscape for innovation in the construction industry. Construction costs have jumped 23.6% since 2004, according to a new …

Requirements for connectivity, heralded as the fourth utility, will continue to rise as demand for ubiquitous in-building cellular connectivity reaches unprecedented levels 2019. The massive consumption of data by smartphone …

Autodesk?s fast-paced acquisitions, totaling more than $1.1 billion dollars, of BuildingConnected and PlanGrid?portend the company?s strong interest in dominating the future of the construction industry. The San Rafael, California-headquartered company …