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Smart buildings & building automation

Explore 14 articles covering in-depth insights and practical guidance on smart buildings & building automation.

13 min read·

Case study: Smart building automation — a commercial portfolio's path to 30% energy reduction

A detailed case study of a commercial real estate operator deploying smart building automation across a multi-building portfolio. Examines the technology stack, integration approach, measured energy savings, occupant satisfaction impacts, and lessons learned from scaling across diverse building types.

14 min read·

Data story: Real-world energy savings from smart building deployments — what the data shows

A data-driven analysis of measured energy savings from smart building and automation deployments across commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings. Tracks the gap between vendor claims and verified results, and identifies the variables that predict which deployments achieve target savings.

15 min read·

Deep dive: Smart buildings and building automation — the integration challenges and how to overcome them

An in-depth analysis of what's working and what isn't in smart building deployments. Examines interoperability challenges between legacy and modern systems, data silos in building operations, cybersecurity risks, and the energy savings that AI-driven optimization actually delivers in practice.

12 min read·

Smart building platforms compared: BMS, IoT, and AI-driven systems for energy optimization

Head-to-head comparison of leading smart building and automation platforms. Evaluates traditional BMS, IoT-first platforms, and AI-driven optimization systems across cost, integration complexity, energy savings, scalability, and best-fit use cases for commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings.