Building Technology, Emerging Technology, Intelligent Efficiency
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) Improves Safety and Energy Efficiency
IIoT helps plants and facilities increase visibility into machine performance and health, inefficiency in processes and potential savings.
connected devices, IIOT, IoT, maintenance and reliability sector
Building Technology, Intelligent Efficiency
Intelligent Efficiency at Work
The workplace – the next major connected ecosystem Tech Radar. Image credit: FirmBee Businesses today are busy automating, embracing big data and trying to figure out what the Internet of Things means for them, but what about the workplace? With ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD) firmly embedded, smart devices and wearables are about to fuel a […]
connected devices, data-harvesting apps, intelligent efficiency at work, Internet of Things, nest, Philips Hue
Building Technology, Emerging Technology, Intelligent Efficiency
Building the Smart Cities of the Future Now
Amber Plante for Zondits, June 29, 2015. Image credit: WT Vox Engineers are looking to take the terabytes of data that are being collected each year and use them to build “smart cities” in which the various components – waste management, traffic sensors, law enforcement, transit, electricity, etc. – can “speak” to each other along […]
big data, connected devices, Internet of Things, smart cities, smartgrid
Building Technology, Intelligent Efficiency
Is the Digital Revolution Helping or Hurting Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gases?
Energy Efficiency in the Digital Age: A Win-Win Huffington Post, June 1, 2015. Image credit: FirmBee Three billion personal computers in use today consume more than 1% of energy production, and 30 million computer servers use an added 1.5% of global electricity generation. And it’s not just computers using all of this power. The explosion […]
connected devices, digital revolution, electricity generation, global electricity generation, global environmental footprint