“Especially important was the easy, flexible self-organizing network that could be installed and operational in a very short time."
Smart Buildings
Commercial buildings, office buildings, retail outlets, hotels, hospitals, universities, light industrial buildings, and research centers are undergoing sizable changes as energy awareness and "green" building technology are taking the limelight. Dubbed "building intelligence," there is now a keen focus on improvements in building automation systems (BAS), energy management, and security in commercial buildings.
These exciting trends are fueled numerous factors, including:
- The rapidly growing use of sensors coupled with the dramatic cost reduction enabled by connecting these sensors with highly reliable, low power wireless mesh networks.
- Increased convergence between Web-enabled IT systems and all other building automation systems (BAS), including; voice, video, data, security, environmental management, and maintenance systems.