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Smart Buildings and the Future of Work

This report explains the advantages that smart buildings offer to occupiers and developers of commercial real estate.

Seven Steps to Reduce the Risk of Infectious Diseases in Hospitals

Strides in the development of smart building operation management platforms that easily and cost-effectively integrate with a facility’s existing systems can give […]

Now is the Time to Move to the Next-Generation of Building Management Systems

The capabilities of a building management system, or BMS, need to evolve to keep up with the demands of building owners, operators, […]

Returning Your Smart Buildings to Normal After Periods of Low Occupancy

This application note explores best practices for returning your smart building to normal following low periods of occupancy. Special considerations are recommended […]

The Building Operator's Guide to Keeping Occupants Safer and Healthier

In the wake of the pandemic, building and facility stakeholders are being asked to re-examine their strategies and prepare for a new […]

Ensuring Occupant Health

Key findings and insights from a global study of 21 office buildings.

Ensuring Occupant Health: Key Findings and Insights from Global Study of 21 Office Buildings

Most, if not all buildings, already have some of the sensors and data needed to prompt changes, that can measurably improve the […]

Healthy buildings: How technologies can reduce infectious disease transmission

Building controls integrated with smart building technology and applications can be enabled to help simplify, improve, and automate safety and infection risk […]

Reducing Infectious Disease Risks with Smart Building Technologies and Management Systems

Global pandemics like COVID-19 put the transmission of viruses and the spread of infectious diseases at the forefront of concerns for commercial […]

Airflow and Elevators Study

Highlights of an airflow study conducted to determine the relative risk of exposure to COVID-19 among elevator passengers