In May 2020, the smart city concept appeared to have been dead and buried when Sidewalk Labs ended its collaboration with the City of Toronto to create Quayside, a data-infused, sustainability-focused ...

Both emerging-market and existing cities are opening up opportunities for Smart City initiatives. Each has different priorities and needs, although most city officials now are focused on the low ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna and two ...

Imagine a building that immediately detects when a piece of equipment may need repair, or a building that automatically dims the lights when it’s sunny outside. Now imagine a building that uses ...

Robotic butlers are zooming around hotel lobbies, bathroom mirrors are transforming into interactive touchscreens, and guests are opening their doors and controlling the lights/temperature in their ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna and two ...

Everything’s getting “smart.” Higher education institutions are no exception as technology innovators push them into the future by creating smart buildings as part of smart campuses and smart cities.

Smart spaces, also known as "connected places," are physical locations equipped with networked sensors that provide owners, occupants, and administrators with more and better information about the ...

Office buildings contribute as much as half of the energy used in the United States, and they can do more to curb their impact on the environment. Hiding within the halls of homes and office buildings ...

Intelligent building systems promise efficiency and sustainability. Yet an analysis of nine years of sustainability reports from 22 publicly traded U.S. real estate investment trusts reveals a ...

Smart building technology is slated to be the next revolution in the commercial real estate sector. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, its adoption will likely be even more accelerated than ever. When ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 04: Office buildings, which make up ...