Summary
Cities continue to evolve and grow, and they have an enormous impact on the people who live and work in them. Buildings and cities have similar goals around resource consumption reduction, operations efficiency gains, environmental improvements, sustainability, and enhancing the quality of life for all stakeholders. Since buildings and cities are working toward the same outcomes, using the same IoT smart technology will have positive and complementary impacts for both.
A building is a microcosm of a city, with many of the same needs, such as managing water, energy, and lighting to delivering emergency services and providing security. With this in mind, it makes sense to consider smart buildings as the building blocks of scalable smart cities.
The next chapter will focus on building smart from the start using the latest smart building technology in the design and construction phases. We’ll explore the impact smart buildings are having on the commercial real estate...
