Technology + Built Environment
18th February 2020 https://universitybusiness.co.uk/Article/sensing-change-human-sensor-movement/ How can human sensor movement technology influence the design of university spaces? Keri Beckingham speaks to the experts to find out In today’s world where efficiency and sustainability are key considerations, the design of new buildings often focuses on the people who will use them, through an approach known as human-centred design. […]
WSP: Rethink Retrofit 13 February 2020 http://cdn.wsp-pb.com/2556pw/wsp-rethink_retrofit-2020.pdf
Building Magazine 10 January 2020 https://www.building.co.uk/podcasts/building-podcast-behind-the-hype-smart-technologies/5103391.article
Matthew’s article, It’s Time for Landlords to Get Smart was featured in CIO Applications.
10 December 2019 https://www.buildingbetterhealthcare.com/news/article_page/Interview_Smart_hospitals_the_future_for_UK_healthcare/160498/cn100825 BBH explores the rise of the ‘smart hospital’ and what is needed to realise the vision Smart hospitals can track patient movement via smartphones and will enable more joined-up, reactive services Many people across the UK now use virtual assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Home on a daily basis to […]
Building Magazine 22 November 2019
Building Magazine October 2019 https://www.building.co.uk/communities/construction-industry-gossip-they-think-its-all-over/5101981.article
Matthew was recently featured as one of Building Magazine’s Digital Champions: https://www.building.co.uk/focus/introducing-buildings-digital-champions-you-have-just-got-to-be-brave/5100690.article#Katya_Valeva__BIM_strategy_consultant_Archilizer_not_pictured_in_group_photographs Matthew Marson, Head of Smart Places, WSP What do you do? I help our clients understand how they can get technology into the built environment. What’s holding construction back in the digital sphere? Why is it that Uber was so successful in the 12 months from […]
At the kick off of the BRE’s Construction Innovation Hub Smart Buildings Projec, Matthew presented on ‘The 5 Things Learnt from Getting Smart Wrong”. Following an interview, this summary was produced by the BRE.
If you are a landlord, your traditional role in the property market will soon change. You will increasingly be expected to build, operate and curate homes and offices that provide a host of smart digital services – from environmental sensing to entry controlled by facial recognition. Why? Because this is what people want If you […]