Technology + Built Environment
Published on connectcre.com on 23 May 2024 The commercial real estate sector continues employing multiple initiatives to address climate-change hazard issues, like reducing carbon emissions and boosting recycling programs. Yet a recent JLL article noted that indoor air quality should also be high on the list of landlords, property owners and corporate executives. The article explained that […]
The Smart Buildings Show discussed the challenges and opportunities of retrofitting. Retrofits have the potential to enhance building capabilities, but face barriers like confusion over the term and resistance to digital transformation. Collaboration among industry bodies and sharing of case studies could help define strategies, while repurposing existing technology can reduce costs and boost sustainability.
from: https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/how-the-imeche%27s-digital-operations-are-being-revamped-to-offer-a-better-service Back when the Institution was founded, the technology of the time was the steamboat, the railway and the telegram. Today, we’ve mastered engineering to the point that we’re asking ChatGPT (an artificial intelligence chatbot that can compose reports, poems, offer advice and more) for support in our everyday work. As engineers, we continue […]
Smart buildings expert Dr Matthew Marson of Arcadis will be named as one of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s five Young Engineers of the Year next week. He will receive the award at the Academy Awards Dinner in London on Tuesday 12 July 2022. Matthew Marson is Global Market Sector Director at Arcadis. In his career to date, he has […]
See original article: https://thenextweb.com/news/digital-engineering-could-python-key-to-upskilling Technology has advanced tremendously in the last few years and is only going to continue to compound. If you’ve ever heard of Moore’s Law, this is the idea that technology’s complexity doubles every year. Just imagine what that means for the next few years. But those who keep up to date with new […]
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 […]