Technology + Built Environment
Smart buildings have always had an operating cost. The batteries in sensors need replacing, networks need maintaining, software licences renew, and systems integration rarely remains finished for long. Artificial intelligence introduces another cost category, one that is (potentially) much harder to control – the cost of computation. For most owners, the economics of building technology […]
Original article: https://www.arabnews.jp/en/business/article_171576/ ALKHOBAR: Saudi Arabia’s real estate sector is entering a new phase of artificial intelligence adoption as large-scale developments move beyond digital experimentation and into day-to-day operations on construction sites. Across the Kingdom’s built environment, developers and contractors are increasingly using AI to improve planning, optimize construction schedules and mitigate delays on complex […]
I’ve been re-reading a 2018 book this month, Human + Machine, and one figure keeps nagging at me. It sets out four architectures for how AI amplifies people at work… one agent applied to big data for one human, one agent serving a group of humans, several agents amplifying a single human, and multiple agents amplifying […]
For years, the panacea of smart buildings has been framed around interaction. Tap here. Log in there. Adjust this. Override that. A quiet assumption sat beneath it all – that people would be willing participants in the digital lives of their buildings. They sorta were. But increasingly, they won’t be. Gen Z and Alpha are […]
The current wave of AI lives in documents, emails, and dashboards. The next wave will live in space. Embodied AI means software plus sensors plus motors operating in the real world: machines that can see a corridor, decide what to do, and act on it without waiting for a human. Once AI can move, buildings […]
Have you ever walked into a building and instantly felt relaxed, productive, or inexplicably on edge? That’s not by accident, it’s the “vibe” at play. But now, there’s a new, tech-savvy cousin on the scene: vibe coding. I’m excited about what it could mean for smart buildings. Google defines vibe coding as: “Vibe coding is […]
In the smart building industry, one of the main hurdles to achieving optimal building performance has historically been the management and interpretation of unstructured data. Advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have dramatically reduced this barrier. AI has demonstrated remarkable capabilities in recognising and interpreting relationships between building assets without explicit labels. For example, AI can […]
Read the article: https://design-middleeast.com/ai-drives-innovation-and-investment-in-middle-easte-real-estate/ AI IS DRIVING NEXT-GEN URBAN DEVELOPMENT, WITH JLL’S DR. MATTHEW MARSON HIGHLIGHTING SMARTER BUILDINGS, EFFICIENT OPERATIONS, AND DATA-LED INVESTMENTS ACROSS THE GCC. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping commercial real estate, driving efficiency, precision, and competitive advantage. As an early adopter of digital transformation, the Middle East is uniquely positioned to capitalize […]
Read the article: https://www.cbnme.com/expert-insight/the-rise-of-ai-in-middle-eastern-real-estate-development/ With AI at the core of next-gen urban development, JLL’s Dr. Matthew Marson outlines how intelligent technologies are powering smarter buildings, more efficient operations, and data-driven investments across GCC Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping commercial real estate, driving efficiency, precision, and competitive advantage. As an early adopter of digital transformation, the […]
Our industry is famed for its complexity and intricate collaborations. The idea of a smart building design consultancy running on just two people might sound like a radical proposition. Yet, in our increasingly digital world, where the industry seems to have converged on a standard set of smart building capabilities, the impressive prowess of generative […]