The Risks and Rewards of Facial Recognition Tech in Office Buildings
Offices have been integrating much more technology over the last several years, especially as a way to bring people back after the pandemic. One of…
A Building’s Path To Net Zero Is Not Straightforward, Here’s the GPS To Help Navigate It
The real estate industry has made significant strides in reducing carbon emissions. This has been done by implementing more stringent building codes and increasing the…
How Mobile Phones are Changing the Way We Use Buildings
“I forgot my badge.” Whether you are a recovering office worker or are back in the office part or full-time, you know the nagging annoyance…
The Next Wave of Robots is Coming to Office Buildings
As the return to office debate rages on around the world, a fleet of robots was unleashed in a cutting-edge office building near Seoul, South…
Learning From Student Housing Operators
Housing is often much more than just a place to live. Nowhere is this more true than at college. The place someone chooses to live…
Eight Principles for Creating Smarter, Better Buildings
In 1988 an influential book came out called The Design of Everyday Things. Written by cognitive scientist Donald Norman, the book struck a chord with…
What Subway Tunnels Can Contribute to Making Buildings More Efficient
I know it might have been a while, but try to recall the last time you were in a subway tunnel. Can you remember how…
Can a Building Have Empathy?
The original function of a building was to shelter us from the elements, but now many modern buildings are beginning to integrate technology that goes…
PropTech’s History as a Magic Trick
Through tricks and illusions, magicians inspire the future. The history of magic is full of deception that years later turned into reality. In the mid…
Recent Facebook Outage Highlights the Vulnerability of Smart Buildings
Facebook is one of the world’s tech giants. The company is worth almost a trillion dollars. Nearly half of the people on the planet, 3.5…