Introduction Buildings are integral to our daily lives, providing shelter and facilitating work, but in modern society, we should expect them to do more. Buildings, like individuals, are key units that make up a city and should contribute to the city's well-being. If you would [...]

Unlocking the potential of energy efficiency in the real estate industry: Strategies for reducing consumption and saving costsTo create a sustainable real estate industry and decrease emissions, owners, managers, and caretakers need to adopt a holistic and total approach to energy reduction.Discover ways to save energy through insulation, heat pumps, [...]

Across many industries, there is a current drive to adopt what is called “Semantic Modeling”. Words like Tagging, Data Modeling, and Ontology are starting to get their day in the sun. The Building Automation / Smart buildings industry is no exception. The idea of semantic modeling is not really [...]

With the average American spending roughly 90% of their time indoors, building qualities can significantly impact the overall well-being of its occupants. But it’s difficult to determine how a facility positively or negatively impacts its occupants' well-being. So, the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) created the WELL Building Standard. [...]

The digitalization of Real Estate will have a significant impact on society. REDI is a think tank supporting the real estate industry in working with real estate standards and new technologies like Proptech. The organization is being launched in Sweden, and among foundation members, they have managed to gather several [...]

With building information modeling, architects and engineers can more effectively optimize building systems to reduce waste and maintenance. It also lets professionals working on new construction or renovations more efficiently design effective solutions. But how does building information modeling work, and why is it used?What is building information modeling (BIM)?BIM  [...]