Click here for your copy of the new digital magazine. Project-Haystack is an open source initiative to streamline working with data from the Internet of Things. Today’s systems, equipment, smart devices and IoT applications are generating tremendous amounts of data. However, the data can be very hard to organize, integrate and use across different applications for … Continue reading Project-Haystack Connections ezine Launched
Facing the IoT’s Greatest Challenge: Wringing Value from All that Data
At the beginning of the 19th Century, it was one thing for a President in Washington, DC, or a financier in New York to think about the riches and adventures that could be had by riding the continental waterways from St. Louis to the Pacific, but, it was quite another thing to jump in a … Continue reading Facing the IoT’s Greatest Challenge: Wringing Value from All that Data
Social Media Tech: Fluff and Foundational at the Same Time
Is this generation of tech innovation just fluff? Media site TechCrunch.com published a plea from Senior Editor Matt Burns for the Tech world to pay some attention to the crisis of contaminated water in Flint, Michigan: “Let’s fix this. Let’s use the tools that allow us to deliver booze on demand and the tools that let … Continue reading Social Media Tech: Fluff and Foundational at the Same Time
Way Forward from Paris is Via Automated M&V for Commercial Building Energy Efficiency
Investment dollars to transform commercial building energy wasters into high performers are there, but won’t be tapped until bankers are confident in the measurement and verification of savings. The Paris Climate Agreement is “the beginning of the end of the fossil-fuel era,” according to one negotiator, Marcelo Mena Carrasco of Chile. I just hope it’s … Continue reading Way Forward from Paris is Via Automated M&V for Commercial Building Energy Efficiency
Six New Routes to Market for Smart Building Technology
The route to Smart Building success may be just around the next turn. Here are six emerging go-to-market strategies for Smart Building technology as identified by Anno Sholten of Connexx Energy.
CoRE Tech’s Silicon Valley Message: ‘Just Do It.’
Smart Building technology isn't being adopted at the pace expected. Why aren't more property owners getting off the sidelines? Chicago Bulls Basketball star Michael Jordan inspired a lot of sports watchers to become sports Do-ers in the 1980s and 90s. And, of course, there were the 'Sneaks.' Can tech-firm smart building All Stars be as motivating? … Continue reading CoRE Tech’s Silicon Valley Message: ‘Just Do It.’
Talking Smack about the Building IoT Stack
Eric Stromquist and Ken Smyers of ControlTrends.org invited me onto their ControlTalk NOW show last week, ending November 8, 2015. What fun! We talk I0T Stacks! What are they? Who has them? Why are they needed now? How does Project Haystack fit in? They even threw in the question "What is Google's (now Alphabet's) Nest up … Continue reading Talking Smack about the Building IoT Stack
Vote Now for Your Control Industry Favorites
Now is the right moment to consider the ballot for the 2015 ControlTrends Awards. The nomination phase is underway. Only the top five or six nominees in each category will be placed on the final voting ballot in December. So make your vote count by taking a few minutes to complete a ballot. There have been so many great … Continue reading Vote Now for Your Control Industry Favorites
Data Centers Reach Toward Operational Excellence Guided by Predictive Analytics
Few data centers expect any deceleration in the speed and volume of data they must handle. Rather, it is a constant matter of asking “Where should our next 100 servers be placed?” Among the variables to consider are heat generation, power requirement with proper load balancing, network bandwidth and network security. In certain co-location scenarios, … Continue reading Data Centers Reach Toward Operational Excellence Guided by Predictive Analytics
The Ron Swanson’s and Tom Haverford’s of Green Buildings
Here's hoping that the team from Parks and Recreation will do a Greenbuildings-themed spin-off. I’m putting the idea out there today on the chance it will catch the eye of the show’s creators and sponsors in time for Greenbuild 2015 in Washington DC this week. That would be a great place to put out a casting call. … Continue reading The Ron Swanson’s and Tom Haverford’s of Green Buildings
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