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1 week ago | 
automatedbuildings.com | Kelly Sinclair |Ken Sinclair
This week on Monday Live, exploring the future of smarter buildings. we delved into the fascinating theme of OEM disruption, specifically focusing on how smart, connected mechanical equipment is transforming the industry. We were fortunate to be joined by Kenny Seaton, Director of Central Plant Operations at California State University, Dominguez Hills.
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2 weeks ago | 
automatedbuildings.com | Kelly Sinclair |Ken Sinclair
Highlights from Monday Live on June 9th: Building Smarter Cities and Industry Progress This week’s Monday Live session offered a comprehensive overview of recent advancements and ongoing initiatives in the smarter building industry, emphasizing collaboration, open-source innovation, and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge Technological Advancements at the Edge The industry is witnessing substantial investment from major players, including Nvidia, Intel, and Qualcomm,...
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3 weeks ago | 
automatedbuildings.com | Kelly Sinclair |Ken Sinclair
The Coalition for Smart Buildings (C4SB) has operated for four years, with many of its founders present today. Today, we are pleased to announce that C4SB officially joins the Linux Foundation. While we’ve collaborated closely with the Linux Foundation since AHR, this formalization marks a significant milestone in our mission to drive open, community-driven innovation in smart buildings and the Internet of Things (IoT).
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1 month ago | 
automatedbuildings.com | Kelly Sinclair |Ken Sinclair
Good afternoon, and welcome to Monday Live! I’m Anto Briio, and every week, we gather to explore the future of smarter buildings—how we innovate, collaborate, and turn bold visions into reality. This month, we’re diving deep into commercializing the vision—what happens when the inevitable future of smart buildings finally arrives? What does that world look like, and how do we operate within it?
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1 month ago | 
automatedbuildings.com | Kelly Sinclair |Ken Sinclair
Monday Live Recap – May 6, 2024This week’s Monday Live session focused on commercializing the vision for smarter buildings, with a deep dive into the critical role of collaboration in making it happen. The discussion was built on last week’s exploration of industry visions and how they can be brought to lifeLast week’s discussion centered on defining industry visions; this week, it reinforced that executing those visions requires collective effort.
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1 month ago | 
automatedbuildings.com | Kelly Sinclair |Ken Sinclair
How it Could Look:Imagine a dedicated online space for each building, branded perhaps with the building’s name. This platform could integrate BIM data with community features, allowing residents, building managers, and potentially even automated systems to interact. Key features could include:Visual Interface Linked to BIM: Users can navigate a 3D model or 2D plan for their building (powered by BIM data).
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1 month ago | 
automatedbuildings.com | Kelly Sinclair |Ken Sinclair
Every week, industry leaders and innovators gather to tackle the biggest challenges (and opportunities) in smart buildings, automation, and AI. This month, we’re diving into commercializing the vision—how do we turn groundbreaking ideas into real, scalable solutions? From plug-and-play interoperability to AI-driven efficiency, here’s what the experts had to say. We kicked off with a roundtable discussion where industry leaders shared their perspectives on the future of smart buildings.
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1 month ago | 
automatedbuildings.com | Kelly Sinclair |Ken Sinclair
Every Monday afternoon, Anto Buryajjo and a panel of industry experts gather to discuss the future of smarter buildings. This week’s session, titled “Isn’t It All Just Semantics Anyway?”, delved into ontologies, metadata, and how emerging technologies like AI and RDF (Resource Description Framework) are shaping the way we understand and manage building data.
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2 months ago | 
automatedbuildings.com | Kelly Sinclair |Ken Sinclair
As the C4SB Semantic Tiger Team works to unify North America’s competing building ontologies, parallel international efforts are creating a coordinated global framework for semantic interoperability. Here’s how key organizations connect to this mission:Connecting to C4SB: While the Tiger Team bridges Brick/Haystack/223P, ISO integrates these solutions into international regulations.
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2 months ago | 
automatedbuildings.com | Kelly Sinclair |Ken Sinclair
The latest *Monday Live* episode marked a special milestone: 5 years and 224 episodes of exploring the future of smart buildings. Hosts Ken Sinclair and Anto Budiardjo kicked off the session by reflecting on their journey since April 2020, surviving COVID and evolving discussions from basic automation to cutting-edge AI integration. Here’s a breakdown of the key themes and debates:*”Five years ago, we were just trying to keep the lights on during COVID.
