Paul Francik

Nov 10, 2023 | smartbuildingstech.com | Andrew Froehlich |Paul Francik |Betsy Conroy

This past September, Johnson Controls announced in an SEC filing that they were the victim of a coordinated ransomware attack. The ransomware group, known as “Dark Angels”, claims to have stolen 27Tb of data from the leader in smart building and operational technologies. In the past few months, little information has been released as to the impact on the organization or its customers.

Nov 5, 2023 | smartbuildingstech.com | Jim Schneider |Paul Francik |Philipp Wehn

Digital twins are complex in terms of technology and execution, but at their essence, their intent is straightforward. A digital twin is a virtual model that accurately replicates the behavior of a physical entity, says Zahra Ghorbani, BIM manager and doctoral candidate at Pennsylvania State University and vice chair of the National Institute of Building Sciences Digital Twin Integration Subcommittee (NIBS DTI-S).