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Smart or intelligent building infrastructure allows organizations to rapidly benefit from the latest developments and designs in construction and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Green roofs are growing in popularity across Europe and North America. There have been many prominent new projects with green roofs, as well as new by-laws, policies and initiatives by cities to encourage or enforce the growth of green roofs on new builds. 

For facilities managers and commercial landlords, managing the indirect costs of water consumption and the water infrastructure in their buildings is often a significant blind spot. This includes the carbon cost and overall environmental impact of water.

If the world is even to come close to the international goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, we must figure out how to reduce the carbon footprint of wastewater treatment. However, the water industry needs better data about its infrastructure, creating an obstacle to one of the most important ways we can reduce carbon emissions: operational efficiency.

The Internet of Things (IoT) offers an enormous opportunity to improve petrochemical leak detection across a range of industries.

A small water pipe leak in a wall, floor, or ceiling can easily be the costliest type of water damage you will ever experience in a commercial building.

Could anything be more stressful than knowing a pipe in your commercial building is leaking water but can't find exactly where?

Water damage costs to our homes and businesses are immense. Flooding, broken pipes and minor, hidden leaks are the leading cause of commercial property insurance claims. Allianz Global Corporate & Security, in an analysis of nearly half a million claims between 2013 and 2018 from over 200 countries and territories, found that water damage accounted for the third-highest number of insurance claims for global business.

A tiny sensor could save many large buildings enormous amounts of money and make the difficult work of facilities management substantially more straightforward.

Hotels are an indispensable part of today’s travel industry. Even after the impacts of the pandemic, there are more than 700,000 hotels and resorts worldwide [ref] that have a current global market worth $800 billion [ref].