Building Management

  Enabling a remote workforce is the most significant factor shaping real estate strategies for 2021, closely followed by social distancing and infection control and energy cost-cutting, according to a recent study by research firm Verdantix. The company has released its annual global survey of 250 real estate occupiers across 13 geographies and 18 industries […]

  The office space at the Corniche building in Lambeth, London, has recently undergone a substantial refurbishment that includes an entirely new Building Management System (BMS). The new platform includes multiple Distech Controls products including the ECLYPSE Connected Terminal Unit Controllers (ECY-TU/PTU), which were used to connect to the buildings new fan coil units. As […]

  Smart buildings specialist Johnson Controls announced the launch of a new flexible service suite to its customers in the Middle East and Africa. The new service suite will leverage Johnson Controls OpenBlue digital technology to power remote and contactless services. With more than 20 customizable options, the new offering is available in Middle East […]

  U.S. firm PassiveLogic, a startup developing a building controls platform, raised $16 million in a funding round. Venture capital funds Keyframe Capital and Addition led the Series A round, while other investors included RET Ventures, A/O Proptech, and NREP, representing the commercial real estate industries in the U.S. and Europe. “PassiveLogic addresses a critical […]

  U.S. workplace technology firm Crestron has launched its Crestron One app with mobile room control. The new offering enables a “precise control experience” from any personal device and is aimed at reducing the stress of returning to work, the company said in a release. The Crestron One solution offers employee wayfinding, room automation, and […]

  German software firm Software AG is partnering with Australian asset management and technical services company BSA to provide IoT-based building management technology globally. Software AG has been collaborating with BSA on the Cumulocity Building management solution since early 2019. “The solution, which has been developed in Australia and now available globally, will provide greater […]

  Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) has launched its new RDG200 thermostat range  to improve room automation, which the company said is key for protecting and enhancing the occupants’ health as well as increasing productivity at the same time, for a safe return to work. The new range includes two digital thermostat variants for temperature and […]

  Siemens Smart Infrastructure has launched Enlighted Safe, a new workplace digital contact tracing app, which it said will help employees return safely to the workplace. In a release, Siemens said that the Enlighted Safe app provides greater transparency into the contact history of employees who are known to have tested positive for COVID-19. This […]