Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna and two ...

Sensors vary widely and can monitor and detect a variety of sources, such as light, heat, motion, moisture, and pressure. Typical sensors used in smart cities can sense temperature, proximity, ...

Smart spaces, also known as "connected places," are physical locations equipped with networked sensors that provide owners, occupants, and administrators with more and better information about the ...

Covid-19 is forcing real estate developers and facility managers to rethink many aspects of the buildings they build and oversee — and investing in smart building systems and software is one of them.

Office buildings contribute as much as half of the energy used in the United States, and they can do more to curb their impact on the environment. Hiding within the halls of homes and office buildings ...

The most common challenge organizations face when making their building or spaces more intelligent is knowing where to begin. In conversations about smart buildings or workplace technology, there’s ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. In order for the federal government to successfully implement a ...

Intelligent building systems promise efficiency and sustainability. Yet an analysis of nine years of sustainability reports from 22 publicly traded U.S. real estate investment trusts reveals a ...

We often hear the word "smart" applied to everyday objects: smartphones, smart TVs, smart appliances -- and now, smart buildings. The idea of the smart building is still young. There is no accepted ...

The Building Energy Smart Technologies (BEST) Center is one of the main research platforms available for the Architectural Engineering students and faculty members. The BEST Center provides ...