Smart Buildings 101: A Guide for Real Estate Professionals (Webinar)
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Executive Summary
The requirement to minimize costs, reduce carbon emissions and energy use, and ensure optimum tenant experience is placing tremendous pressure on real estate professionals to make their buildings smarter. In fact, 42% plan to increase their spending across 10 smart building software categories in the next year.
But what exactly is a smart building and how do they deliver value for owners, tenants and asset, facilities and property managers?
This webinar discusses the evolution of building technology, and takes you through some of the barriers and drivers to adoption.
Key takeaways:
- The basics of smart buildings and the benefits they provide
- An overview of drivers and barriers influencing the creation of smart buildings
- The latest data on the state of the market and a forecast for future developments
About the Authors
Joy Trinquet
Senior Analyst
Joy is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in real estate, facilities and workplace technology, with a particular focus on integrated workplace management systems/conn...
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Ben Readman
Industry Analyst
Ben is an Industry Analyst covering the real estate sector, with a focus on data centres and hotels. His core research covers more than 100 vendors in the energy efficiency, s...
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