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Whether you’re developing a smart-home appliance or a system to control control a commercial building, you need a solid understanding of the associated standards, security aspects and data models. Explore our resources for home and building technology trends and technical expertise.

How multiprotocol devices with increased security are changing the IoT

By Philip Ling - November 29, 2024

The IoT has been evolving for more than two decades and we’ve been talking about security for just as long.

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How will Matter help us meet the smart home promise?

By Walter Puhl - August 8, 2024

The smart home has been hyped in the media since the term was first coined by The American Association of Home Builders in 1984. But the idea goes back to 1975 and the introduction of the X10 communications protocol, which was designed for data communicat...

AI takes on growing role in HVAC system efficiencies

July 24, 2023

In most countries, buildings account for about 40% of the total energy consumed. HVAC and lighting consume around half that amount. Fortunately, AI is already delivering improved energy efficiency in these systems.

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Asset tracking: Optimising your capital assets and enabling real-time supply chain visibility

By Mike Hartmann - October 11, 2022

Asset tracking must be one of the best internet of things (IoT) applications created this decade.

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New technologies could make building management, HVAC systems even smarter

By Philip Ling - May 12, 2022

The IoT has connected buildings in new and enabling ways. The next stage, already started, is to use AI to make buildings even smarter. AI relies on data, and data comes from sensors essential to these systems.

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LED innovation lights the way for next-generation farming

By Arvidas Jarasius - May 3, 2022

Innovation in horticulture LED lighting is turning the local farm-to-fork future of agriculture on its head.

Are microLEDs the next big (small) thing?

By Philip Ling - March 31, 2022

MicroLED is an exciting display technology, one that has attracted billions of R&D dollars in recent years. The technology is not ready for mass adoption yet, as the industry has to solve many challenges.

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Putting the smarts into building automation

March 21, 2022

Smart building automation can augment the capabilities of today’s building management systems and create new data flows that reveal insights about how a building is functioning and used. It can also enable new revenue streams for building managers.

Engineering considerations for LoRaWAN gateway design

By Harvey Wilson - December 6, 2021

The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly, and with that comes a growing demand for connectivity.

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Smart Products: IoT technology in everyday products

June 5, 2021

New IoT-Technology in every day products. Customers use these products in many fields – including smart homes, health, kitchen,

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Smart Sensors: Hot Stuff

May 30, 2021

Healthy sales volumes and highly integrated chips mean it has never been so cheap and easy to buy reliable protection against fire damage.

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Smart Elevators: Giving IoT a Lift

May 29, 2021

It would take the world champion in stair-climbing half an hour of running to get to the 163rd ﬂoor of the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai.