Smarter Buildings: Executive View
At the 2011 State of Green Business Forums in Chicago and Washington, D.C., GreenBiz.com partnered with IBM to convene top executives from some of the world's largest and most forward-thinking companies to talk about the possibilities that smarter, connected buildings offer to business and the environment. This page offers a glimpse inside those meetings, and at the future of smarter buildings.
Featured Content
- The plans for Apple's new headquarters will choke off street connections and potential walking routes in Cupetino, making bicycling and walking more difficult -- and likely encouraging people to...
- Europe's most-visited museum, the U.S. Air Force and the country's second largest school district might not seem to have lots in common, but each is now using Smarter Buildings solutions....
- An updated solution from IBM provides an avenue for corporate money men and women to get more engaged in smart and sustainable management of leased property....
- The European capitals are among a handful of towns that can serve as models for the smart cities that will be needed as urban dwellers grow to 70 percent of the global population in coming decades....
- A look at how this sector will evolve in the U.S. by the end of the decade in view of President Barack Obama's Better Buildings Initiative. ...
- Even some of the biggest hotels have unwittingly passed up greater energy and cost savings despite aggressive sustainability agendas, according to new research that outlines how the industry can step......
- As the technology to manage building performance and efficiency evolves, so do the voluntary initiatives that provide standards for the new solutions. Companies that take a hand in the process can......
- A growing ecosystem of wireless controls offers infinite possibilities for today's smarter buildings and tomorrow's vision of a highly connected world....
- With facility management undergoing a fundamental and technology-driven transformation, new players and new solutions are rushing to enter this booming market. Here's how they stack up....
- A case study from Microsoft and Accenture shows how 10 to 30 percent energy savings are quickly possible by retrofitting building energy use....
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Reports
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GreenBiz's fourth annual edition of the green economy's impacts and trends....
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Do commercial green buildings live up to their name -- that is, are they really making demonstrable energy and environmental improvements?...
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This study, the fourth of an annual series, looks at global trends in infrastructure and for the first time provides an in-depth examination of water issues.
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This expanded survey from Johnson Controls tracks the attitudes, trends and spending on energy efficiency in North America and global markets....