Small- to medium-sized buildings — usually considered to be under 50,000 square feet — make up about 94% of all commercial buildings in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information ...

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 ...

As environmental and energy metrics continue to be a top priority for many businesses, one of the best strategies to hit that end target is by adding a building automation system (BAS) into the mix.

Chris Lane is the Director of Product Management for Building Automation System (BAS) products at Johnson Controls. In this role, Lane leads a team of product managers responsible for defining the ...

Security systems installed in a typical facility consists of cameras, access control, intrusion sensors and fire alarms. Typically, these devices are placed behind a firewall on a dedicated network.

The maturation of communications technologies and the expansion of industry standards relating to cabling systems and protocols have made facilities and IT managers hungry for a single cabling system ...

Presence detection solutions are not one-size-fits-all. The core sensors and technologies required to accomplish the variety of features and use cases are as diverse as the applications and ...

Researchers developed a framework to enable decentralized artificial intelligence-based building automation with a focus on privacy. The system enables AI-powered devices like cameras and interfaces ...