Smart Buildings Magazine Features
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Does your building have untapped intelligence?
Building Management Systems (BMS) are a staple in commercial properties, but is their intelligence being truly harnessed? For many building owners and facilities managers, the answer is “not yet.”
05 January 2026 -
A winter walk through the smart graveyard
In January, I usually look to the future. But winter has a way of slowing you down. Fewer distractions. Sharper thinking. On cold mornings, I like to imagine a walk through a small, fictional graveyard. Not of people, but of smart building and smart city technologies that once mattered deeply, worked remarkably well, and are now… gone.
05 January 2026 -
Beyond the hype: the EV charging landscape as we enter 2026
Alex Hinchcliffe, managing director at Mer UK, together with his team of industry experts at Mer UK, talks about the sector's evolution, emerging challenges, and what lies ahead for EV infrastructure in the UK.
08 December 2025 -
Reducing housing development costs with connectivity solutions
Reece Dopson, finance director at Pulse Fibre, explores the ability to offset costs and add value through early integration of digital infrastructure - particularly full-fibre broadband.
01 December 2025 -
When buildings start to lie & burn energy
Smart buildings are becoming sophisticated enough that we’re finally allowed to ask awkward questions. Not “can it optimise my HVAC?” or “will the dashboard impress leadership?”, but something slightly more philosophical: what happens when the intelligence we’ve embedded starts smoothing reality in ways we don’t fully see? Not maliciously, not Skynet-in-a-plant-room, just… systemically.
01 December 2025 -
The utilities landscape: an interesting year, and more to come in 2026
As we approach the end of 2025, it's a good time to reflect on what has been a significant year for change in the utilities sector. We asked Louise Manfredi, CEO at Leep Utilities, and her wider team, to talk us through some of the changes we’ve seen, and what we’ll see in 2026.
23 November 2025
