Smart building design has matured beyond the experimental stage and is being increasingly and more widely practiced. Like every major technology disruption, the challenge at industry level is more than just integrating the technology and embedding it in the end product - in this case a building.

Equans has announced the launch of a new advanced digital platform that it says will drive efficiencies and help accelerate decarbonisation efforts across the built environment.

MK Electric and Trend Controls have launched one of the first fully integrated commercial solutions for effective remote monitoring and control of plug-in sources of power consumption for the UK buildings market.

Ricoh has recently relaunched its RICOH Spaces, a Smart Workplace Platform designed to optimize businesses in areas such as desk bookings, space bookings, and wayfinding. With its relaunch, Ricoh has partnered up with MapsPeople to offer Advanced Mapping as part of RICOH Spaces.

Jonas Nilsson, head of product management at Fingerprints explores two scenarios for biometric technology.

Brian Turner, CEO, Buildings IOT looks at building trends for 2023.