Why smart water systems are essential to industrial buildings’ sustainability

Water is one of humanity’s most valuable natural resources. Currently, there is a range of factors threatening water supplies – and concerns around availability and quality of water underscores the need for industry to adopt sustainable water management practices. The…

Skilled labour shortages effects smart homes and buildings

A new report from Guidehouse Insights explores the impact of skilled labour shortages on smart homes and intelligent buildings. The “Great Reshuffle” in labour brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has worsened an already existing skilled labour shortage, but its…

Collaboration creates smarter, healthier, more sustainable buildings

Johnson Controls, the global specialist for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, and Willow, a provider of digital twin solutions for critical infrastructure and real estate have announced a global collaboration to digitally transform buildings and facilities into healthier, safer and more…

CES 2026: Z-Wave Alliance sees surge in long-range smart home tech

The Z-Wave Alliance said that adoption of its long-range smart home technology is accelerating, as the number of certified Z-Wave Long Range devices available on the market reached 125. Announcing the milestone at the CES technology show in Las Vegas,…

Glamox brings smart lighting and heating controls to elite athletics school

Glamox has introduced a smart lighting system at a Bergen school for aspiring elite athletes that can trigger heating and ventilation systems, in what the company says is its first such installation in Norway and a sign of how building-automation…

Smart microgrid concepts for cities to be developed

E.ON UK and Hover Energy have announced plans to develop and deploy a series of advanced, smart microgrid projects aiming to meet the growing demand for more affordable and sustainable power in our cities. Hover Energy is a Dallas-based company…

STMicroelectronics targets smarter home devices with new low-power wireless microcontroller

STMicroelectronics has unveiled a new low-power wireless microcontroller aimed at improving the performance and battery life of remote controls used in consumer electronics and home-automation systems. The STM32WL3R is an evolution of the company’s STM32WL3 sub-GHz platform and incorporates a…

CommScope targets landlords with AI-driven Wi-Fi 7 suite for multi-dwelling buildings

CommScope has introduced a new suite of RUCKUS tools that it claims will cut operating costs for landlords and Managed Service Providers, while improving connectivity for residents in multi-dwelling buildings. The Texas-based network equipment maker said on 14th November that…

S7: E10: smart power solutions in Iceland

In this episode of IoT Unplugged, Lucy Barnard, Editor of IoT Insider, speaks to Valentin Keller, IoT Solution Engineer at Switzerland-based smart solutions firm Akenza and Hrafn Guðbrandsson, Director of Data Driven Solutions at Icelandic infrastructure specialist Rafal to explore…

Smart HVAC solution to power the energy-efficient building revolution

Milesight, a multi-potential sensing products provider, announced the expansion and optimisation of its Smart HVAC Monitoring and Management Solution, directly addressing the massive market shift toward building energy efficiency and smart climate control. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, the…