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Toronto Metropolitan University unveils plan for SCITHub, the 'world’s first fully digitally-enabled building'

Archinect

A new prototype demonstration of different burgeoning smart building technologies is coming to the campus of Toronto Metropolitan University as part of a cross-institutional effort that will result in the construction of a new 3,229-square-foot Smart Campus Integration and Testing Hub (SCITHub) designed by WZMH Architects.

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Designing for personal technology is crucial for senior living facilities

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Designing for personal technology is crucial for senior living facilities 0 qpurcell Thu, 01/11/2024 - 16:00 Senior Living Design Today’s seniors are increasingly tech savvy. It isn’t enough to give senior living residents a pre-determined bundle of technology and assume that they’ll be satisfied.

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Integrating Technology in Commercial Architecture

RMJM Architecture

Estimated reading time: 4 min The integration of technology in commercial architecture has emerged as a transformative force, reshaping the way businesses operate and the environments in which they function. Smart buildings, characterised by their.

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Smart buildings stand on good data

BD+C

Technology has always been about being smarter, but it wasn’t until 1995 that the word “smart” was seamlessly attached to an individual piece of technology - the smartphone. And we do mean seamlessly – today, “smartphone” is almost always written as one word.)

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Smart buildings take hold: 8 ways smart tech is transforming commercial buildings

BD+C

construction markets, AEC teams are working on ideas for “smart buildings.” Since the mid-1980s, a new generation of products, technologies, and analytical tools has transformed the building landscape. Buoyed by a surge of high-tech innovations and several years of robust U.S.

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Intelligent building technology from Hager | News | Architonic

Architonic

This thought can be applied to many things in life, of course, but it is an easy one to prove in relation to the building industry, and in particular to intelligent building technology that runs in the background while ensuring the functionality and longevity of architectural ideas.

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New WELL Performance Rating aims to recognize smart, healthy buildings

Archinect

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has announced the launch of the WELL Performance Rating, a new rating that recognizes building owners and operators for achieving excellence in healthy building performance that enhances the well-being of their inhabitants.

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