Energy Digital October 2023 | Page 58

Jonathan Williams ( Siemens ) and Bettina Tratz-Ryan ( Gartner ) discuss the diverse landscape in smart building adoption and its sustainable benefits
SMART BUILDINGS

COULD

SMART BUILDINGS

BE THE KEY TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE ?

Jonathan Williams ( Siemens ) and Bettina Tratz-Ryan ( Gartner ) discuss the diverse landscape in smart building adoption and its sustainable benefits

WRITTEN BY : GEORGIA WILSON

Combining assets , infrastructure , and services , smart buildings are orchestrated to facilitate a user and usage driven experience . Sharing data across disparate building systems , a smart building can adapt its environment to better optimise the experience for occupants .

“ The ‘ smartness ’ of buildings come from the ability to align a building ’ s ambience and services towards the user ’ s expectation in real time , through applications , or through smart facilities management ,” says Bettina Tratz-Ryan , Research Vice President , Gartner .
Jonathan Williams , Branch Sales Manager , Siemens ( UK ) adds to this : “ Typically , they achieve this by using a network of connected Internet of Things ( IoT ), integrated building management systems , analytics platforms , workplace apps , artificial intelligence and digital services to enable new ways of working and more innovative business models .”
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