“smart buildings are being created as a response to the efficiency and cost reduction opportunities that a self-optimising , connected building can offer ”
— Martin Woolley , Developer Relations Manager , EMEA Bluetooth SIG
57 real-time , turning the building into an automated , self-optimising system which reduces costs and improves the building environment . By connecting buildings together using the internet , we gain the ability to discover new information about the comparative performance and use of our buildings , allowing decisions and improvements to be made .”
Importantly , Woolley notes that when it comes to challenges in implementing smart city networks the very interoperability and connectivity that typifies them can also present issues . “ For typical smart city projects , a one-size-fits-all approach to communications and connectivity will not work . Requirements regarding issues like range , bandwidth and power supply can vary enormously and so systems will typically leverage more than one communications technology . As a result , choosing the right technologies to meet the full range of smart city requirements is the challenge . But standards-based technologies like Bluetooth are without doubt , the wise choice .”
While smart cities undoubtedly provide an effective and innovative method of managing infrastructure , improving building technology and operation , and
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