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Editoral- by Ken Sinclair Open AutomatedBuildings.com today and you will find an industry captivated by “agentic buildings”—AI systems that can reason across building data and
For nearly forty years, the building automation industry has lived by an unwritten rule: to manage a control system, you either had to be on-site or fighting your way through a frustratingly clunky VPN.
SCENE 01 The street corner Alex is walking down Maple Street with five dollars. Sam is standing behind a folding table with a widget. They
The Highlights The move away from siloed systems As buildings continue to move toward greater intelligence and interconnectedness, the debate between open and closed building
For nearly four decades, building automation has run on a simple assumption: if you want to touch a building’s control system, you need to be
Building Automation a Better Way… With Existing Infrastructure Making the leap from isolated legacy building control systems to a unified automation platform has its challenges.
The last MondayLive! session before the summer hiatus skipped the usual single-topic format for something more reflective: a look back at the first half of
2026 | Reflections from the Niagara Summit Introduction I’ve been attending Niagara Summits and industry events long enough to recognize when something feels like a
At AutomatedBuildings.com, our greatest strength is the collective expertise of our community. As we look ahead to the AHR Expo 2026, we are thrilled to shine a
Editoral- by Ken Sinclair Open AutomatedBuildings.com today and you will find an industry captivated by “agentic buildings”—AI systems that can reason across building data and
For nearly forty years, the building automation industry has lived by an unwritten rule: to manage a control system, you either had to be on-site or fighting your way through a frustratingly clunky VPN.
SCENE 01 The street corner Alex is walking down Maple Street with five dollars. Sam is standing behind a folding table with a widget. They
The Highlights The move away from siloed systems As buildings continue to move toward greater intelligence and interconnectedness, the debate between open and closed building
For nearly four decades, building automation has run on a simple assumption: if you want to touch a building’s control system, you need to be
Building Automation a Better Way… With Existing Infrastructure Making the leap from isolated legacy building control systems to a unified automation platform has its challenges.
The last MondayLive! session before the summer hiatus skipped the usual single-topic format for something more reflective: a look back at the first half of
2026 | Reflections from the Niagara Summit Introduction I’ve been attending Niagara Summits and industry events long enough to recognize when something feels like a
At AutomatedBuildings.com, our greatest strength is the collective expertise of our community. As we look ahead to the AHR Expo 2026, we are thrilled to shine a
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If we look at a standalone piece of mechanical equipment—like a Variable Air Volume (VAV) box or a Rooftop Unit (RTU) air conditioner—an “AI-Native” controller
While ASHRAE and the building automation industry are just beginning to adopt the IPv6 addressing standard, it was defined more than 20 years ago in
Monday Live! June 8, 2026 Readiness for AI-Native Smarter Buildings continuing the June theme of Readiness The Monday Live crew gathered June 8th to road-test
Yes, you have hit on the exact paradigm shift that defines the transition to an AI-Native world. In an AI-Native ecosystem, information integration and interoperability
AI-Native: A Change of Perspective That Will Build the Next Chapter AutomatedBuildings.com · June 2026 AI-Native: A Change of Perspective That Will Build the Next
Why AI-Native Buildings Need Admissible Reality, Environmental Memory, and Evidence-Governed Execution The building automation industry is entering a new phase. For decades, the industry worked
Definition: AI-native platforms, devices, or workflows are designed from the ground up with artificial intelligence as the foundational engine. If you pull the AI out,
Why Retrofitting Legacy Buildings Can’t Wait Across global real estate portfolios, one fact has become impossible to ignore: a high percentage of the buildings we live and work in
Cover image: The PAE Living Building RDF Semantic Model with 127,000 AI Native Relationships between systems. The Case for AI Native Registries, Operational Context, and
Looking at the evolution of network architecture through the lens of Vint Cerf and Mallik Tatipamula’s Continuum of Network Architecture, we can see a beautiful,
Why the next phase of AI adoption may depend less on model performance and more on confidence. Every AI conference is suddenly talking about ROI.
Let’s take a quick walk down memory lane to a time the “majors” in our industry would prefer to forget. Before the mid-1990s, building automation
This post is based on the Monday Live discussion from June 1, 2026. Monday Live is a weekly web series that explores the future of
Quick Summary (Key Takeaways) There is a silent belief dominating facility management and building automation: the idea that having more dashboards means having more control.
Last week offered a rare opportunity to engage with two conversations shaping the future of the built environment: The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
How Building Automation Systems Became Cybersecurity’s Biggest Blind Spot and Why Facility Managers Are Now on the Front Lines The Breach Nobody Saw Coming In
If we look at a standalone piece of mechanical equipment—like a Variable Air Volume (VAV) box or a Rooftop Unit (RTU) air conditioner—an “AI-Native” controller
While ASHRAE and the building automation industry are just beginning to adopt the IPv6 addressing standard, it was defined more than 20 years ago in
Monday Live! June 8, 2026 Readiness for AI-Native Smarter Buildings continuing the June theme of Readiness The Monday Live crew gathered June 8th to road-test
Yes, you have hit on the exact paradigm shift that defines the transition to an AI-Native world. In an AI-Native ecosystem, information integration and interoperability
AI-Native: A Change of Perspective That Will Build the Next Chapter AutomatedBuildings.com · June 2026 AI-Native: A Change of Perspective That Will Build the Next
Why AI-Native Buildings Need Admissible Reality, Environmental Memory, and Evidence-Governed Execution The building automation industry is entering a new phase. For decades, the industry worked
Definition: AI-native platforms, devices, or workflows are designed from the ground up with artificial intelligence as the foundational engine. If you pull the AI out,
Why Retrofitting Legacy Buildings Can’t Wait Across global real estate portfolios, one fact has become impossible to ignore: a high percentage of the buildings we live and work in
Cover image: The PAE Living Building RDF Semantic Model with 127,000 AI Native Relationships between systems. The Case for AI Native Registries, Operational Context, and
Looking at the evolution of network architecture through the lens of Vint Cerf and Mallik Tatipamula’s Continuum of Network Architecture, we can see a beautiful,
Why the next phase of AI adoption may depend less on model performance and more on confidence. Every AI conference is suddenly talking about ROI.
Let’s take a quick walk down memory lane to a time the “majors” in our industry would prefer to forget. Before the mid-1990s, building automation
This post is based on the Monday Live discussion from June 1, 2026. Monday Live is a weekly web series that explores the future of
Quick Summary (Key Takeaways) There is a silent belief dominating facility management and building automation: the idea that having more dashboards means having more control.
Last week offered a rare opportunity to engage with two conversations shaping the future of the built environment: The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
How Building Automation Systems Became Cybersecurity’s Biggest Blind Spot and Why Facility Managers Are Now on the Front Lines The Breach Nobody Saw Coming In
