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BACnet International’s 2026 ASAE Gold Award recognizes more than a certification program. It highlights the testing, collaboration, and technical infrastructure required to make an open
AutomatedBuildings.com Meet Our Contributing Editors Many voices, one community advancing building automation AutomatedBuildings.com is built on the expertise of the people who write for it.
Operating costs continue to rise, and sustainability expectations are becoming mainstream. In 2022, buildings were responsible for 34 percent of global energy demand and 37
I heard a statistic at a trades meeting this week that stopped me cold. For every five people retiring from the skilled trades, only two
Not literally a power plant. But increasingly an energy campus that generates, consumes, stores, and manages power within one operating environment, alongside the compute it
Executive Summary Many facility managers want to modernize their buildings but face the same challenge: limited budgets. Traditional retrofit projects often require replacing HVAC equipment,
For more than three decades, building automation has been transforming how facilities operate, adapt and perform. Few platforms have shaped that evolution as consistently or
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
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
A building energy management system is a centralized platform that continuously monitors a building’s energy consumption. It sits on top of other connected building systems and analyzes
BACnet International’s 2026 ASAE Gold Award recognizes more than a certification program. It highlights the testing, collaboration, and technical infrastructure required to make an open
AutomatedBuildings.com Meet Our Contributing Editors Many voices, one community advancing building automation AutomatedBuildings.com is built on the expertise of the people who write for it.
Operating costs continue to rise, and sustainability expectations are becoming mainstream. In 2022, buildings were responsible for 34 percent of global energy demand and 37
I heard a statistic at a trades meeting this week that stopped me cold. For every five people retiring from the skilled trades, only two
Not literally a power plant. But increasingly an energy campus that generates, consumes, stores, and manages power within one operating environment, alongside the compute it
Executive Summary Many facility managers want to modernize their buildings but face the same challenge: limited budgets. Traditional retrofit projects often require replacing HVAC equipment,
For more than three decades, building automation has been transforming how facilities operate, adapt and perform. Few platforms have shaped that evolution as consistently or
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
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
A building energy management system is a centralized platform that continuously monitors a building’s energy consumption. It sits on top of other connected building systems and analyzes
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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
So I need to Sparkle? No SPARQL. Does Gemin have the answer? Querying RDF (Resource Description Framework) and TTL (Turtle) files doesn’t require setting up
Simulations predict buildings. Buildings perform differently. The gap is where intelligence dies. For decades, design intelligence has been stranded after occupancy. The model becomes a
Quick Summary (Key Takeaways): When it comes to reducing carbon emissions in construction, the conversation usually starts with materials: concrete, steel, and glass. However, a
1. The Original Meaning of GIGO For nearly seventy years, “garbage in, garbage out” (GIGO) has been a foundational law of computing. Coined in 1957 by Army
Why the most important interface in the automated building is still human As buildings become more automated, the operator does not disappear. The operator becomes
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
So I need to Sparkle? No SPARQL. Does Gemin have the answer? Querying RDF (Resource Description Framework) and TTL (Turtle) files doesn’t require setting up
Simulations predict buildings. Buildings perform differently. The gap is where intelligence dies. For decades, design intelligence has been stranded after occupancy. The model becomes a
Quick Summary (Key Takeaways): When it comes to reducing carbon emissions in construction, the conversation usually starts with materials: concrete, steel, and glass. However, a
1. The Original Meaning of GIGO For nearly seventy years, “garbage in, garbage out” (GIGO) has been a foundational law of computing. Coined in 1957 by Army
Why the most important interface in the automated building is still human As buildings become more automated, the operator does not disappear. The operator becomes
