Introduction
An essential part of organisations is the building they use to meet and discuss. Making buildings digital is about creating an integrated system of computing power and human strengths. A digital building is an interactive building where workers can find the best circumstances to do their work.
BBC: Museum of the Future: The building designed by an algorithm
An example of the innovative building process using digital initiatives, like BIM
INC.com: How Silicon Valley Is Turning Itself Into Detroit
https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/how-silicon-valley-is-turning-itself-into-detroit.html
Building Smart Buildings Smartly – The New Technology of Construction
The construction industry is not known for its willingness to implement new technology but even it can’t ignore the wave of new technology flowing around it.
INC.com: The 6 Dumb Reasons Executives Like Open Plan Offices
https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/the-6-dumb-reasons-executives-like-open-plan-offices.html
Observer: These Solar Panel Blinds Will Power Your Home and Reduce Your Electric Bill by 70%
A new startup called SolarGaps has created smart solar panel blinds that can reduce your electricity bill by up to 70 percent.
Quartz: IBM, remote-work pioneer, is calling thousands of employees back to the office
https://qz.com/924167/ibm-remote-work-pioneer-is-calling-thousands-of-employees-back-to-the-office/
Smart Building Technology
Building Smart Buildings Smartly – The New Technology of Construction
The construction industry is not known for its willingness to implement new technology but even it can’t ignore the wave of new technology flowing around it.
Observer: These Solar Panel Blinds Will Power Your Home and Reduce Your Electric Bill by 70%
A new startup called SolarGaps has created smart solar panel blinds that can reduce your electricity bill by up to 70 percent.
Fast Co.Design: The Quest To Grow Cities From Scratch
Biologists have been experimenting with building materials made with living organisms for years. When will they be used to build our cities?
TechRadar: How the smart building could save the world
As more and more smart devices and sensors talk to each other, swap data with the cloud and generally do more things more often there's an increased blackout risk for entire nations.
BBC: Tomorrow’s Buildings: Help! My building has been hacked
More on more buildings are stuffed with technology and connected to the Internet, This makes them also more of target for hackers
European Commission: Towards 5G | Digital Agenda for Europe
The next generation of communication systems, as pursued in 5G, will be the first instance of a truly converged network
Interesting Links
- Fast Company - The Quest To Grow Cities From Scratch
- MIT Sloan Management Review - Getting Started With IoT
- The Commercial Observer - Virtual Reality Is About to Take A Big Leap Forward in Architecture, Design and Marketing
- TechRadar - How the smart building could save the world
- European Committee - Towards 5G
- Proud Green Building - Amsterdam smart building shows off its 'Edge'
- IT Business Edge - How Communities Are Using Smart Building and Smart City Technology
- Business Facilities - Tyco Opens “Smart Building” Global HQ in Ireland
Smart Workplace Design
INC.com: How Silicon Valley Is Turning Itself Into Detroit
https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/how-silicon-valley-is-turning-itself-into-detroit.html
INC.com: The 6 Dumb Reasons Executives Like Open Plan Offices
https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/the-6-dumb-reasons-executives-like-open-plan-offices.html
Quartz: IBM, remote-work pioneer, is calling thousands of employees back to the office
https://qz.com/924167/ibm-remote-work-pioneer-is-calling-thousands-of-employees-back-to-the-office/
HBR: Will the Gig Economy Make the Office Obsolete?
The gig economy, where independent consultants, contractors, and freelancers create portfolios of work in lieu of one full-time job, is transforming the way we work by disconnecting work from an office.
Gensler: using Microsoft HoloLens to support the design process (video)
What can you do with an Hololens in designing spaces? In this video by Gensler a discussion on the possibilities
Business Insider: A surprising statistic shows why the office might be obsolete in a few years
Survey: Only 7% of Workers Say They’re Most Productive in the Office
The top killer of productivity in the office
Distractions are the #1 killer of productivity in the office, it prevents professionals for getting work done. Not being able to focus has a negative effect on the cognitive skills of workers. Organizations can create a productive environment for professionals using technology and smart building perspectives
INC: Neuroscience Reveals the Nourishing Benefits That Silence Has on Your Brain
scientists who study noise are uncovering benefits of its absence
Interesting Links
- The Next Web - Emails demise raises security concerns about messaging
- Gensler - Gensler – Microsoft Hololens
- Entrepeneur.com - 8 Awesome, and Strange, Offices
- The Guardian - Could bad buildings damage your mental health?
- Business Insider - A surprising statistic shows why the office might be obsolete in a few years
- International Interior Design Association - The power to be productive
- Associations Now - Does a WELL-designed office boost productivity?
- The Commercial Observer - Virtual Reality Is About to Take A Big Leap Forward in Architecture, Design and Marketing
- Knowledge@Wharton - Can ‘Deep Work’ Really Work for You?
- Harvard Business Review - 7 Factors of Great Office Design
- Scientific American - The Inspiration Paradox: Your best creative time is not when you think