Tech Advances Congregate in Tomorrows Buildings [Video]

Despite back-to-work mandates, post-COVID work schedules have many employees in offices and other workplaces not in during parts of the week. The lack of uniformity in work schedules has left building operators scrambling to deal with empty offices, accounting for changes in HVAC and lighting, among other operating parameters. These trends have intensified the need for intelligent, or smart building management to efficiently allocate their operational resources and step up planning for an uncertain future.

During a keynote session at Sensors Converge earlier this week titled, “AI and Smart Buildings,” Vijay Sankaran, Chief Technology Officer of Johnson Controls, discussed the company’s efforts to use a multitude of technologies to make both current and future buildings smarter. “Buildings produce roughly 40% of global emissions,” Sankaran told the audience. “Global megatrends, including the drive to net zero emissions, buildings with cleaner air, and security needs are driving smart buildings.”

Toward this year, …