So, you or your organisation have decided that it’s time to bring some building technologies into the workplace? Perhaps you’ve been ‘volunteered’ to undertake the research and find out what it will ‘cost’ to make your premises more intelligent?…
There are challenges to every management role, and it is not unusual for all managers to have times of sleeplessness when issues at work are heavy on the mind and keep sleep at bay! For property managers, however, ensuring emergency…
What do I need to know about ‘LED Inrush Current’? The term “LED inrush current” actually refers to the input current of short duration that flows into the LED driver on initial start-up, to charge capacitors on the input side….
The term ‘smart building’ is commonly used to describe a structure where system processes have been integrated in order to self-regulate the building’s environment and operations i.e. ‘an intelligent environment’ – responding (seemingly intuitively) to the needs of those using…
Lighting Controls Technology – The True Cost of Getting It Wrong! Unfortunately, one size does not fit all. When deciding on the most appropriate control methodology one must first identify the key features of the space. To ‘comply’ it…
“Biophilic Design” – Just another buzzword or phrase joining terms such as “circadian rhythm”, “holistic design”, “purified air”, “acoustical comfort”, and more? If you’d come across the word “biophilia” a few years ago, you may well have considered it dodgy!…
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