The Fairhair Alliance and the ZigBee Alliance have signed a liaison agreement to collaborate on driving higher levels of product interoperability and standards unification in smart commercial buildings. The two organizations will explore opportunities to combine their technical specifications and take advantage of the ZigBee Alliance’s extensive testing, certification and branding resources and expertise to […]
EnOcean Alliance and IBM Partner to Standardize Intelligent Building Solutions for the Internet of Things
The EnOcean Alliance has significantly expanded, and strengthened its program in building automation and the Internet of Things, with IBM supporting the EnOcean Alliance as a Promoter Member. The EnOcean Alliance is a consortium of more than 400 companies that standardize and develop intelligent building solutions integrating energy harvesting wireless technology. Together, IBM and the […]
Interview with GE’s James Benson on Smart Cities
Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP recently had the opportunity to interview James Benson, GM Global Marketing – Current, powered by GE, Intelligent Cities for an article about smart cities for Electrical Contractor Magazine. DiLouie: What is the concept of the smart city? What are the basic capabilities and benefits? Benson: A smart city is a place […]
OSRAM’s Todd Smith on Lighting for Smart Cities
Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP recently had the opportunity to interview Todd Smith, Head of Engineering and Solution Development, SYLVANIA Lighting Solutions, OSRAM SYLVANIA. The topic: smart cities. DiLouie: What is the concept of the smart city? What are the basic capabilities and benefits? Any documented outcomes based on demonstration projects? Smith: A smart city networks […]
DOE’s Jim Brodrick on the IIoT
Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, SSL Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy The rapid emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) has helped put connectivity in a prominent position on lighting’s cutting edge. [Earlier this year] in Santa Clara, CA, at DOE’s second Connected […]
TechCrunch Sees Intelligent Lighting as Key to IIoT
This article published in TechCrunch identifies intelligent lighting as a platform for developing Internet of Things strategies in buildings. “The LED revolution is over. To no one’s surprise, LEDs have won. Solid-state lighting is changing how we light the world, successfully displacing traditional illumination sources across every part of the global lighting market. Over the […]
Building the Digital Enterprise
This post by Current by GE talks about how many of the same principles applying to smart cities can be applied to business enterprises: I spend a lot of time working with cities to create digital cities – open, secure technology platforms that enable equitable economic growth. I’ve been building off a belief in recent […]
Smart Cities
“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody,” writes Jane Jacobs in The Death and Life of Great American Cities, “only because, and only when, they are created for everybody.” Smart cities leverage connectivity and control technology to provide city managers information, greater control and the ability to enhance services. The primary driver is […]
5 Top Reasons to Connect the IIoT Through Lighting
Five reasons why connecting the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) through lighting makes sense, courtesy of Eaton Corporation.
Chuck Piccirillo on Lighting and the Internet of Things
Craig DiLouie, LC interviewed Chuck Piccirillo, Director of Marketing, ENCELIUM at OSRAM SYLVANIA for an article published in ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. The topic? Lighting and the Industrial Internet of Things. DiLouie: How do you see lighting fitting into the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)? Piccirillo: Lighting is an existing infrastructure that can be leveraged to deliver […]