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How IoT is making buildings smart and efficient
Data is Key
The Internet of Things, or IoT, is transforming our world both at home and beyond. There are currently billions (yes, billions) of physical devices (i.e. “things”) around the world that are capable of collecting data and sharing it with other devices via the internet.
IoT has numerous applications, from airport baggage handling systems that track your precious bag to its destination, to a smart sensor in a building that monitors CO² levels.
IoT is now part and parcel of our daily lives, often without us even realizing.
IoT in building automation
It’s easy to see how IoT can be applied to commercial buildings. With sensors checking temperature, building occupancy and real-time energy usage, IoT can be your ally in providing data that can be harnessed to facilitate a smart, efficient building. This can help to save energy and associated costs for landlords and create a pleasant environment for building occupants.
The joy of IoT devices are that they’re often “plug and play”. But to be truly powerful and efficient, the data from these devices needs to be cross-referenced and combined with data from all the other devices in a building. This centralized data can then be used to control and adapt the building technologies in real time.
So, how can you best harmonize your IoT data to give you enhanced control in your commercial building?
Joining things up
There’s always a danger when trying to combine multiple devices from various manufacturers. Some devices might be incompatible with others or use different protocols such as MQTT, Matter,LoRaWAN or Zigbee. Devices could end up being operated and controlled in silos, which won’t give you the harmonized data solution you need to orchestrate a truly efficient building.
It is, of course, possible to hire an expert to consolidate the data from all your devices using custom integrations, but this can result in spaghetti code solutions that can be costly to maintain, especially when further devices are added in the future.
But what if there were a smarter, more intuitive way to combine the data from your IoT devices?
Good news: there is!
Choose a BOS
Just as your smartphone combines all your functionality into an intuitive operating system, such as Android, the same technology exists for the technical functionality within your building, and this is known as a building operating system (BOS).
Building operating systems, like Trigrr, work with most different protocols and brands, so you can unify your IoT devices with all your other building technologies under one roof (HVAC, BMS, Lighting, Lifts, Audio, Video…). With Trigrr you are ready to monitor, automate and control your building in a holistic and intuitive way.
With Trigrr’s BOS, you only need one installation to access all technologies and data in your commercial building or portfolio, reducing complexity and costs.
How much does a BOS cost?
A BOS like Trigrr is an investment in your building that will quickly pay for itself, in terms of:
• reduced energy costs, due to smart monitoring and control
• higher occupancy and retention rates, thanks to improved occupancy experience
• increased eco-credentials for your building, because the flexibility and efficiency that Trigrr brings can result in SmartScore certification. The proven ROI from this certification alone cannot be underestimated.
Trigrr license fee start at 0,20€ /m²
About Trigrr
Compatible with 80,000+ devices, including lifts, HVAC, lighting, audio, Video, IoT and access control systems, Trigrr is a unified building operating system for running your commercial real estate efficiently.
It brings together different apps made by different manufacturers so all your tenants can use their preferred tech without creating a complex spaghetti-like integration structure that is costly to maintain.
Trigrr is like the Android operating system for building technology, making it easy to control everything seamlessly from different mobile devices accessing a single platform. Asset managers, owners and tenants can interact in a secure way with the technical solutions installed in the building.
Combining hardware, software and data into one agnostic solution, Trigrr delivers a “no code” interface to manage smart buildings in an intuitive way, without anyone needing to script the interactions.
Are you ready to embrace the power of the Internet of Things in your commercial building? Take a look at Trigrr!