This white paper explores the meaning of the term “smart building,” and the value associated with investing in a smart building program. It presents best practices for creating a smart building program and utilizing connected, IoT technology across a portfolio. The guidance in this paper focuses on strategic, portfolio-wide solutions that reduce risk, are cost effective and deliver compelling ROI. These solutions are scalable from a small initial phase to enterprise-wide implementation and can be adopted at sites with a diverse range of installed technology.
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