Texas’ first Net Zero commercial building

Houston-based developer Hicks Ventures has announced the city’s first mass timber commercial office project, and the first Texas commercial office building targeting net zero energy operational carbon. The complete project [...]

75F unveils new Building Automation range

IoT-based building management system 75F has introduced a new range of products designed to improve building efficiency, enhance indoor air quality, and reduce operating costs. Through its new line [...]

Havtech adds Clockworks building analytics

Clockworks Analytics and Havtech have announced a partnership to add Clockworks’ building analytics platform to Havtech’s service offering. The software will allow Havtech to continuously run in-depth diagnostics across [...]

Automated Logic buys Australia’s Logical Electrical

US building automation and management specialist Automated Logic has acquired Logical Electrical & Service Solutions, an Australian building automation provider. The acquisition expands Automated Logic’s footprint in building automation [...]

Belkin hits back at reports it has abandoned Matter

Belkin has hit back at reports in the press that its Wemo smart home brand is backing away from the Matter standard. Wemo was one of the first companies [...]

Nanoleaf first to market with Matter smart lighting

Canadian firm Nanoleaf has become the first company to put Matter smart lighting products on the market. It is taking pre-orders for two Matter-compatible smart lights – an A19 [...]

Johnson Controls opens Dutch innovation centre

Johnson Controls last week opened an OpenBlue innovation centre in Rotterdam, inviting public and industry leaders in Europe to see how to make buildings fit for net zero. An [...]

Qualcomm backs Butlr people counter

California-based people sensing platform Butlr Technologies has received additional funding from Qualcomm Ventures and is launching the next version of its patented Heatic wireless sensors, data and analytics. While [...]

Etisalat asks Alexa to smarten UAE homes

UAE telco Etisalat has introduced a smart living home control that integrates technology for controlling smart home devices in collaboration with Amazon Alexa. The service provides capabilities that distinguish [...]

Facil.AI adds smart HVAC to facility platform

California-based building technology firm Facil.AI has integrated artificial intelligence into Arizona automation company Engenuity Systems’ eViewIoT facility management platform. The combination of Facil.AI’s AI-based autonomous HVAC optimisation engine with [...]

Autonomous pile driver speeds solar construction

California-based construction autonomy firm Built Robotics has launched a fully autonomous solar piling system. With the RPD 35, utility-scale solar foundations can be constructed up to five times faster [...]

GPS tracks equipment on construction sites

Telematics and connected technology provider Road Ready has unveiled SmartSite, contractor-grade GPS-based equipment tracking technology for construction sites. Road Ready is owned by Michigan-based Clarience Technologies, a transportation technology [...]