A Roadmap to Your Smart Building Will Require Partners

A common misconception is that simply adding IoT and smart devices to a building is enough to position it as a smart building. As we have discussed in previous chapters, the smart building is a set of connected smart systems integrated and interoperable through a connected platform, capable of analyzing real-time data to deliver actionable insights.

While we have documented the benefits, use cases, components, available technology, and architectures well, the roadmap to achieve a smart building isn’t as clear. This chapter offers a roadmap for existing and new buildings to make your building smarter as each new system is integrated. We’ll include references to previous chapters to indicate where that chapter’s subject matter fits in with the roadmap. We’ll identify the various partners that may be required beyond the construction crews.

In this chapter, we’re going to do the following:

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