Smart buildings – the future is here

Buildings are expensive, both in terms of property and operating costs, and in what they cost the planet. The heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system, the lights, the water, the lifts, the power and cooling for technology, the heating and cooling for people: all contribute to making buildings a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, and a leading energy user. In fact, by 2025, buildings will use more energy than any other category of 'consumer'. And 40% of the world's current output of raw materials goes into buildings.

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