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Handheld devices, ‘apps’ and networking technologies provide major opportunities for more effective integration and control of services in both commercial and domestic buildings, argues Ged Tyrrell


he industry is undergoing a period of change that could transform how building services systems work. The widespread availability of individual appliances with ‘on-board’


intelligence, alongside the growing reach of the internet, now makes it possible to achieve much better control of systems at a fraction of the current cost. As a


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result, the very best quality system control is available to almost everyone in the country. The UK government has turned to the engineering


sector to help it shape its future microgeneration policy, and to show it how to shave millions of pounds from the cost of running its departments. However, politicians often think in terms of clever, new, low carbon technologies when, in fact, the solution can be a lot more straightforward. In recent years, we have seen the rapid emergence


of low carbon and renewable technologies, which can now be fitted almost anywhere, but we have not seen the dramatic reduction in energy use that should have followed. Sometimes, the reason for that is the wrong choice of technologies for the wrong application, but usually it is down to a


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