Wireless Technology
Building sustainability with leaders in global climate and smart-working
Across the globe, leading companies are relying on smart-building technologies to deliver timely carbon-neutral and sustainability strategies. Graham Martin, chairman and CEO at EnOcean Alliance, shares his insights.
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ustainability is one of the major topics of our time. The future of the earth is synonymous with the future
of humanity. Preserving our planet is the greatest challenge for the global society. It is up to each individual as well as governments and companies. With this in mind, environmental awareness is turning from an individual lifestyle choice into a political and economic obligation. From Microsoſt in the IT sector, through building service providers like Dussman Group to telecommunications giants like T-Systems MMS, international corporations are recognising the need to address this obligation. Energy harvesting is one of the technologies that they are turning to.
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Turning established buildings into smart buildings
Buildings use 40% of the world’s energy and they are responsible for 36% of global CO2 emissions. To meet the United Nations and other climate goals, it is necessary to make buildings energy efficient, including retrofitting our entire existing building stock. Renovating old buildings is quicker than building new ones. It is the only option that can meet the increasingly urgent climate and sustainability goals. There simply isn’t time to create new smart buildings.
Sensors play a pivotal role, and wireless solutions offer clear advantages here – including sustainability. Without wires, installation is simple and quick. It is also much more cost-effective than wired solutions (up to 70%, for retrofitting,
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