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Smart Buildings - 5 Reasons Smart Building Technology Isn't Reaching Its True Potential

Smart Buildings - 5 Reasons Smart Building Technology Isn't Reaching Its True Potential
While the level of technology, innovation and the introduction of increased commercial real estate market, this does not apply to real estate. Despite the fact that companies are among the largest group of owners and the real estate is an important part of the operating budget of the organization is above the level of technology implementation and management of commercial real estate, such as intelligent building, not proportionally.

So, why is adoption of the technology has not yet reached its full potential?

1 Commercial real estate professional has spent most of his career, focuses on real estate and technology. While they may be aware of the technology and consumer trends have not seen a strong technological background, and understand how technology can be used strategically to better automate the management of real estate transaction you.

2 teams in the company, as a rule, is not the most important IT initiatives, the driver of the company's business are technology focused. ERP, financial systems, sales and marketing solutions, CRM systems and business IT infrastructure (including mobile devices, desktop computers, servers and communication) issues that keep CIOs busy. Very seldom do they know, or the needs of the property, which is the development of intelligent buildings, despite the great potential for improvement.

3 fund manager, major companies involved in real estate continue to build more and individually, and looked focused more on the mechanical functionality. They have less experience with it and struggling to figure out how to build smart grid and other relevant information technology systems, such as data analysis and business process automation can have a positive impact on the strategic level.

4 as energy and sustainable development are at the center of the green movement, show a more thorough study of the problem of these programs, technological innovation is not as prevalent. While sustainable construction and green roofs are significant opportunities neglected. The technology of intelligent building can "turn off the light" important role in the mobile workforce and rationalization of resources to achieve the best results, play green.

5 Human resource management is the most important part of the company, its people, have traditionally focused on the functions of HR, and not enough time to consider the implications of employment and place of employment, if implemented all possible innovations. As society develops into a digital model will be increasingly dependent on distributed and HR should be more actively involved in the development of measures and contribute to the overall change management.

The main reason that companies do not have all the advantages of technology, automation and innovation understood as it is done in intelligent building as it relates to real estate, services, and flexible work area is the lack of interaction between the department. So far, each of these departments to work himself a little bit. "However, with the advancement of technology, the district began to blur the distinction and taste of the new team" Space "is now beginning to emerge.

The answers to many questions, fundamental changes in the course of the discussion, debate and cooperation. The only way this problem can be solved depends on professionals from various departments to discuss their changing role and impact of technology, such as intelligent building with the entire business process.