TPM and Smart Buildings

Smart buildings result from the integration of several of today’s sensing, communication, power and computing technologies into an architectural structure. According to the Building Efficiency Initiative Organization, enabled by technology, this smart building connects the structure itself to the functions it exists to fulfill. The organization goes on to define those as:

• Connecting building systems
• Connecting people and technology
• Connecting to the bottom line
• Connecting to the global environment
• Connecting to the smart power grid
• Connecting to an intelligent future