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Matt White writes about smart building trends globally. He provides consultation and design advice as both a master systems integrator and architect.

What Are the Data Integration Architecture Key Components to Maximize Data Flow

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Matt White

One of the primary goals of integration in smart buildings is providing a unified outlook that facilitates robust historical data analysis. Integration architecture must be designed to support the analysis of data flowing from multiple systems, and this data must be unadulterated, wide-ranging, obedient to a set of rules, reliable, and up-to-date. This requires standardization when the architecture is first designed, and again once when deployed. 

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Why Use Open vs Proprietary Protocol in Your Building Automation System Integration

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Choosing between an open vs. proprietary protocol is a critical factor affecting building automation system integrations.  Understanding the benefits and drawbacks of each can help you make smarter decisions and make the most of your investment.    

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Game-Changing iPaaS Benefits for Building Integration

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Matt White

An integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) uses a set of automated tools to integrate software deployed across diverse environments. While iPaaS benefits many industries, it has particular value for commercial real estate.

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Building Health – How do I know if the air inside a building is safe?

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Matt White

How much risk of infection can you eliminate in your building? Quite a bit, according to ASHRAE.

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How COVID-19 will change the way we think about the built environment

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Matt White

Is your building as healthy as possible? Can you demonstrate that to your tenants, students, patients and customers?

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Congrats to 757 3rd Ave on their BOMA NYC Pinnacle Award!

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Matt White

Last night in New York City, our own Matt White was pleased to witness representatives from 757 Third Avenue accept their much-deserved Pinnacle Award for Operating Building of the Year in the 500,000-1 million sq. ft. category.

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Things to Know Before Starting on Building Automation in NYC

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Matt White

For all of its reputation and glamour, New York City may be best defined by its skyline.

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