Building IQ: IntelligentBuildings® are Becoming Part of Global Real Estate Market At one time, security cameras capturing an entire building’s entrances on a single wall of monitors elicited “oohs and aahs.” Today, a skyscraper’s every system—including HVAC, signage, elevators, light and temperature control, and yes, even security—can be monitored on a single video wall by a single person. Intelligent buildings are nothing new. Long embraced and now commonplace in new developments in Asia and the Middle East, these smart buildings with ...
Energy Costs, Green Building Fuel ‘Smart’ Structures By John Eagan National Real Estate Investor 4/16/2007 Slowly, so-called “smart” structures are taking root as concern over energy costs and interest in green building grow. Experts say smart buildings — featuring cutting-edge, fiber-optic networking designed to improve operating efficiencies and expenses — boast happier tenants and lower energy bills than other properties. While it doesn’t take a high IQ to grasp the benefits, many short-sighted developers have yet to jump on the intelligent-building bandwagon. “You feel the tide coming ...
IntelligentBuildings® Combines Real Estate Savvy With Technology To Build, Well, Intelligently By Bea Quirk, Special To LTW CHARLOTTE, N.C. - At Ballantyne Village, Charlotte’s newest lifestyle shopping center, visitors use touch screens to find out where retailers are located and what they’ve got on sale; watch trailers for movies showing at the third-story movie theater; buy movie tickets at a street-level kiosk; make use of 26 wireless access points located throughout the center; and enjoy coordinated LED light displays from the fountain centerpiece and ...
Cisco Features IntelligentBuildings® Project Real Estate Developer Sets New Standard for Shopping Excellence Ballantyne Village's connected real estate solution creates an unforgettable experience for visitors and tenants BUSINESS CHALLENGE Ballantyne Village offers upscale retail shops, restaurants, an independent movie theater, and luxury condominiums in an 800,000-square food development in Charlotte, North Carolina. When completed, the development will also feature a hotel and office spaces. From the beginning of the project, it was the goal of Robert B. Bruner, Developer, Ballantyne Village, to create a unique ...
PRESTIGIOUS “DIGIE” AWARD PRESENTED TO INTELLIGENT BUILDINGSTM National Conference Honors Growing Company CHARLOTTE, N.C. – At the 2006 Realcomm National Real Estate Conference, Intelligent BuildingsTM was recognized and honored for their Charlotte, NC, Ballantyne Village project and presented with the “Digie” Award. The Realcomm “Digie” Award recognizes a firm that has integrated building technology in real estate. Realcomm was in Dallas, Texas on June 25-27, 2006. “Since we launched the company, we have focused on working in collaboration with the partners on the Ballantyne ...
IntelligentBuildings® Ballantyne Village Named Global Top 3 Intelligent Community Forum Announces Finalists for 2006 Awards – to be presented at Polytechnic University, NY The Intelligent Community Forum announced the finalists for its annual Intelligent Community of the Year Awards. The awards will be presented at a luncheon ceremony on June 9 at the Marriott Brooklyn Bridge Hotel during the second day of the ICF’s annual conference in New York. The 2006 edition of “Building the Broadband Economy” will again be produced in association ...
IntelligentBuildings® Presents Real Estate Enhancements for North Carolina Research Campus Co-founder Rob Murchison delivers presentations at biotechnology forum KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Intelligent Buildings, a leader in commercial real estate technology services, presented how they in conjunction with Castle and Cooke Inc., will provide a collaborative platform that will connect the community at the 350-acre, $1 billion North Carolina Research Campus project. Co-founder and Principal Rob Murchison delivered two presentations at a biotechnology forum sponsored by the city of Kannapolis on Monday, May 15, ...
Cognos Systems Deploys i-LavTM in the Ballantyne Village Project First Intelligent LavatoryTM Launch Smooth & Successful Irvine, CA—Working in partnership with Intelligent BuildingsTM to enhance Sheild Property Company ‘s showcase project, Ballantyne Village in Charlotte, NC, Cognos Systems has installed its remote lavatory appliance monitoring system, i- Lav. Dubbed a beta test, this configuration of i-Lav is performing flawlessly and drawing the attention of other prominent property development managers. The first of its kind, i-Lav wirelessly communicates the status of lavatory appliances and plumbing ...
INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS TRAVELS TO ASIA FOR BEST PRACTICES RESEARCH Shanghai, China – Intelligent Buildings staff has traveled with the RealComm Conference Group on an extensive, guided tour of the most advanced real estate properties in the world. This unique trip spanned from Tokyo down to Singapore and included select cities and properties in between. Intelligent Buildings co-founder Rob Murchison notes, “Our clients really appreciate the advantage that our research from this trip gives them. This is truly like looking into the crystal ball ...
