Inc. Ranks Charlotte’s Intelligent Buildings Among Nation’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies Building Design Consultant Stresses Efficiency, Cyber Security; Records 194% Revenue Growth CHARLOTTE, N.C. (August 12, 2015) – Intelligent Buildings, LLC, a nationally recognized smart real estate advisory services company, has been ranked among the nation’s fastest-growing private companies on the 2015 Inc. 5000 list, the magazine announced today. Intelligent Buildings recorded three-year revenue growth of 194%, comparing 2011 to 2014, ranking the company No. 2,034 on Inc.’s annual list. Founded in 2004, Intelligent Buildings is ...
Roadmap of the Possible Challenge by Tom Shircliff and Rob Murchison Originally published at AutomatedBuildings.com We are grateful that Ken has kicked off the discussion of “Roadmap of the Possible” and is inviting industry stakeholders to contribute to the dialogue. We all owe it to the building owner, management and occupant community to keep an eye on the near future to encourage the most prudent and forward looking decision making. So, many decisions in real estate have long term impact, so we want them ...
Realcomm and IBCon Summary Interview by AutomatedBuildings.com by Tom Shircliff and Rob Murchison Originally published at AutomatedBuildings.com Cyber theme present throughout Sinclair: Well it's that time of year again for the Realcomm/IBCon Conferences. Attendance was up and so was the energy. To what do you guys attribute that? Shircliff and Murchison: Thanks Ken. We think there are several factors here. First of all the industry continues to mature making “smart buildings” more like “current buildings”. So, if you are not up to speed or you are ...
Pacific Gas and Electric challenging communities to power down June 22, 2015 | By Barbara Vergetis Lundin Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) knows that some of the best ways to impact greenhouse gas emissions is by reducing energy use and highlighting energy efficiency. That is why the utility launched Step Up and Power Down -- an energy savings movement that will empower businesses to encourage smart energy choices by individuals -- which is being joined by some big city mayors. A collaborative initiative between ...
GSA Connects to Improve by Hannah Moss (read original article on govloop) I generally think of the General Services Administration as the agency that runs government. I know, I know. There’s a lot that goes into governing, but just consider the agency’s mission statement: The mission of GSA is to deliver the best value in real estate, acquisition, and technology services to government and the American people. But GSA can’t do that job if the organization doesn’t first manage itself. More than that, with increasingly constrained budgets ...
Charlotte company turns focus to securing buildings from cyberattacks Article originally published in the Charlotte Observer: May 9, 2015 Tom Shircliff, left, and Rob Murchison, right, of Intelligent Buildings, with a screen in their conference room that shows global cyber attacks happening in real time. Diedra Laird - dlaird@charlotte observer.com By Ely Portillo elyportillo@charlotteobserver.com Imagine a group of hackers breaching a building’s secure computer network – but they aren’t interested in stealing financial data, sensitive emails or company secrets. Instead, they want to hack the ...
Jim Rogers (retired CEO of Duke Energy) moderated a panel discussion focused on the City of Charlotte's Envision Charlotte program, which has significantly lowered energy use in the City of Charlotte's urban core through public-private collaboration and the innovative employment of usage metrics to foster voluntary behavior change. The program is a unique public-private collaboration, that created a global model for economic development, sustainability and quality of life. It has connected all the office buildings in Charlotte's center city to the electrical ...
Intelligent Buildings, LLC Co-Founders Win Industry Award Controls Trends Award presented at AHR Conference CHICAGO, March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Intelligent Buildings, LLC, a smart real estate advisory services company was honored when its co-founders, Tom Shircliff and Rob Murchison received the prestigious "Petock Award" for passion and service to the industry. The award was presented to Shircliff and Murchison at the AHR conference during the Controls Trends Awards ceremony that is held each year to recognize industry achievements. The AHR conference saw record attendance of ...
Intelligent Buildings: Start Simple with an IB Advisory Starter Kit, but Get Started! Originally published | JULY 17, 2014 BY KEN SMYERS | www.controltrends.org ControlTrends met up with Tom Shircliff, Co-founder, Intelligent Buildings, LLC at IBcon 2014. Intelligent Buildings, LLC is premiere Buildings Solution Provider with one of the most impressive client lists in the smart real estate industry. Tom’s message was clear enough: Sometimes, the hardest part is just getting the solution process started. To facilitate the get-started process, Intelligent Buildings has ...
Rob Murchison, Co-founder of Intelligent Buildings, LLC, has been selected as an instructor for the Harvard University Graduate School of Design Executive Education for the second year of their smart building and smart cities curriculum. The class is named, Smart Buildings: Making Place at the Intersection of Planning, Design, and Technology. Mr. Murchison and Intelligent Buildings have been recognized with numerous industry firsts including lead consulting on "The Smartest Building in America", conception and development of a Clinton Global Initiative public private partnership, ...
