Technology In Building Management

Phone-based access control with no network at a UK student housing site

Paxton's Solo needs no network infrastructure at the property, using phones as credentials to open doors via Bluetooth and mobile data where needed.

Data Centers Strain Traditional Facilities Software, Vendor Says

A Facilities Dive opinion piece says data center growth is exposing gaps in facilities software, citing JLL's 2026 growth projections.

Brivo Adds Schlage XE360 Wi-Fi Lock, Claims 70% Lower Cost Per Door

Brivo says its Schlage XE360 RealSync integration cuts access-control cost per door up to 70% versus hardwired systems, using existing Wi-Fi.

Smart Buildings: Digital Twins, Edge BMS and PoE Raise Questions

Recent coverage of digital twins, edge computing and Power over Ethernet points to a common theme: adoption depends on process and integration ownership.

Touchless upgrades scale only when hospitals can name assets and connect IWMS and BAS

FMLink and an April 2026 review in Advanced Engineering Informatics describe rising use of automated facility assets and digital technologies, and note ongoing

Access control upgrades are shifting to IT identity, not new doors

Cloud access platforms are adding SSO, MFA, and video integrations while retrofit-first approaches push upgrades onto existing openings instead of rip-and-replace projects.

Frisco’s indoor digital twins show where smart buildings really begin

Frisco, Texas, turned indoor mapping for school response into a building-ops asset. The bigger signal: keeping the data current, not the modeling, is the hard part.

Digital twins are making BAS teams clean up naming and data before HVAC upgrades

Early adopters say digital twins fail without clean BAS data. That’s reshaping how ops teams scope HVAC electrification and controls rollouts.

Facilities teams shift budgets to AI triage and serviced rentals, not more owned gear

AI triage and serviced rentals are pushing facility budgets toward outcomes: uptime, compliance, and faster project cycles.

AI is now the operating system behind retail's biggest workflow problems

From supply chain compliance to last-mile delivery, enterprise retailers are embedding AI into daily operations at a pace that is outrunning legacy processes.

ABB and Samsung unveil integrated smart building platform linking Ability Building Pro and SmartThings Pro

ABB and Samsung launched an integrated smart building platform on June 12, 2026, connecting SmartThings Pro with ABB Ability Building Pro across European pilot

Allegion unveils Schlage XE360, Zentra, and Gatewise at Apartmentalize 2026

Allegion is showing interoperable electronic access control for multifamily properties, connecting Schlage XE360 with Zentra and Gatewise, at Apartmentalize 2026.

The AI Reality Check: Why AI Adoption Strategy, Not Tools, Will Decide the Winners

Artificial intelligence has moved from novelty to necessity almost overnight. Since generative AI tools entered the mainstream just a few years ago, organizations across every industry have felt pressure to “do something” with AI—often before they fully understand what that somet