Here in South Carolina, there have been a bevy of new announcements surrounding manufacturing and the supply chain that are sure to bring jobs and resiliency to the American manufacturing supply chain. Let’s look at just one example. Last year, Masonite Intl. Corp., which is a manufacturer and distributor of interior and exterior doors and […]
Smart Home Is Growing, But What Makes it Smart?
By virtually any projection you choose, the smart home market is growing. Of that, there is no doubt. From Fortune Business Insights: “The global smart home market is expected to grow from USD 99.89 billion in 2021 to $380.52 billion in 2028 at a CAGR (compound annual growth) of 21.1% during 2021-2028 during the 2021-2028 […]
COVID Lessons Learned
We’ve adjusted, compromised, negotiated, mandated, and gotten frustrated in the years since COVID-19 hit the scene in 2019. New phrases came into our lexicon besides COVID itself: “The new normal,” “Quiet quitting,” “WFH,” “6-foot separation,” and, of course, “mask up!” But words aren’t the only thing that the pandemic changed. The thinking about our buildings, […]
The COVID Generation
The COVID-19 pandemic has receded in the rearview mirror of daily life for many people. Masks are trophies now, there to remind us, not to be used in all situations. Vaccines are considered a normal part of healthcare for millions, right up there with flu shots and the kid’s back-to-school inoculations. If you still can, […]
Manufacturing: Will Boxes Self-Heal?
The future of manufacturing could be self-healing. For several years, I have been talking about circularity, and why it is so important that we move to a more sustainable world. In the years ahead, the materials themselves will change. Let’s consider what the future might look like—but first, let’s journey back. For centuries, durable paper […]
New Opportunities for Utilities and Connected Tech Players with the Rise of Electric Vehicles
Parks Associates’ new consumer research finds that nearly three-fourths of EV (electric vehicle) owners own at least one smart-home device, compared to 38% of all U.S. internet households. EV momentum is real, and so is the opportunity for utilities and connected home players. Major auto OEMs (original-equipment manufacturers) have committed to a conversion to fully […]
Technology And the Smart Home
How much technology needs to be included in a new house to make it a smart home? Is automation akin to robotics? Can you make a house a smart-home retroactively? Are smart homes necessary in this age? American contractors—whether residential, commercial, infrastructure or a combination—have been on an economic rollercoaster ride since 2020 when the […]
Driving Consumer Interest in Renewable Energy and Energy-Saving Solutions
A series of events, from the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Eastern Europe, have created extreme volatility in the oil and gas markets, which is driving demand for alternatives. Energy consumption is rising as consumers use more devices, work from home, and try to stay comfortable during hotter summers and colder winters. The DR […]
A Field Here, A Field There
Forms have fields. Enter data into a field and the form’s database recognizes it, interprets it, and places it into the proper position. But databases are programs and as such are limited to recognizing what the programmer tells it to recognize. If the form is looking for alpha characters and you enter a number, it […]
The Air Is Filled with the Sound of –IoT?
Smart cities, smart houses, smart facilities, smart everything depend on the strength of the available communications networks. The IoT (Internet of Things) requires direct and indirect communications, device to device, device to central hub, device to monitoring equipment. The increasing deployment of cellular IoT modules in smart city infrastructure and building automation verticals is expected […]
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