5 success smart buildings in the world
The evolution of the technology applied to the building
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1. The Gates’ Home, Washington
The Gates’ Home as one of the smartest smart buildings in the world. The home is programmed to remember preferences and individual choices. It is integrated with a hi-tech sensor system that changes the temperature and lighting system of the entire house according to the preferences of the visitors or family. It is an earth sheltered house that uses natural surroundings to reduce the loss of heat. Every room in the house is designed and programmed to change the temperature, light and music according to the individual choices.
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2. Capital Tower, Singapore
Built in 2000, this is perhaps the oldest smart building in the world with latest technology. This smart building is integrated with IBMS that provides several modern facilities. The Capital Tower has an intelligent car park management system that displays real time status. The lifts of the tower are equipped with dual LCE panels that display real time news bulletins. The Tower is also equipped with eco-friendly sustainable systems.
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3. The New York Times, New York
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4. The Edge, Amsterdam
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5. Beijing Airport, T3 Terminal
The Beijing international airport is one of the most sophisticated buildings in the world. Terminal 3 of the airport has 10 workstations and 25 thousand monitors for high end security and eco-friendly usage of resources. All the 10 workstations in the terminal control the heating and air flow system.
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The next generation Smart Buildings are not only incorporating new-brand technologies to optimize comfort and productivity, but also -and especially- sharing information about their day-to-day performance so as to be able to share energy and other resources with the rest of the city buildings and infrastructure.
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