This eBook covers different IoT uses, how they apply to buildings, and how to evaluate the technologies to ensure good decision making for your building.

1. THE INTERNET OF
THINGS IS HERE.
Part 1
IS YOUR FACILITY READY?

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction
What is the Internet of Things?
Part 1: Get Connected
Connecting Your Equipment
Growth and Opportunity for IoT
Part 2: IoT Applied coming soon
Use Case
Spectrum + Applications
Devices + Services
IoT + Wireless Technologies
Part 3: Efficiency coming soon
Building Efficiency
Operational Efficiency
Energy Efficiency
Tenant Billing with IoT
Predictive Maintenance
Critical Area Monitoring
Health & Comfort
Part 4: Conclusion coming soon

3. INTRODUCTION
The Internet of Things (IoT) industry
generates constant buzz, but often
times, building managers wonder
whether it is the right investment for
them. Beyond that, they question how
IoT can deliver results and improve
their operational efficiency.
This ebook will cover different IoT
uses and how they apply to buildings,
and how to evaluate the technologies
to ensure you are making good
decisions for your building and
tenants. We will also discuss use
cases and some of the challenges IoT
adopters face.
But before we get started, let me get
one question out of the way: people
often ask whether their building is
truly ready for IoT. Without knowing
anything else, I can tell you the
answer is yes – your facility is ready.

4. Introduction
WHAT IS THE INTERNET OF THINGS?
A proposed development of the internet
in which everyday objects have network
connectivity, allowing them to send and
receive data.

5. Internet of Things is actually the third wave of the
Internet. If you look back in history in the 1990s, the
Internet came up, and if you think about your life today,
it's impossible to imagine a world without the internet.
In 2000s, mobile devices came up, so now everybody
has a mobile phone. You can browse the Internet, you
have apps and whatnot, and you cannot imagine a world
without that either. In the future, you will look back and
think, "How did I live without knowing at any moment
from anywhere in the world what's happening in my
facility?" And that's what Internet of Things enables.
THE THIRD WAVE OF THE INTERNET
1 billion users
Internet
Introduction
WHAT IS THE INTERNET
OF THINGS?
+2 billion users
Mobile
+20 billion things
IoT
1 2 3
1990’s 2000’s 2020

6. can be one or multiple products or services
service is usually cloud-based
LEVERAGING THE INTERNET OF THINGS
Introduction
INTERNET CONNECTION SERVICEIOT DEVICE(S)
send and receive data
to and from the cloud
collect data and control
one or more devices
manage and make sense
of your data
All you need to leverage Internet of Things is an internet connection. There are
devices out there that you can put in your building and all they need to work
is an internet connection, whether it’s a connection in the building or through
a cellular network. You install devices in your building and those devices
collect data or send data to equipment. You can connect your meters, you can
connect temperature and humidity sensors and different things like that.
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7. GET CONNECTED
Part 1

8. Connecting equipment to the Internet is not a new idea, per se, because you
could already connect something to the Internet.
But most of the time, each data point you wanted to connect to was very
expensive, because you had to, for example, run cables throughout your
facility to connect each device to the Internet. And so that made data
collection prohibitively expensive for the majority of buildings.
CONNECTING YOUR EQUIPMENT
GET CONNECTED

9. vs
BARRIERS TO ADOPTION
• No data
• Energy indifference
• High cost of
technology solutions
• Lack of reliable case
studies
TECHNOLOGY ENABLERS
• Cheap sensors,
hardware, and wireless
connectivity
• Wide internet coverage
• Cloud computing
• Big data analytics
INDUSTRY TRENDS
• Tighter codes and
regulations
• Green building market
• Corporate
sustainability
• Utility incentives for
demand management
GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR IOT:
GET CONNECTED
In the past, there was not a lot of data available because of the high cost of
technologies to access that data. To bring each data point online, you had
to run long cables, hire specialized people who understood the technology
infrastructure required, and as such, no one actually cared about having access
to that data. It was also difficult to realize any tangible benefits, so spending a
lot of time and energy making data accessible was relatively uncommon.

10. GET CONNECTED
GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY
FOR IOT:
In the past ten years, there’s been a shift in balance which is
compelling people to change their behavior. One, our technology
enablers. Today, you have access to very cheap sensors as
wireless devices are very cheap and hardware and manufacturing
are much cheaper than before. So the components are much
easier to make available on the market.
These advances explain the affordability of devices, which means
it’s easier for people to actually collect the data, but then what do
you do with the data? You need to be able to send it somewhere,
you need to be able to process it.
The advances in cloud computing and big data analytics are also
an enabler to the success of Internet of Things, because you can
now send that data to the cloud and provide services in the cloud,
rather than having to install a server in each building, or having to
go in the basement and connect to that computer to do anything.
So all in all, several factors have contributed to a very favorable
environment for IoT. As more technological advances came about,
people also realized that they could do a lot of things with their
data. They could reduce their energy consumption. They could
improve their processes, and so some trends appeared in the
industry that helped also the rise of IoT.
Finally, there’s been a lot of regulations introduced to reduce
pollution which provided the impetus for buildings to monitor their
performance to maintain compliance.
And so, with all of these things coming together, Internet of Things
has been an extremely hot topic. So, what can you do with all that?
What can you do with those devices and collect data?
It’s also much easier to do rapid prototyping due to the advances in
3D printing. It’s much easier to create the devices required for data
collection, a very short design time. You also have wide internet
access coverage. In most cases, you have internet everywhere. It’s
not restricted to very specific locations, and so it is much easier to
connect with the devices of the Internet.
THE TIME IS NOW

11. THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERNET
OF THINGS
In 80% of
buildings, data
is collected
manually.
REAL TIME DATA
FROM SENSORS,
METERS, & DEVICES
ACTIONABLE
INSIGHTS
SAVINGS
GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY
FOR IOT:
GET CONNECTED
In more than 80% of buildings, data is collected manually, so there is no easy
way to access the data. Somebody has to work in the building and take some
notes on a piece of paper.
With Internet of Things, you can now connect two of those machines and grab
the data and send it to the cloud, so it’s turning the machines into smarter
machines because now they can talk with the outside world and they can
receive information in some cases. So with all of that information there, you
can actually put insight into what’s happening and start doing some saving,
which improves your efficiency.

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