Smarter Buildings

By adding a layer of intelligence, elements of a building including temperature, electricity, ventilation, water, waste management, telecommunications, and physical security can now be integrated for better management and control. Smarter, more sustainable buildings can quickly sense and respond at every system level possible.

*Press releases*
Date	Title
23 Jun 2011	IBM Reduces $50 Million in Electricity Expenses, Boosts Conservation Efforts
09 Jun 2011	IBM and The Metropolitan Museum of Art Collaborate to Preserve Works of Art
09 Jun 2011	IBM and Tulane University Usher in a New Era for Smarter Buildings in New Orleans
23 Mar 2011	City University of New York and IBM to Reduce Energy Consumption in Public School Buildings
22 Mar 2011	IBM to Acquire TRIRIGA, Inc. to Accelerate Smarter Buildings Transformation
28 Feb 2011	IBM Works With McMaster University to Create First Canadian Energy-Smart Buildings on Campus
20 Jan 2011	Mayor Bloomberg Launches NYC Urban Technology Innovation Center
28 Jul 2010	IBM and Tridium, Inc. to Develop New Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings
29 Apr 2010	IBM Survey Shows Strengths, Gaps in U.S. Office Buildings
29 Apr 2010	IBM Makes Buildings Smarter With Drawbase Software
23 Feb 2010	Galveston National Labs Employs IBM Software to Help Fight Infectious Disease
23 Feb 2010	Tennessee Valley Authority Goes Live With IBM Software To Streamline Fleet Operations
22 Feb 2010	IBM Launches New Era of Smarter Buildings
22 Feb 2010	IBM and Ricoh Deliver Intelligent Print Monitoring and Management System
22 Feb 2010	IBM and Johnson Controls Join Forces to Make Buildings Smarter
17 Dec 2009	IBM Reveals Five Innovations that Will Change Cities in the Next Five Years
14 Jul 2009	China Hangzhou Dragon Hotel Selects IBM to Implement Smart Hotel Transformation Project
23 Jun 2009	IBM Forms Green Sigma™ Coalition; Partners With Metering, Monitoring, Automation, Communication, Software Leaders for 'Green' Solutions

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Elevators: The Time Cost

Date added: 29 Apr 2010

This chart compares the total amount of time -- measured in years -- that office workers in 16 U.S. cities spent either waiting for an elevator or stuck in one during the past twelve months. Source: The IBM Smarter Buildings Survey, April 2010.

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