It is now 2019, marking the beginning of another year sure to be packed full of technological advancements. Experts have begun making speculations regarding technology trends for the new year, and one thing is for certain across the board: IoT technology is advancing at a fast pace and becoming more commercially available. The question is, how will small buildings fit into the IoT space in 2019?
2019: The Emergence of Small Building IoT Adoption
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The Truly Smart Home: Moving Beyond Connected Devices
By David G. Brenner, Smart Home Business Development, Intel Corporation
As the trend toward the Internet of Things and more connected devices in the house continues to accelerate, it’s not just consumers who are trying to understand how to make their devices work together in order to really make their homes smarter. Service providers, Public Utility Commissions (PUCs) and government organizations are also hard at work to understand how to work with and leverage this new technology, and bring new services and capabilities to their customers and subscribers.
Aging in Place: How IoT and the Smart Home will foster greater independence
Today, more and more Americans are weighing their options as they grow older and choosing to stay home, or “age in place,” as opposed to moving to a retirement or assisted living community. According to the American Society on Aging, U.S. Census Bureau data shows that much of this is fueled by the fact that more Boomers own their own homes (roughly 78 percent in 2016 compared with 68 percent in 1971). Coupled with the increased home ownership, many “Baby Boomers” have access to services that make aging in place an attractive option.