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Smart Buildings Show 2023
The UK's leading smart buildings event will showcase smarter buildings for a sustainable future
Taking place at ExCeL London on
18th - 19th October, the Smart
Buildings Show 2023 will connect
visitors to the latest information and
technology in the smart buildings industry.
WHY VISIT?
As the UK races to meet its net zero
targets numerous industries are under
the spotlight to ensure they are doing
what is required to create a greener
future for our planet. It is no secret that
the building and construction sector
accounts for a high proportion of
carbon dioxide emissions, meaning
plans for any new building project are
scrutinised heavily to assess its
environmental impact and its
sustainability. It is here that smart
technology and smart buildings have a
crucial role to play.
This is the ideal event for you to get
the information that you need to make
your buildings more economic and
functional. Taking part will be
companies and forward thinkers
demonstrating the latest technologies
and you will be able to share their
experience, and that of other
organisations. You will get to see what's
new in the industry and bring yourself
up to date with the latest innovations
and ideas. You will also get the
opportunity to learn from case studies
from companies with similar situations
and concerns to yours.
You should also be able to catch up
with your current suppliers and to meet
new ones, or to find new partners and
business opportunities, and to network
with your peers from other
organisations. And it's also a way of
saving money by visiting the exhibition
of leading vendors and having the
opportunity to evaluate their solutions.
SUSTAINABILITY
Of all the key issues facing the industry,
Sustainability always appears at the top
of the agenda. Many companies are
simply paying lip service to the
concept, however, perhaps because of
the perceived cost, the difficulties
associated with its implementation, or a
misconception of its definition and role.
So, what exactly is sustainability?
The accepted definition is that
sustainability consists of fulfilling the
needs of current generations without
compromising those of future ones,
while ensuring a balance between
economic growth, environmental care
and social wellbeing. Put more simply,
we need to safeguard the environment
for the future without unduly
jeopardising current needs.
Adopting more sustainable practices
within the industry is becoming more
urgent, but at a recent Smart Buildings
Magazine panel debate it was clear
that whilst sustainability is a goal from
whichever perspective you are looking
at it, the means of getting there are not
clear at all.
The organisers of the Smart Buildings
Show 2023 believe that buildings can
deliver services that make occupants
productive at the lowest cost and
environmental impact over a building's
lifecycle. To do this requires adding
intelligence from the design phase
through to the end of the building's
useful life. Smart buildings use
information technology during their
operation to connect subsystems,
which typically operate independently,
so that these systems can share
information to optimise total building
performance.
Being able to proactively monitor and
regulate the performance of a building
and its facilities during seasonal
weather conditions, fluctuating
occupancy and other factors enables
owners to save on energy costs and
reduce CO2 emissions whist improving
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