For more information ibm.co/iot-buildings For building owners, operations represent 71% of the total cost of a building over it's lifespan, but almost 1/3 of all commercial space is not being used. The ways that people use buildings are constantly changing, yet buildings are long term assets that if designed well, last hundreds of years. What if you could design buildings to flexibly adapt to change? This flexibility is possible through Internet of Things (IoT). IoT, powered by cognitive computing, can help you tap new sources of data to solve business challenges in innovative ways. This truly disruptive technology can help you reduce the cost of operating, while at the same time, improving the experience of your occupants. Here are 10 ideas to help get you started.

1. 10 ways that cognition is shaping the
future of smart buildings

2. of the total cost of a building over it’s lifespan.*
For building owners,
operations represent 71%
Source: The Builder’s Association, Total Cost of Ownership

3. 1/3of all commercial building space
goes unused.*
Yet, approximately
Source: The Economy of Things: Extracting new value from the Internet of Things

4. Technology is driving change in the way
people use buildings.

5. What if your buildings could
flexibly adapt to that change?

6. The Internet of Things, powered by cognitive
computing, can help you tap new sources of
data to solve a multitude of business
challenges.
Here are 10 ideas to get you started.

7. Learn from energy use patterns and
recommend ways to improve energy
management.
Reduce CO2 emissions, conserve
electricity and save money by only
using building systems when needed.
#1 - Energy Use

8. #2 - Security and Safety
Use video and image analytics at access control points to improve
tenant safety. Quickly identify who should be admitted to a
building or spot unusual behavior and prevent security threats.

9. #3 - Space Optimization
Analyze patterns in people
movement with data fed
from presence sensors to
improve space utilization.
Redesign your retail displays
based on optimal traffic
patterns.

10. #4 - Personalization
Directly interact with building
systems through voice commands.
Get directions to a meeting room,
adjust the temperature in your
office, or find out what’s being
served in the cafeteria.

11. Use text analytics to
quickly compare and
analyze lease terms
across a portfolio of
buildings.
#5 - Lease Management

12. #6 - Building Maintenance
Run diagnostics on sensor data from
building systems through a natural
language interface.
Through voice commands, send alerts to
maintenance so you can intervene before
systems go down or supplies run out.

13. #7 - Construction Management
Increase the sophistication of
your building information
modeling. Cognitive
capabilities understand when
design conflicts arise and
proactively make
recommendations for how to
resolve them.

14. #8 - New Leasing Models
Digitally manage and share real
estate assets and monetize in new ways.
For example, rent office space by the hour or price dynamically
based on demand and utilization.

15. #9 - Health and Well-Being
Understand how changes in ambient lighting
affect the behavior and well being of
building occupants.
Adjust light levels and hues to maximize
worker productivity or help hospital patients
heal faster.

16. Share data across a portfolio
of buildings, which can
proactively learn from and
adopt the best practices of
other buildings in their
ecosystem.
#10 - Inter-Building Communication

17. Data from buildings, combined with traffic, weather and utility
data, can be used to learn from and predict patterns in cities,
such as traffic jams or energy shortages.
Cognitive IoT has the potential to transform how we think about
buildings, cities -- and beyond.
It takes an ecosystem.

18. How can you unlock the full potential of your
buildings?
Read the Verdantix Report, Taming the Internet of Things in Buildings
and learn how to use your building data for business benefit.
Visit ibm.co/IoT-buildings to learn more.