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Published inMar 2023
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Harry G. Smeenk
Harry G. Smeenk
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Harry G. Smeenk

Harry Smeenk is a technology strategist and thought leader in smart buildings, IoT, edge data centers, and networks. He is an executive leader in the design, development, deployment, and integration of smart building IoT networks with Tapa Inc, and Smart Buildings Online LLC. He drove worldwide cross-industry technology roadmaps, best practices, and standards for the Telecom Industry Association. He conceptualized and developed the industry's first smart building rating program. As Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the North Texas Enterprise Center he helped launch and accelerate startups including 3 of his own. He has an MBA degree from the University of North Carolina and a BS degree in Business Management from St. John Fisher College.
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Sustainability data

Industry sustainability certification organizations such as RESET, GRESB, LEED, and BREEAM require data and accurate reporting across a building’s operations. Previous data gathering and reporting practices included manual clipboard recordings which were often prone to inaccuracies and stale data. IoT smart building technology provides real-time information not only for actionable insights but also for sustainability reporting.

Carbon reporting measures the emissions coming from buildings from activities, such as burning gas or oil and electricity consumption. IoT sensors and devices are used to monitor, collect, and report the data on this and for other sustainability-related reporting. Sustainability data must be consistent, accessible, auditable, and timely. In many countries, the data must be in a machine-readable format.

The combination of IoT sensor devices, cloud and edge computing, and ML and AI solutions make it possible to efficiently gather...

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Published in: Mar 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781804619865

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Harry G. Smeenk

Harry Smeenk is a technology strategist and thought leader in smart buildings, IoT, edge data centers, and networks. He is an executive leader in the design, development, deployment, and integration of smart building IoT networks with Tapa Inc, and Smart Buildings Online LLC. He drove worldwide cross-industry technology roadmaps, best practices, and standards for the Telecom Industry Association. He conceptualized and developed the industry's first smart building rating program. As Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the North Texas Enterprise Center he helped launch and accelerate startups including 3 of his own. He has an MBA degree from the University of North Carolina and a BS degree in Business Management from St. John Fisher College.
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