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Published inMar 2023
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781804619865
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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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The return to buildings post-pandemic created a major focus on space occupancy and space management. Social distancing guidelines, hybrid-working arrangements, and continuous virus-variant outbreaks have building space planners searching for technology solutions. By combining IoT sensor data with advanced analytic solutions and space management software, we can deliver actionable solutions in many areas to save money and enhance operations inside and around buildings. Workspace changes could be made in real time by analyzing vacancy rates, utilization rates, and usage behavior. Occupancy sensing and space utilization information offer the ability to forecast space requirements.

Space planning and utilization can be optimized using real-time IoT-driven heat maps and employee work patterns. Underutilized space can be cut back while high-use space can be better equipped and expanded. Individual space versus open space requirements can be optimized using the data collected...

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Internet of Things for Smart Buildings
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.
Read more about Harry G. Smeenk