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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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IoT sensors and devices

Smart building devices are the systems and platforms that perform a specific task. These devices typically will have built-in intelligence to gather information and react accordingly. Many may have built-in connectivity as well such as cloud connectivity, BACnet, Modbus, or similar connectivity protocols. Examples include a building’s HVAC system, smart elevators, perimeter access, door locks, cameras, readers, actuators, controllers, and many more. For systems and devices that do not have built-in intelligence and connectivity, IoT sensors or tags can be affixed and connected directly to them.

A smart building’s IoT network begins with smart building sensors that collect operational and environmental data and automate certain activities. Monitoring and measuring a connected device are the inherent functions, along with noting any changes in the measured parameter and alerting when it’s out of range. There are many IoT sensor types, and...

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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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