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Published inMar 2023
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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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Use case – PoE at the Sinclair Hotel

I toured the Sinclair Hotel and met with Sinclair Holdings’ president and developer, Farukh Aslam, while it was transforming to become one of the smartest buildings in the world. Now open, this massive undertaking is the first of its kind using PoE to power everything, and it is the first building in the world to power itself.

Built in 1929 in Fort Worth, Texas, US, this 17-story building originally served as the corporate headquarters for Sinclair Oil and later transformed into the Sinclair Hotel with 164 rooms. Located in the Art Deco district and needing a major renovation, the developers and owners of this 90-year-old building wanted to retain its unique facade and art deco interior, while making it ecologically sound.

Farukh and his team installed PoE technology and redesigned traditional equipment to run on low voltage to power lights, shades, curtains, windows, smart mirrors, hairdryers, minibars, TVs, AC units, exercise...

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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.
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