Schneider Electric, Autodesk collaborate

Mar 16, 2015

Schneider Electric and Autodesk have announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding. According to this agreement, Schneider Electric and Autodesk plan to collaborate to enhance current practices for building lifecycle management based on Building Information Modeling (BIM). As part of the collaboration, the two companies are exploring ways to complement each other’s strengths to make buildings more energy efficient from the design and construction through operation and end-of-life phases.

The dawn of medical cities

Mar 6, 2015

The global challenge Within our lifetime, the global population is set to grow and change demographics at a rate unseen by previous generations, says John Raspin, partner at Frost & Sullivan. This puts enormous pressures on all industries but specifically...

Security needs of residential estates

Feb 13, 2015

Residential estates are in demand for good reason – the environment is secure and well maintained, residents can often access recreational and shopping facilities on site, and entry is privileged, says Leon Cahill, design specialist, enterprise security at Jasco. But...

Jasco Rooftop Solutions boosts telecoms

Jan 20, 2015

The rooftops of multi-tenant buildings such as malls and office towers are typically home to a wide variety of different telecommunications infrastructure, from masts and antennas to satellite dishes, security cameras and communication transceivers. Managing this...

Service integration drives business success

Dec 10, 2014

There’s been quite a bit of buzz in the industry over the past couple of years about an approach to workplace management referred to as “integrated services”. While the phrase may sound impressive, there is very little clarity about what it means and, more...

BMS addresses SA’s energy crisis

Dec 9, 2014

South Africa remains locked into an energy crisis – there is not enough power to run the country and there are delays in building new power stations. This is going to impact business and manufacturing, and is likely to lead to investment losses. Businesses response –...