Open standards – creating smart building foundations today that can flex tomorrow

How do property owners install technology today that will still be relevant in the next decade?

The answer lies in embracing foundational technology that is based on open standards.

Such technologies avoid vendor lock-in and provide the flexibility owners, landlords and tenants will need as their requirements and the world around them change.

Data is at the centre of critical decision-making. Having the right platform that is open and secure, will help keep access to data, and the ability to analyse and act on it, free flowing as the operating environment within and around commercial buildings changes.

According to Cameron Sandell from NDY, “Technology is all about infrastructure. If that infrastructure supports open communications and devices, then the future state of technology is going to be able to connect to it.”