lora battery life blog
|

Up to 10 years of battery life for LoRa sensors? This is what it looks like in practice!

Sensors are necessary to collect data, for example from machines or buildings. In many cases, this means laying a lot of cables, both for power and for transmitting the data. However, depending on the location of the sensor, this can be time-consuming or simply impossible. If you want to avoid breakthroughs in walls, cable clutter…

Branches Blog
|

Use Cases for Stores – Optimize with Key Figures

Revenue-related metrics are important when operating stores. However, they are not enough to optimize and make store operations sustainable, which is necessary to withstand increasing competition. Enormous cost savings are possible through energy efficiency, optimal storage and the prevention of building damage. In this blog post, you can find out how you can realize this…

COVID-19 humidity blog

Reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection with humidity

The topic of COVID-19 is currently putting society to the test. The top priority is to reduce the risk of contagion and avoid a second wave of infections. In addition to hygiene measures, environmental factors such as humidity also influence the likelihood of infection. For this reason, scientific studies on the interplay between COVID-19, viral…

Frank Schröder Digital Real Estate Day - Building Technology & Digitalization
|

Digitisation in building technology as an opportunity

Facility management requires active designers and thought leaders who make a measurable contribution to the implementation of the corporate strategy. And this between the demands of owners, tenants, employees and visitors. Digitalization is a challenge, but also an opportunity. In a 30-minute presentation, Frank Schröder, Head of Facility Management at Phoenix Contact, will show how…

Plug&Play mounting sensor
| |

Plug & Play Sensor Data Collection from Existing Buildings

Smart building and IoT are complex technologies. However, these do not always have to be complex to use. When designing the commissioning, our goal was to set a benchmark for the entire industry. That’s why it’s all very simple. After just a few steps and 2 minutes after activating the devices, you will receive the…

Cloud Blog
|

LineMetrics Cloud: Manage Buildings Easily

In the LineMetrics cloud, the building data collected is documented, analysed and managed. As a business tool for multi-property owners and operators, the platform has a wide range of features that simplify the management of building data. We asked our customers and present the 6 most important functions of the cloud for everyday business. The…

Humidity
|

7 tips for an optimal indoor climate – reduce the risk of infection

As in our last blog post Reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection with humidity , the indoor climate has an influence on the risk of infection of COVID-19. For this reason, humidity between 40-60% should be ensured in buildings to reduce the risk of infection. (Link to the Annual Report of Virology) In the following,…

Digital Real Estate Day LineMetrics
|

Digital Real Estate Day celebrates success

The Expo Real was cancelled, but instead of simply waiting, we organized a virtual stage for the best talks. 24 speakers and more than 240 spectators showed what is possible at the Digital Real Estate Day. Exchange and know-how are all the more important, especially in the current crisis situation, and digitalization and sustainability must…

AI in smart building practice blog

Counselor, guardian, …? What Artificial Intelligence Brings to Smart Buildings

Artificial intelligence (AI) combined with the Internet of Things (IoT) offers enormous potential and inspires the imagination: One would often think that humans are on the verge of making themselves superfluous or even abolishing them. In practice, however, this is still a long way off – with all the positive and negative consequences. Based on…

anomaly detection with artificial intelligence Blog

Detecting unusual events with artificial intelligence

Anomaly detection is a method that uses artificial intelligence to detect even minor changes in a device or system. This makes it possible to detect at an early stage if damage is imminent in the foreseeable future. This makes it possible to avoid unplanned downtimes and schedule maintenance in good time. Furthermore, it is possible…