The buzz around smart buildings has been going strong for years. In fact, many paths have been traveled down in an attempt to reach the famed destination of a smart building. Thus far, the industry has struggled to agree upon a definition of what smart is and, without a clear destination, no building can truly reach it. “We have to start with a shared mind which comes from a shared purpose and needing to truly create definition around what success looks like. What are the standards and the non-negotiables that we should, as an industry, align around?” explained Ryan Simonetti, CEO and co-founder of Convene.
