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Video : Smart Buildings | A Day in the Life at Johnson Controls
detection and suppression and help facilities management teams to oversee all the essential activities going on around the site from a single dashboard . How ? By collecting , consolidating and presenting to a single command point all the information generated by smart sensors and systems throughout the build . Essentially BIM systems act as a matrix , connecting up your entire building so you can gain actionable insights into the data coming from your smart systems . With that matrix in place , you can connect all sorts of dots . Weather sensor tells you it ’ s raining ? Expect a heavy load on your car park this morning . Access systems report an unauthorised entry attempt ? CCTV automatically locates the incident and gives security teams eyes on the ground . Energy consumption through the roof ? Motion sensors automatically
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