Smart Building Technologies
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Magazine regularly features stories and news articles related to smart building technologies, including internet of things (IoT), smart homes, smart lighting and lighting controls, building information modeling (BIM) and more.
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The New Space Race: The future is now—and ECs can capture the moment
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The future of power isn’t waiting to arrive. Jacksonville, Fla.-based startup Star Catcher is already using optical power beaming to transmit concentrated solar energy directly to satellites’ existing solar arrays.
Residential
Pump Up the Heat: Heat pump advances are gaining a warm reception in colder climates
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A big shift has occurred in just the last few years as electric heat pump advances have caught homeowners’ attentions. Once seen as only a heating option for those in the South, compressor improvements now are boosting adoption in colder climates as well. Manufacturers are even packaging heat pumps...
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