It’s hard to say which direction government spending will head as a new administration takes over, but efforts to automate and update federal buildings have been underway and may continue. It’s well worth keeping a watchful eye on apparent initiatives to promote smart building technologies and

...

Part laboratory, part energy plant and entirely connected, several smart buildings in Spokane, Wash., demonstrate what future energy management and distribution might look like. A team consisting of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, electrical contracting firm McKinstry and energy...