Abstract: The urgent demand for sustainable smart city solutions, fueled by rapid urbanization and environmental concerns, has prompted the adoption of advanced technologies to enhance living ...

Abstract: Energy consumption and efficiency, along with occupant well-being, are key global challenges across various sectors, especially in the industrial and residential domains. Building automation ...

Google Home and Nest users are reporting a significant decline in reliability, with devices frequently misunderstanding commands or failing to respond at all. Core features like controlling lights, ...

Since a spike of new construction activity in 2020, new housing construction in San Francisco has been in a free fall. In 2024, the city increased its housing stock by 1,597 units, 30% less than in ...

This project is an IoT-based irrigation system built using the Raspberry Pi Pico W microcontroller. The system integrates various sensors, actuators, and communication modules to monitor and control ...

In Jacques Tati's Mon Oncle (1958), architecture itself becomes a character: sliding doors, an automatic fountain, gates that emit mechanical sounds, devices that both enchant and frustrate the ...

A digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical object, system, or environment. Think of it as a real-time digital mirror of something in the physical world, like a building, a factory, or ...

Aeotec announced a brand-new SmartThings-compatible hub at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin that’s sure to disappoint smart home enthusiasts with lots of Z-Wave devices. The Smart Home Hub 2 supports ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The owner of a building on Meeting Street in downtown Charleston that houses three businesses has asked the city’s architecture review board for permission to demolish the ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Aeotec announced its Smart Home Hub 2 at the IFA tech show this week, marking the end of an era. The ...

BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aqara, a global leader and pioneer in IoT, is poised to reveal its latest innovations in smart home technology at IFA 2025, showcasing a range of new solutions designed to ...