When people hear about sustainability, typical thoughts circle around travel, consumerism, buildings, the physical world. Conceptually, the web and the devices that allow us access to it, appear clean in their usage, far removed from belching power plants and noxious fumes. But the reality is that every search performed on Google, every Netflix show watched, […]
With the rise of the health and wellbeing agenda, monitoring and visualising the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of the workplace is emerging as a key objective for many. Some smart buildings already have expensive state of the art IEQ monitoring in place. But what if you don’t find yourself in this situation and need to set […]
Though the forecast for this week is mild, the current winter has seen the cold bite, and cold weather usually means more demand on power. You may recall doom mongering headlines over the past few years predicting power blackouts as the National Grid would struggle to meet demand over the winter months. However, so far […]
Big Data in Our Daily Lives A few weeks ago, whilst on the train, I was browsing my emails when a new, unfamiliar email, landed in my inbox talking about Big Data. Opening it, I was told I had earned 30 leaves in the past month. Apparently, I was doing quite well. People in my […]