Bluetooth Solutions for Smart Buildings

There are over 5.6 M buildings in the US which includes everything from arenas to warehouses. By far the two largest types of buildings are office buildings and warehouses. Using Bluetooth to manage office and warehouse lighting reduces the energy costs. 30% of lighting costs are wasted. Jim Katsandres, Developer Relations at Bluetooth, and I discussed the various ways Bluetooth is being used for IoT building applications. This include asset monitoring, asset utilization, and proximity monitoring.

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