--- title: Thoughts Over the Wire | Smart Buildings (5) description: Smart Buildings | Blog posts at ThoughtWire about creating smart built environments through Digital Twin Technology. 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Find the right solution for your commercial building. [Find Out More](https://www.thoughtwire.com/smart-building-products/) #### GET STARTED - ##### [The Problems](https://www.thoughtwire.com/smart-building-solutions/problems-we-solve/) Solve your biggest challenges - ##### [Our Solutions](https://www.thoughtwire.com/smart-building-solutions/) Make your building smarter - ##### [Our Customers](https://www.thoughtwire.com/smart-building-solutions/customers/) Who we work with #### PRODUCTS - ##### [PrecisionHub](https://www.thoughtwire.com/smart-building-products/precision-hub/) Optimize building operations - ##### [@Work](https://www.thoughtwire.com/smart-building-products/at-work-application/) Improve tenant experience #### Overview Built using a super-fast graph database, our Digital Twin technology is at the heart of our applications. 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[FIND OUT MORE](https://www.thoughtwire.com/about/) #### GET STARTED - ##### [Our Leadership](https://www.thoughtwire.com/about/leadership) Dedicated, focused and experienced executive - ##### [Careers](https://www.thoughtwire.com/about/careers/) You belong at Thoughtwire #### Find Out More - ##### [Ambiant Labs](https://www.thoughtwire.com/about/ambiant-labs) Making the art of possible come to life - ##### [News Center](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/news) Keep up with the latest ## [How Healthy and Resilient Is Your Building?](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/how-healthy-and-resilient-is-your-building) by [Christina Piruchta](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/christina-piruchta) on March 02, 2021 Top 3 Reasons Your Building’s Intelligence is Key to Your Safe Back-to-Work Strategy How would you feel if your building could assess sanitation and s\[...\] [Read more](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/how-healthy-and-resilient-is-your-building) ## [Poll Results: The Value Smart Buildings bring Occupants, Operators and Owners](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/value-of-smart-buildings-poll-results) by [Frans van Staden](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/frans-van-staden) on October 27, 2020 During our recent webinar, we asked our attendees a series of poll questions that cover three themes: 1. What makes a Building Smart, 2. The value a D\[...\] [Read more](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/value-of-smart-buildings-poll-results) ## [Expert Q&A: The Value Smart Buildings bring Occupants, Operators and Owners - Part 2](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/value-of-smart-buildings-part-2) by [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) on October 12, 2020 Recently, we hosted a webinar with industry experts from Yorkland Controls, DB Engineering and Multiplex. Below is part two of two excerpts from our e\[...\] [Read more](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/value-of-smart-buildings-part-2) ## [Expert Q&A: The Value Smart Buildings bring Occupants, Operators and Owners - Part 1](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/value-of-smart-buildings-part-1) by [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) on October 06, 2020 Recently, we hosted a webinar with industry experts from Yorkland Controls, DB Engineering and Multiplex. Below is part one of two excerpts from our e\[...\] [Read more](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/value-of-smart-buildings-part-1) ## [Evolution of the Real-Time Health System](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/evolution-of-the-real-time-health-system) by [Carly McLeod](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/carly-mcleod) on August 18, 2020 Health systems have evolved significantly with technology throughout the years, with each innovation aiming to reach a higher level of transformation,\[...\] [Read more](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/evolution-of-the-real-time-health-system) # Thoughts Over the Wire - [Events (24)](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tag/events) - [Featured (68)](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tag/featured) - [Smart Buildings (77)](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tag/smart-buildings) - [Smart Hospitals (47)](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tag/smart-hospitals) - [TW Team (31)](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tag/tw-team) - [TWTurns10 (8)](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/tag/twturns10) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/3-trends-pushing-cre-toward-smart-building-enlightenment) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Bisnow: The 3 Trends Pushing CRE Toward Smart Building Enlightenment](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/3-trends-pushing-cre-toward-smart-building-enlightenment) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 21, Feb 2019 The commercial real estate industry is disillusioned with smart buildings, and for good reason. Marketers of smart building tech have been forecasting a futuristic workplace that feels straight out of\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/3-trends-pushing-cre-toward-smart-building-enlightenment) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/how-iot-and-big-data-applications-will-revolutionize-our-smart-cities) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [ReadWrite: How IoT and Big Data Applications Will Revolutionize Our Smart Cities](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/how-iot-and-big-data-applications-will-revolutionize-our-smart-cities) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 15, Feb 2019 There’s no doubt about the fact that cities have evolved a lot over the past few years. They’ve transformed from small enclosures within walls to slouching metropolises which are home to millions of p\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/how-iot-and-big-data-applications-will-revolutionize-our-smart-cities) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/how-digital-twin-technology-is-central-to-smart-buildings) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Facility Executive: How Digital Twin Technology Is Central To Smart Buildings](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/how-digital-twin-technology-is-central-to-smart-buildings) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 12, Feb 2019 Since the term “smart building” entered into our lexicon, companies have been trying to figure out the best way to fulfill the promise of IoT devices and the data they generate. Yet, overcoming the ab\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/how-digital-twin-technology-is-central-to-smart-buildings) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/smart-building-predictions-for-whats-to-come) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Smart Cities World: Smart Building Trends - Predictions for what's to come](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/smart-building-predictions-for-whats-to-come) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 06, Feb 2019 It’s an exciting time to consider what the future has in store for smart buildings. With the industry rapidly changing, things will no doubt continue to heat up in the coming year. [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/smart-building-predictions-for-whats-to-come) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/iot-paving-the-way-for-smart-buildings) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [VMBlog.com: IoT Paving the Way for Smart Buildings](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/iot-paving-the-way-for-smart-buildings) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 31, Jan 2019 The use of IoT devices, and IoT devices available on the market, show no signs of slowing down. According to Gartner, nearly 21 billion devices will be connected by 2020. As more devices become connec\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/iot-paving-the-way-for-smart-buildings) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/thoughtwire-cco-shares-3-key-smart-building-predictions-for-2019) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Connected Real Estate Magazine: ThoughtWire CCO shares 3 key smart building predictions for 2019](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/thoughtwire-cco-shares-3-key-smart-building-predictions-for-2019) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 28, Jan 2019 As the number Internet of Things (IoT) applications and opportunities increase, commercial real estate owners and building operators have been paying closer attention to their internal systems and ope\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/thoughtwire-cco-shares-3-key-smart-building-predictions-for-2019) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/what-is-digital-twin-technology-and-where-is-it-really-headed) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [IoT For All: What Is Digital Twin Technology and Where Is it Really Headed?](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/what-is-digital-twin-technology-and-where-is-it-really-headed) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 04, Jan 2019 Digital twins—virtual replicas of a physical product, process, or system—bridge physical and digital worlds. This article guides you through some of the most promising current and future use cases for\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/what-is-digital-twin-technology-and-where-is-it-really-headed) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/bisnow-data-is-the-difference) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [BisNow: Data Is The Difference Between Real CRE Tech And Costly Gimmicks](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/bisnow-data-is-the-difference) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 21, Dec 2018 Smart building solutions promise to improve tenant experience and retention by customizing the workplace. But although they may accomplish a few tasks — like monitoring temperature or tracking confere\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/bisnow-data-is-the-difference) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/how-do-we-upgrade-a-legacy-system) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Q&A: How do we upgrade a legacy system? What differentiates our digital twin?](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/how-do-we-upgrade-a-legacy-system) By [Sandy Mangat](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/sandy-mangat) | on 20, Dec 2018 These questions and answers were taken from our recent webinar with Facility Executive and our partner MappedIn - it is available for free to watch here. [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/how-do-we-upgrade-a-legacy-system) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/three-opportunities-from-city-ages-the-data-effect) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Three Opportunities from City Age's The Data Effect](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/three-opportunities-from-city-ages-the-data-effect) By [Sandy Mangat](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/sandy-mangat) | on 07, Dec 2018 City Age’s “The Data Effect” was another amazing opportunity and learning experience for the team at ThoughtWire. It was great to meet the leaders trying to meaningfully change how we think about data\[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/three-opportunities-from-city-ages-the-data-effect) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/forward-thinking-innovation-in-cre-with-oxford-properties) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [Forward Thinking Innovation with Oxford Properties](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/forward-thinking-innovation-in-cre-with-oxford-properties) By [Sandy Mangat](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/sandy-mangat) | on 06, Dec 2018 The term Smart Building isn’t new but the definition has evolved from the early days of its inception. No longer does the Smart Building only entail connected systems and networked built environments \[...\] [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/forward-thinking-innovation-in-cre-with-oxford-properties) [Read More](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/bisnow-how-iot-is-making-working-late-a-little-less-lonely) OR SHARE THIS ARTICLE: ## [BisNow: How IoT is Making Working Late a Little Less Lonely](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/bisnow-how-iot-is-making-working-late-a-little-less-lonely) By [ThoughtWire](https://blog.thoughtwire.com/author/thoughtwire) | on 05, Dec 2018 This article is an excerpt originally published by BisNow. For the full piece - click the link at the bottom. 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