Technology
The security industry is developing faster than ever before.
Technological development and digitalization play the leading role and shape the life of tomorrow.
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Categories: Security
The Most Common Facial Recognition Spoofing Methods and How to Prevent Them
Facial recognition technology is making many areas of life more convenient. People can now verify their identity without so much as a password or fingerprint. These technologies allow masses to access buildings without a key or breeze through airport security. But like any other privacy technology, fraudsters are targeting facial recognition via spoofing.
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Categories: Technology
Here’s Why Building Maintenance Matters for Safety and Security
There is nothing more vital to a building's integrity than its ability to provide a safe and secure environment. That is why preventive building maintenance is much more than a smart business decision.
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Categories: Architecture
Building Homes from Home: Can Construction Work Be Done Remotely?
Digitization continues to touch and disrupt all sectors in ways that weren't thought to be possible. As a result, in the past decade, telecommuting firmly established itself as the new professional norm. However, can sectors that haven't been traditionally telecommuting-friendly welcome these shifts?
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Categories: Security
Top Facial Recognition Applications Being Used Today
Modern facial recognition applications go far beyond accessing an iPhone or smart home. Today, facial recognition is proliferating into areas like air travel, retail, hotels and banking. That's because facial recognition can make customers' lives easier and businesses more efficient.
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Categories: Architecture
The Best BIM Software for 2020 Revealed
The fact that Building information modeling (BIM) is not a software, has been repeated like a mantra for many many years and is now a well known fact. Nevertheless, since BIM in its practical form is executed using BIM (enabled) software, looking at BIM software is important.
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Categories: Technology
What is Facial Recognition and How Does it Work?
We've come a long way from ringing the doorbell or even needing keys to enter our homes, offices and buildings. Technology has given us smartphone apps, finger scanners and key cards. And now, facial recognition is making access even more convenient and secure.
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Categories: Security
How Hotel Access Systems Boost Security Without Hindering Service
There are about 700,000 hotels worldwide, accepting guests in over 16.4 million rooms. As the travel and hospitality industries are rapidly growing, millions of customers are checking in and out of hotels every day. The interactions between a guest and a hotel are much more than just a business transaction.
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Categories: Technology
3 Ways Construction Sites Can Minimize Water Pollution
As a resource-intensive industry, construction has a notoriously high environmental impact: According to some estimates, it accounts for up to 40 percent of the global carbon emissions. The sector is also a significant source of pollutants. The World Bank states that the construction waste will increase by 70 percent by 2050 unless there's urgent action.
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Categories: Technology
Beyond Gimmicks and Add-ons: How Manufacturers Can Master Digitalization
Manufacturers of building products are striving to optimize their internal processes to be more competitive, innovative, and powerful. It's no secret that embracing digitalization is the easiest way to achieve this novel goal. However, how does one optimize the process of optimization?
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Categories: Security
Physical Data Security: Why it Matters and How to Keep it Safe
Worldwide data is growing at a staggering rate. By 2025, it'll reach 175 zettabytes, from 33 in 2018. However, it's not just the data that's growing: In 2018, hackers stole half a billion personal records -- a 126 percent jump from 2017.
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Categories: Technology
“Seeing Through the Walls”: 3 Uses of Augmented Reality in Construction
Digital technologies drive optimization, boost efficiency, cut costs and environmental impact. As the advanced economies are racing to embrace the new industrial revolution, also known as the “Industry 4.0", construction remains one of the least digitized sectors.
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Categories: Architecture
A Peek Inside BIM’s World Domination
Building Information Modelling (BIM) had its beginnings in the 1970s, as the design innovators from the United States, Western Europe, and the Soviet Block competed to create a software solution to disrupt the architecture. Thanks to this technology, which keeps growing and optimizing itself, in the late 20th century, modern architecture went through a mini-renaissance.
