Three ways artificial intelligence is making buildings smarter

To most individuals, commercial buildings are viewed as brick and mortar, static structures. There is, however, a complex technological side to commercial buildings --from the software platforms that control elevators to smart lighting -- that is often overlooked. It is these features that underscore how commercial buildings can benefit from disruptive technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI). Falling costs, increased accessibility, and greater sophistication of IoT devices have made it easier to generate data on the performance of buildings, and the systems within them, on a more granular level. At its core, IoT enables different components to communicate with each other, without any intelligence.