The building industry is intended to be tightly regulated and process orientated – from building codes to CSI divisions. Codes ensure the safety of a building’s occupants and familiarity in their use, from step height to which side the hot water is located on a faucet. CSI divisions provide structure on how systems are specified and installed, a consistency that makes bidding and vetting more streamlined. The industry is driven by licensed professionals and trades, ensuring the parties…

While attending the yearly Consumer Electronics Show we’re often asked why a company involved in commercial office space and IT/Communications/Security infrastructure design for corporations, like Nephin, is attending such a consumer show. Our response is simple – consumers are the ones driving the smart office evolution. Wi-Fi and smart phones were consumer products that changed the business and enterprise technology landscape. Now consumers, who are employees and tenants in the commercial…