TORONTO — Toronto-based WZMH Architects has been selected as the first architectural practice to participate in Microsoft’s global Internet of Things (IoT) Insider Labs, a program designed to accelerate businesses that are reshaping their industries.
WZMH Architects along with Quasar Consulting Group, Stephenson Engineering and C3PoE have been accepted into the program thanks to the development of a new building technology, the Intelligent Structural Panel (ISP), with which they are engaging in a number of ongoing technical workshops at the Microsoft IoT lab headquarters.
According to the release, the ISP is a smart building solution that provides plug and play infrastructure to allow a wide variety of devices to be connected and wirelessly controlled from any location.
By collecting real-time data from localized surroundings, the ISP enables a range of devices including lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), elevators, motorized shades, smoke alarms and security systems to react and respond to an environment according to changes in movement, touch, sound, sunlight, room temperature and even personnel flow.
“The Intelligent Structural Panel technology reimagines the traditional approach to the design and build process, taking a critical look at how buildings are built from the inside out. Bringing smart technology directly into the fabric of the structure instead of applying it as an afterthought will improve the quality of the building’s performance,” said Zenon Radewych, principal at WZMH Architects and ISP project lead, in a statement.
“Ultimately, the ISP is a solution geared towards leveraging the connectivity of technology to help make buildings more user friendly, barrier free, accessible and safe.”
The ISP was created with the goal of providing true value add to all stakeholders of a building project by providing them with a prefabricated and modular solution that is cost effective, reduces a construction schedule and long-term operating costs, is sustainable, and allows the implementation of Artificial Intelligence and the integration of all IoT connected devices, the release indicates.
It can be applied to numerous building types such as office, retail, residential, institutional, mission critical, hospitality, health care, industrial and transportation.
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