The growth and potential benefits within the connected world require buildings and places that can adapt and accommodate to ever-changing technology. It requires designers to find innovative ways to bring together different vertical markets, such as health care, pharmaceutical locations, and academic organizations. Many of these markets face significant challenges caused by limited resources and are all lagging because of the slow adoption to technology.
Innovation comes at a price, and most building owners want to spend their budgets on tried, tested, and proven designs. They want a facility that supports technological advancement but at the lowest cost. Some view innovation as an investment with no guaranteed payoff. As engineers, we need to provide the use cases to illustrate the environmental, social, and economic benefits of technology integration.