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Smart (X)
Smart Things to Smart Cities
…and everything in between
Idea Bombing: The Tech Edition
Wednesday November 18
Grasshopper Bar, Temperance Laneway

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hello

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technology
property
we are specialists at the intersection of

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at the center of our process we focus on
user experience

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Smart Things Smart Buildings Smart Cities

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smart things

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reduction in cost of computing
1990 2013
Cost per M computations
$527
$0.05
Declining 33% annually
Cost per Gb storage
$569
$0.02
Declining 38% annually
Cost per 1000 Mbps bandwidth
$1,245
$16
Declining 27% annually
(Source: Mary Meeker @KPCB Internet trends 2014)

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hyperconnectivity
7B
people
5B
are connected to some type of network

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exponential computational power
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Source: Ray Kurzweil(www.kurzweilai.net)
by 2030

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nano computing
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micro computing
1mm
microprocessor, pressure sensor, memory, solar cell, wireless radio

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ingestible computing
1c
cost of adding a microprocessor into a pill
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the internet of things
50B
devices connected to the Internet by 2020

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smart buildings

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buildings are traditionally ‘dumb’ & our industry siloed

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Smart building / term 1. A building that is safer, more comfortable & productive for
occupants & more operationally efficient for owners over its lifecycle.
what is a smart building?

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networks

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meters

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power, water, gas, temperature, humidity,
volume, light, moisture, flow rate, depth,
movement, occupancy, geo-location,
CO2, CO, smoke etc.
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sensors

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things

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Ux

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The Edge, Amsterdam
World’s Smartest Commercial
Office Building.
Highest BREEAM rated building
in World (98.4%)
15 stories 40,000m2
• Roof and South façade
solar panels +
neighbouring university &
school.
• Ground heat exchange w
120m deep aquifer.
• IP power over ethernet
lighting.
• Automatic ventilation
• Over 28,000 sensors.
• Energy monitoring
• Smart meters
• Building specific
Smartphone app. &
occupant lighting and
heating preferences.
• Hot desking (2,500
employees – 1,000 desks)
• EV charging and parking.
• Robotic security
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smart cities

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technology + infrastructures + planning + people

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Barcelona City
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Barcelona is working to merge
urban planning, ecology, and
information technology to
ensure the benefits of
technology reach every
neighborhood and improve the
lives of citizens.
- Smart Lighting: remote
control LED street lighting.
- Smart Energy: Deployed
more than 19,500 smart
meters
- Smart Water: Remote
irrigation control for the
City’s green spaces & 77
fountains
- District Heating & Cooling
- Smart Transportation:
Orthogonal bus routes
- Zero Emissions Mobility:
Foster electric vehicle &
electric charging
- Open Government & open
data portal.

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closing thought

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thank you
@BruceDuyshart
www.meldstrategies.com
info@meldstrategies.com
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