Where would the world be without automation? Many products and services, as well as infrastructure and modernized working environments, would simply be impossible without automation software, and the tools involved are beginning to make their way into a broader range of areas with the passing of each day, namely those that are mobile and digitally oriented.
However, industrial design, construction and a variety of other industries in the development arena have also been working to utilize automation in a more robust fashion, both in the actual projects and the completed products. For example, home automation is becoming a bit more common, while several factors, including the need for more efficient operations and buildings, are leading to even more deployments in this industry.
Business leaders, regardless of sector or the size of their operations, can often garner helpful hints from the more unique and revolutionary ways in which those at the forefront of automation are using the technology. Few other industries can compare to the commercial and residential building sector in terms of automation utilization, while these firms are also using the tools for a variety of common workflow needs in their actual offices.
A market for the ages
To give some background on how common automation has become in the commercial and residential construction arenas, Reportlinker.com recently released a study on the subject, highlighting some of the trends that are making these tools requirements rather than options. According to the Intelligent Building Automation Technologies Market by System and Services Global Advancements, Worldwide Forecast and Analysis 2014-2019, commercial real estate demand is expected to boom in the coming years.
At the same time consumers and business leaders are looking for more square footage, they are also focused upon finding the most intelligent available environments that are driven by automation and other tools.
"Some of the factors, which are driving the intelligent building automation technology market, are intelligent building reduces CO2 emissions by buildings, reduces operational and energy costs," the report's authors affirmed. "These technologies identify the problems in a building at a very early stage and enhance security and safety of people living in it as well as enhance the life span of the building. Although these buildings are a bit costly when compared to traditional buildings, but the factors mentioned above are giving reasons for buyers and developers to invest and construct intelligent buildings."
Reportlinker.com also asserted that intelligent building automation technologies can have a dramatically positive impact on safety, security, energy consumption and commercial real estate management when it is properly integrated into the environment. The applications of these systems continue to expand dramatically as competition heats up in the relevant sectors, and those developers that have not yet started to leverage these tools might be at a competitive disadvantage by the end of this decade.
Takeaways for business leaders
Regardless of which operational functions one might be targeting with automation solutions, the fact remains that the tools can provide a core set of advantages no matter what they are purposed for. In the same way that intelligent building automation bolsters the performance of commercial real estate – both during development and after – the software can reduce inefficiencies and while driving engagement in the average business.
Consumers, as well as corporate decision-makers for that matter, are increasingly interested in working with or becoming the most sustainable enterprises and organizations in particular fields, and automation is one of the most effective ways to become more environmentally friendly and overall efficient. From invoice processing to content management and beyond, automation is a technology to be reckoned with in the modern private sector.
