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Did You Know Buildings Could Be This Smart? with David Williams & Fanie Reynders

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Nov 24, 2021

In this episode of The Propcast,
Louisa speaks to David Williams, Smart Buildings Industry Lead at
Microsoft, and Fanie Reynders, Head of Technology at EDGE Next,
about the future of smart buildings. In this episode they discuss
the movement towards net zero and what that means for real estate
businesses, construction companies and landlords, and how the
technology needed for smart buildings has become more affordable
and accessible. 

 

Companies Mentioned:

EDGE Technology https://edge.tech/ 

EDGE Next https://edge.tech/next 

YIT https://www.yitgroup.com/en 

RXR Realty https://rxrrealty.com/ 

CBRE https://www.cbre.com/ 

Mitie https://www.mitie.com/ 

Azure Digital Twins

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/digital-twins/
 

 

Shout Outs:

Coen van Oostrom https://www.linkedin.com/in/coenvanoostrom/ 

Guy Grainger, JLL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/guyjgrainger/?originalSubdomain=uk
 

Erik Ubels https://nl.linkedin.com/in/erikubels 

 

Key Insights From This Episode:

 

  • We build
    great buildings, and what is a building without a great smart
    building platform. – Fanie

 

  • With the pandemic, we realised there was a
    different need, also with working from home and also post pandemic
    of people trying to optimise workspace – Fanie
  • There’s kind of like the base layers, as I like
    to think of it, which is the building itself.  Then there’s
    the middle layer. And for me, that’s kind of what goes on in the
    building.  And then at the top layer, it’s how the people
    interact with the building.  – David
  • The whole notion of getting back to work and
    bringing people safely back to work, first of all, but also having
    them productive in the offices – Fanie
  • The amount of data that building provides is
    like, you cannot comprehend how much data it gives. –
    Fanie
  • The pandemic, I don’t think has actually
    changed any trends. I genuinely don’t think it has, but what it’s
    done is it has accelerated trends that we were already seeing in
    the industry. – David
  • What’s really exciting is when you’re working
    with companies that aren’t aware of how digital technologies can
    help them, how they can make the buildings better for the humans
    that work in them and look after them. – David
  • Find your niche find something that enthuses
    you really makes you want to make a change. – David

 

Keywords: smart
buildings, facilities management, service
management, 

 

About Our Guests:

 

David Williams

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-williams-9559641/ 

David has worked for Microsoft
since 2005 and has been part of an internal Innovation Team since
December 2014. For the past 5 years he has been responsibility for
creating and developing Microsoft’s Smart Places emerging industry.
He provides commercial, business, and technical advice, that
enables Microsoft customers and partners in the real estate
industry to digitally transform.  Prior to joining Microsoft,
David served in the Royal Air Force for 22 years as an Engineer
Officer and he has a LLB Honours degree in English Law.

 

Fanie Reynders

https://www.linkedin.com/in/faniereynders/ 

Fanie is an enthusiastic
technologist who always thrives to push technology to its limits,
whether its IoT devices, cloud infrastructure or even software
design. He is an engineer by heart with over 16 years of experience
building on the Microsoft stack. He joined EDGE Next in 2020 as the
Head of Technology, being responsible for leading the engineering
teams and also serving as the Principal Solution
Architect.


About EDGE Technology

Today’s world runs on data. We use it every day
to make our lives easier, our impact bigger, our goals more
achievable. At EDGE Next, we’re using it to make better buildings.
For everyone. The EDGE Next platform offers a seamless solution to
optimising any office building’s performance, making it smarter,
healthier, and more sustainable. The platform uses multiple sensors
and sources to not only gather data, but also to deliver valuable
and actionable insights. It’s the ultimate tool to enable
buildings, companies and people to thrive. Check out

https://edge.tech/next.

 

About Our Host

Louisa Dickins


https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk

Louisa started her career in
property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising
her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career
in recruitment. She now is a Director at
LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven
by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees
their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a
constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real
estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech
Association (UKPA).

 

About LMRE

www.lmre.tech

LMRE believe there is a better
way to recruit.
LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus
delivering exceptional talent to the place at the time. They are
passionate about the industry and passionate about people’s
careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an
extension of the business, and their transparency and core values
help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and
innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech
community.



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