Smart Buildings
Homeowners, property and facility managers implementing LoRa®-based smart building solutions can maximize efficiency and cut costs with minimal infrastructure and maintenance investment. Commercial real estate (CRE) companies also stand to benefit from solutions that leverage LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN® protocol's easily deployed, long range and low power solutions. By embracing integrated Internet of Things (IoT) solutions enabled by LoRa devices, CRE businesses are able to equip properties with services that reduce maintenance and operating cost while creating value for dwelling inhabitants, and a potential revenue stream for the provided services.
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Real-World Deployments
See how LoRa devices have enabled efficiencies in these real-world smart building deployments.
New H3C Groups' LoRa-based intelligent door lock applications bring increased safety, efficiency and convenient management to dormitories and schools by completely eliminating the use of keys by students and staff, and enabling entry via a wireless fob or keycard.
Smart Mimic's MimicGO line of LoRa-based devices deploy indoor or outdoor to monitor condition changes in a range of applications, including door sensing, belonging movements and tampering, motion sensing in rooms, and open/closed status in drawers or safes, enabling safe and secure rooms and belongings.
Talkpool’s portfolio of LoRa-based products enable enhanced data monitoring to reduce energy use and help prevent damage in real estate, maximizing real estate return on investment (ROI), as well as attracting and retaining tenants.
EasyReach's LoRa-based EasyPlug tracks energy consumption and movement in retail refrigerators, machines to prevent waste, theft and tampering.
iioote's WebIoT platform and SenseIoT solutions for water leakage detecion and prevention in home and businesses leverages LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms to detect mold and humidity in at-risk locations, predicting and preventing costly damage.
Conserv's LoRa-enabled sensors monitor common factors affecting art health, such as humidity, temperature, light, and vibration, providing conservators with actionable data in real time.
iioote's LoRa-based humidity and temperature sensors prevent and combat water damage in smart homes and buildings.
Polysense’s LoRa-based Structure Health Monitoring system enables remote and real-time monitoring of building structure safety and integrity.
YoSmart’s series of LoRa-enabled smart building products connect to a building’s network and allow consistent, remote monitoring to better conserve energy and predict when maintenance is necessary, saving property managers money.
Apana's smart water utility monitoring system leverages LoRa Technology to save businesses like Costco up to 22% in costs.
HEX SAFETY's dynamic evacuation signs leverage LoRa Technology to help people navigate complex hazardous zones in real-time by indicating the quickest and safest direction out of the premises.
MI Products’ electronic smart door locks utilize LoRa Technology to connect door locks to an IoT-connected smart home or building network.
In the News
Articles and press coverage of LoRa-based smart building solutions are featured below.
Smart Buildings – Entering a New Decade
In 2020, IoT-enabled smart building solutions that leverage connected sensors will influence how smart building vendors rethink their business models to take full advantage of this technology. Read more
Smart-Building Management the LoRa Way
Technology editor Bill Wong talked to Pedro Pachuca, Director of IoT for Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group, about the benefit of IoT solutions for buildings management. Read more
Blog: LoRa Devices: Bringing Flexible IoT Solutions for Smarter Homes and Buildings
Byron BeMiller - Solutions leveraging Semtech's LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® open protocol are a leading choice for low-power wide-area networking (LPWAN)-based IoT solutions today, providing ultra-long range and low power capabilities for a comprehensive array of smart home and building applications. Read more
A smart way to cut costs and improve efficiency
Adopting new technologies seems to be the way of the future to improve efficiencies, reduce costs and generally make life easier. There aren’t many businesses that could expect to save millions of dollars in a single year by adopting a new technology, but Capgemini does. Read more
Bringing Intelligence to Buildings the Smart Way
Byron BeMiller, director of the Smart Building vertical market with LoRa Alliance IoT ecosystem sponsor, Semtech, considers the benefits and pitfalls associated with different approaches to connecting buildings. Read more
LoRa and the Future of Connectivity - an Interview with Byron BeMiller
Read the interview here for Byron's takes on the future of connectivity, including 5G, for smart buildings, and more. Read more
Semtech Corporation: Making Existing Commercial Premises Smart
Byron BeMiller, Director of Smart Building Applications, Wireless and Sensing Products Group, Semtech Corporation, argues that its easier than you think for new technology to revolutionize old buildings. Read more
Semtech releases indoor reference design for smart buildings and homes
Semtech Corporation announced the general availability of the LoRa Corecell reference design for indoor gateway applications. The reference design is developed to the LoRaWAN protocol and targeted for home, building and factory automations. Read more
Low-Power Indoor Gateway Reference Design for Smart Buildings and Homes
Semtech Corporation announced the general availability of the LoRa® Corecell reference design for indoor gateway applications. The reference design is developed to the LoRaWAN protocol and targeted for home, building and factory automations. Read more
LoRa Gateway Reference Design for Smart Buildings and Homes
Semtech Corporation has announced the availability of the LoRa Corecell reference design developed for LoRaWAN protocol by targeting the indoor gateway applications for home, building and factory automation. The reference design includes two new integrated circuits (ICs), LoRa based Gateway baseband transceiver( SX1302) and the low power multi-band Sub-GHz RF Front End (SX1250), which enables the customer to install cost effective indoor gateway solutions. Read moreApplication Briefs
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