Yesterday, the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC)
announced it has finalized the entries to its Smart Buildings Challenge program for blockchain and IoT projects. The program hopes to bring together tech partners, suppliers, and customers for the development of smart homes and offices.
The US-based IIC is a group focused on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), using industry 4.0 technologies like blockchain to transform business. Its Smart Buildings Challenge, co-run with the
Trusted IoT Alliance, asks contestants to solve one or more problems in the sector with a proposal and pilot.
The problems faced by investors and builders include space flow analytics (such as tracking and zoning), smart metering, automation, sustainability, and the lack of management and sales tools. Yesterday, the IIC confirmed the 26 organizations which will be taking part in the challenge.
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