Business
Technology
Bringing Connected Data to Life Helps Building Owners Make Better Business Decisions
The internet of things (IoT)—it’s a clumsy term that the construction industry better get used to. Gartner estimates there will be more than 26 billion connected devices by the year 2020, and McKinsey researchers peg the potential economic impact of IoT technologies to be between $2.7 trillion and $6.2 trillion annually by 2025.
By Joanna Masterson
February 1, 2018
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by Joanna Masterson
Joanna Masterson was a writer and editor for Construction Executive for more than a decade.
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