QuadReal | RiverSouth: The Smartest Building in Texas
The IBcon Smart Building Best Practice Showcase is an annual event held at the Realcomm | IBcon conference where real estate leaders present their most innovative, technology driven commercial and corporate real estate projects. These projects demonstrate leading-edge technologies and vision for intelligent and adaptive design that is transforming the next generation of IT-enabled real estate. The Weekly News Briefing will feature a unique Showcase project each week.
RiverSouth embodies all the attributes and amenities of future-proofed smart buildings.
Designed for the highest levels of sustainability, efficiency, and health/safety, RiverSouth boasts a completely integrated building management platform and full end-to-end connectivity that leverages data from all building systems and IoT devices to optimize sustainability, operations and comfort. Site attributes include touchless access, intelligent security and parking, smart bathroom integration, and much more. It will capture rainwater and 100% of its HVAC condensate water, and digital customer and workplace apps enhance every occupant’s experience for a unique, comfortable and seamless experience.
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