Smart building features are all around us and commonplace, like the lights going on when we use the bathroom in a museum. What seems like a relatively minor feature of modern life is part of a major technological development that is set to expand throughout new buildings and to be integrated into older and listed buildings in the future.
The last few years have seen a range of often contradictory trends in the way that we are approaching the needs of the environment, energy, habitat conservation, and economic growth.