Using technology to make building better

Perhaps a more striking way to put it is this: business research company Gartner estimated that by 2017, there were more connected things (8.4 billion) on the planet than people. By 2020 it expects there to be 20.4 billion. That includes a lot of consumer technology such as smart speakers, but also increasing numbers of sensors and devices for manufacturers and other businesses, which is where much of the growth will come from.