Modern Building Services

20 MODERN BUILDING SERVICES APRIL 2023 FEATURE SMART BUILDINGS Carla Sousa , Marketing Director at Chubb Fire and Security, gives her insight into how connected technologies are serving as a bedrock for smart buildings and how a new collaborative situational awareness tool can make buildings even smarter. Making smart buildings smarter T he modern-day city is dominated by smart buildings. From the early phases of a building’s design, numerous stakeholders have input into its use and the technology packed inside. Recent figures from Fortune Business Insights show that the smart buildings market is on a healthy trajectory and is projected to grow to £279 billion by 2029.