Home News Computing (Image credit: Shutterstock.com / Andrey Suslov) With most of us choosing to work from home for at least part of the time, the need for physical offices is perhaps somewhat on the wane.Many businesses (especially those with high rents to pay or leases to run) are looking to address this drop off with perks such as free meals, flexible hours or other perks, but could the answer to a better workplace actually be better technology?Smart buildings (and smart cities) are nothing new, but TechRadar Pro was invited to Singapore to see the potential next step in making office buildings more intelligent than ever before.Going smartFrom the outside, JTC Summit may look much like any other office block. Set in Punggol district towards the west of Singapore, its gleaming glass windows and bright, airy lobby make it a welcoming 24-story presence that bustles with workers going about their daily tasks. However under the surface, a network of around 60,000 sensors power a hive of activity that make the building almost the equivalent of a living being.As an island nation, space is limited in Singapore, with the government decentralizing its central business district (CBD) into other areas such as the Punggol Digital District that JTC Summit is suitated in. The nearby Singapore Institute of Technology, with its 12,000 students, makes Punggol an appealing site for the next generation of technology, particularly when testing out the potential city of tomorrow.(Image credit: Govtech/ JTC Industries)Making such a large area “smart” is… Click below to read the full story from TechRadar
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