
{"id":58659,"date":"2021-02-08T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/?p=58659"},"modified":"2021-02-03T19:51:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T19:51:19","slug":"how-do-you-make-an-old-building-smart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/how-do-you-make-an-old-building-smart\/","title":{"rendered":"How can you make an old building smart?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by Deepan Patel, Industry Manager- Infrastructure<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New features alert!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Niagara 4.9 recently released, I have some new innovative features that are now available from our Infrastructure solutions to share with you. Don\u2019t take these solutions only for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb\/pxc\/offcontext\/outsite_landing_page\/!ut\/p\/z1\/rVTLboJAFP2WLlxO7gwzwLAEG7UPDaJUYUMYGAhGHlaqtV9fbEy6Eowyqzs355z7Sg74sAa_CA9ZGtZZWYTb5u_5WsCVt-FkzMiU28YIz58dQ1263CEWg1ULwBq9U_Af4avkNj6-8kzcxV_IIhhbgb0eji147UI368g2u51vgh-VRS2_a1inQhYDfJRigMskuaSb-KveZ7UMtmERZ0UaVGEq9wOsCJFEPNaQQgRBLKIShVzBSMcqo0ZMY4bxbSjwmtH1a6v7mOuwAB_8Kspi8IhQqIg5R0LGOmKSUmQQo9E3GI6IJBrjvENwqvYsqPUtOFd6FjT7FtRY3x2Svq_cb4cO0XEj6FngaadT6pqwOmTyCG5RfuaNv7RzZ8r9XEe9n6s_UNfSH6hL27ir8106zLYVcHbTP0CLXU4wVLnrro8n-rNM8jyYzVAoOKZqdbgk7M3PknGM7P9o8YLMp1_XiZot\/dz\/d5\/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh\/?cpn=MURL_smartbuildings&amp;urile=wcm%3Apath%3A%2Fgben%2Fweb%2Foffcontext%2Foutsite_landing_pages%2F2bbfc8d6-21b1-4c3e-a820-705439d3d400%2F2bbfc8d6-21b1-4c3e-a820-705439d3d400?cpn=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building Automation<\/a> projects, we can do so much more with Niagara such as Email\/SMS alerts, Data Logging, HTML5 autogenerated pages, visualisation engine, etc. Speak to me today and I can explain how!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb\/pxc\/offcontext\/outsite_landing_page\/!ut\/p\/z1\/rVTLboJAFP2WLlxO7gwzwLAEG7UPDaJUYUMYGAhGHlaqtV9fbEy6Eowyqzs355z7Sg74sAa_CA9ZGtZZWYTb5u_5WsCVt-FkzMiU28YIz58dQ1263CEWg1ULwBq9U_Af4avkNj6-8kzcxV_IIhhbgb0eji147UI368g2u51vgh-VRS2_a1inQhYDfJRigMskuaSb-KveZ7UMtmERZ0UaVGEq9wOsCJFEPNaQQgRBLKIShVzBSMcqo0ZMY4bxbSjwmtH1a6v7mOuwAB_8Kspi8IhQqIg5R0LGOmKSUmQQo9E3GI6IJBrjvENwqvYsqPUtOFd6FjT7FtRY3x2Svq_cb4cO0XEj6FngaadT6pqwOmTyCG5RfuaNv7RzZ8r9XEe9n6s_UNfSH6hL27ir8106zLYVcHbTP0CLXU4wVLnrro8n-rNM8jyYzVAoOKZqdbgk7M3PknGM7P9o8YLMp1_XiZot\/dz\/d5\/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh\/?cpn=MURL_smartbuildings&amp;urile=wcm%3Apath%3A%2Fgben%2Fweb%2Foffcontext%2Foutsite_landing_pages%2F2bbfc8d6-21b1-4c3e-a820-705439d3d400%2F2bbfc8d6-21b1-4c3e-a820-705439d3d400?cpn=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ILC 2050 controller<\/a> now offers via its Shell environment, the ability to create IP Static Routes. For those networking experts this reduces the requirement of a Layer 3 switch. Now that\u2019s a game changer!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Improved CPU load performance with the latest firmware release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Retrofit projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever wondered how you install your projects with the least amount of wiring in retrofit applications? Have you ever struggled with how turn legacy buildings into Smart Buildings?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our answer to your struggles!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"946\" height=\"816\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Clipboard01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Clipboard01.jpg 946w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Clipboard01-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Clipboard01-768x662.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Clipboard01-624x538.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 946px) 100vw, 946px\" \/><figcaption><em>Disclaimer: It is always recommended to carry out a Wireless survey on site.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/products\/subcategory_pages\/Wireless_IO_P-08-11-03\/7015d97b-fd6d-4e2f-8cf9-cf8f62be5e63\/7015d97b-fd6d-4e2f-8cf9-cf8f62be5e63?cpn=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Radioline solution<\/a> tailors your I\/O system to the requirements of your application. 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