# Smart Buildings, Global Impact with Arie Barendrecht, Founder of WiredScore

- Show: [Over the Air](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air)
- Published: 2023-08-31
- Length: 24m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-08-31-smart-buildings-global-impact-with-arie-barendrecht-founder-of-wiredscore
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/over-the-air/episodes/Smart-Buildings--Global-Impact-with-Arie-Barendrecht--Founder-of-WiredScore-e2l43rj

## Summary

Arie Barendrecht, Founder and CEO of WiredScore, explains how his company defines and certifies 'smart buildings' through its Smart Score framework, addressing the lack of industry standards for connected infrastructure. He discusses the challenges of selling IoT solutions to the slow-moving commercial real estate sector, emphasizing the need to demonstrate clear ROI to diverse stakeholders like property managers and asset managers. Barendrecht highlights WiredScore's role in creating a common language for building technology, citing partnerships with cities like New York and London to drive adoption and credibility.

## Chapters

- [0:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-08-31-smart-buildings-global-impact-with-arie-barendrecht-founder-of-wiredscore#t=39) Introduction and WiredScore Overview
- [3:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-08-31-smart-buildings-global-impact-with-arie-barendrecht-founder-of-wiredscore#t=236) The Origin and Purpose of Smart Score
- [9:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-08-31-smart-buildings-global-impact-with-arie-barendrecht-founder-of-wiredscore#t=554) Selling IoT to Commercial Real Estate
- [13:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-08-31-smart-buildings-global-impact-with-arie-barendrecht-founder-of-wiredscore#t=828) Smart Score Methodology and Categories
- [18:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-08-31-smart-buildings-global-impact-with-arie-barendrecht-founder-of-wiredscore#t=1080) Challenges of Standardization and Adoption
- [21:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-08-31-smart-buildings-global-impact-with-arie-barendrecht-founder-of-wiredscore#t=1276) Future Outlook and Key Players

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Retail, wholesale & distribution](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/retail-and-distribution)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- WiredScore (company)
- Smart Score (product)
- LEED (product)
- Blackstone (company)
- Brookfield (company)
- Very (company)
- Code Labs (company)
- HQO (company)
- Equiem (company)
- View (company)
- InfraGrid (company)
- Measurable (company)

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- [Smart Buildings–Who Owns the Data? | Mary Clark, CMO and CPO at Synchronoss Technologies  | #AskIoT E018](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2019-03-19-smart-buildings-who-owns-the-data-mary-clark-cmo-and-cpo-at-synchronoss-technolo) (IoT For All Podcast)
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- [Meeting ESG Goals with Smart Buildings | Microshare's Michael Moran | Internet of Things Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-03-30-meeting-esg-goals-with-smart-buildings-microshares-michael-moran-internet-of-thi) (IoT For All Podcast)

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