BIG - Building Intelligence Group

"BIG - Building Intelligence Group" (BIG) is a cross-disciplinary networking and educational nonprofit professional org dedicated to delivering high-tech intelligent commercial building solutions that maximize value for everyone who interacts with the built environment. The volunteer-led organization first met in February 2018, holding gatherings in local participants’ offices Minneapolis/St Paul and Chicago and has grown with chapter organizers in Milwaukee, Iowa, Raleigh, Detroit, St Louis, and other markets across the country. The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed the growth of new chapters, but virtual meetings have allowed participants to join regardless of geography. Visit www.BuildingIntelligenceGroup.org to learn more about events and participation, subscribe and join. BIG members include consultants, contractors, integrators, architects, consultants, engineers (MEPT/FP), and various end-users and service provider stakeholders involved in Building Management Systems (BMS), Building Automation Systems (BAS), Property Technology (Proptech), and Building Information Management (BIM), among other disciplines. BIG is focused on internal practitioner and end-user knowledge sharing, communication, and education to demonstrate value to all stakeholders who interact with the built environment. BIG seeks to promote open and secure platforms and standardization that encourage community development and enables options for building stakeholders. BIG specializes in solutions that provide tools, data, and insights for total situational awareness, with sensing and monitoring, control, response, and automation. They will also generate and share data to support Intelligent Building business cases that drive end-user decision support. BIG develops cross-disciplinary relationships enabling well-aligned project teams to effectively and efficiently deliver high-value solutions; the team selected for design, implementation, and support is critical to creating innovative solutions.