Smart buildings are quickly becoming the building blocks of smart cities, providing benefits to both the building owners and tenants. They provide greater energy efficiency, improved use of building resources, and increased productivity of the occupants. Developing smart buildings can lead to an exponentially positive impact on the surrounding community. This panel will discuss smart buildings use cases, the foundational technologies that support them, and the benefits reaped.

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Time: 8:30 AM MSTLocation: U.S. Forest Service Training Center, 4000 Masthead Street NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109Program summary: Connect with federal, state, and local resources to activate local broadband planning teams. Learn about: 1) digital applications that will reshape your community’s economic and educational future, 2) federal and state funding programs, and 3) tools for local broadband projects.  This workshop is sponsored by NTIA, USDA, and the State of New Mexico.

Time: 8:30 AM MSTLocation: Truth or Consequences Civic Center, 400 West 4th Street, Truth or Consequences, NM 87901Program summary: Connect with federal, state, and local resources to activate local broadband planning teams. Learn about: 1) digital applications that will reshape your community’s economic and educational future, 2) federal and state funding programs, and 3) tools for local broadband projects.  This workshop is sponsored by NTIA, USDA, and the State of New Mexico.

BroadbandUSA’s October webinar, “Broadband’s Role in Revitalizing Main Street,” showcased innovative efforts that governments, universities, and providers are undertaking to expand broadband access and use to revitalize their communities. The speakers each emphasized the importance of clarifying the goals a community is trying to meet in order to best identify the resources necessary to meet those goals.

NTIA’s BroadbandUSA Program will host a broadband workshop in Raymond, Mississippi in partnership with USDA and the Mississippi State University Extension. The purpose of the workshop is to engage stakeholders and provide them with the resources and tools needed to build local coalitions to improve broadband connectivity.

NTIA’s BroadbandUSA Program will host a broadband workshop in Raymond, Mississippi in partnership with USDA and the Mississippi State University Extension. The purpose of the workshop is to engage stakeholders and provide them with the resources and tools needed to build local coalitions to improve broadband connectivity.

NTIA’s BroadbandUSA Program will host a broadband workshop in Casper, Wyoming in partnership with USDA and the Wyoming Business Council. The purpose of the workshop is to engage stakeholders and provide them with the resources and tools needed to build local coalitions to improve broadband connectivity.

The September 19 BroadbandUSA webinar, “Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband” showcased current research on the economic impact of broadband. Alison Grant, Dr.  Roberto Gallardo from Purdue University and Professor Brian Whitacre from Oklahoma State University discussed a number of studies including their own that show positive impacts of broadband connectivity at the local, state and national level, particularly in rural and agricultural communities.