• The ever-increasing amount of data collected by AEC firms as they design and build and owners as they operate buildings is enabling a market for "smart cities."
• What began with building information modeling (BIM) and smart buildings programs is generating a sort of central nervous system for urban areas.
• Smart cities as a way of designing, building and operating is being pushed by a combination of market conditions, innovative technology, what people want and what governments need to know.

From the article:

It has taken a bit of time, but you have finally moved from CAD to BIM and you are thinking, “Right, I’ve got this now.”

Think again. ...