It is challenging to centralize and provide services optimally as well as create energetically self-sufficient buildings, especially if this is done at extremely competitive prices.

Cutting-edge engineering and technology make it possible to implement a unique model that is an international benchmark, especially in countries that need to develop urban areas of high quality, quickly and efficiently.

Optimizing the construction of intelligent buildings is a challenge, and Barcelona Housing Systems (BHS) has achieved it. César and his team have teamed up with the world’s largest building materials company China National Building Material Group Corporation (CNBM) and have opened a branch in Toro (Zamora).

The aim of BHS is to invest in ecological, affordable buildings with shorter construction times and higher quality. Intelligent buildings are currently dominating the market. The incorporation of disruptive technologies for automation or domotics, energy efficiency, safety and comfort, are all essential parts of intelligent buildings for the creation of sustainable smart city communities.

Working with BHS is a constant source of inspiration for us, and their challenges are our challenges.

Posted by Juan M. Corchado

Juan Manuel Corchado (15 May 1971, Salamanca, Spain) is Professor at the University of Salamanca. He has been Vice-Rector for Research from 2013 to 2017 and Director of the Science Park of the University of Salamanca. Elected as Dean of the Faculty of Science twice, he holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Salamanca and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of the West of Scotland. He leads the renowned BISITE (Bioinformatics, Intelligent Systems and Educational Technology) Research Group, created in 2000. Director of the IoT Digital Innovation Hub and President of the AIR Institute, J. M. Corchado is also Visiting Professor at the Osaka Institute of Technology since January 2015, Visiting Professor at the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan and Member of the Advisory Group on Online Terrorist Propaganda of the European Counter Terrorism Centre (EUROPOL). J. M. Corchado has been president of the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society, and academic coordinator of the University Institute for Research in Art and Animation Technology at the University of Salamanca, as well as researcher at the Universities of Paisley (UK), Vigo (Spain) and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (UK). He currently combines all his activity with the direction of Master programmes in Security, Digital Animation, Mobile Telephony, Information Systems Management, Internet of Things, Social Media, 3D Design and Printing, Blockchain, Z System, Industry 4.0, Agile Project Management, and Smart Cities & Intelligent Buildings, at the University of Salamanca and his work as editor-in-chief of the journals ADCAIJ (Advances in Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence Journal), OJCST (Oriental Journal of Computer Science and Technology) or Electronics MDPI (Computer Science & Engineering section). J. M. Corchado mainly works on projects related to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, IoT, Fog Computing, Edge Computing, Smart Cities, Smart Grids and Sentiment Analysis. He has recently been included in the board of trustees of the AstraZeneca Foundation, along with other health professionals and researchers recognised for bringing scientific knowledge closer to society.