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title: "Smart building — Class A Atlas glossary"
description: "A building with integrated IoT, sensor, and analytics infrastructure."
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> A building with integrated IoT, sensor, and analytics infrastructure.

## TL;DR

- A building with integrated IoT, sensor, and analytics infrastructure.
- Sensors capture occupancy, indoor air quality, energy use, equipment performance.

# Smart building

*ESG · Global*

## Short definition

A building with integrated IoT, sensor, and analytics infrastructure.

## Full definition

Sensors capture occupancy, indoor air quality, energy use, equipment performance. Modern trophy delivery is uniformly smart-enabled. Tenant value depends on data access — negotiate it explicitly in the lease.

## Why this matters for Class A leasing

Smart building is part of the esg vocabulary that institutional [Class A](/glossary/class-a) occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across Global markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks regional variation alongside the global standard so [cross-border](/topics/cross-border-expansion) occupiers can translate quickly.

## See also

- [LEED](/glossary/leed)
- [WELL certification](/glossary/well-certification)

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/smart-building), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z.