Reader Respond Final Edited Draft 4
According to Lecomte (2019), the real estate industry needs a proper certification program to mitigate risks for innovative technology, which is prone to hacking and cyberattacks. Lecomte states that a "smart building should have common standards" and metrics similar to green buildings. Lecomte also says that there are no official international standards for intelligent construction in the current context. Consequently, developers can only rely on the "Honeywell Smart Building Score (HSBS)" as it is a well-known corporate indicator in this field. In comparison, countries like China would self-implement a framework that caters to their occupants' needs. Lecomte also suggests that if an official international standard were to be established, cyber security in an intelligent building should be considered a framework factor. In Lecomte's statements, he states that there have been numerous breaches in recent years. Hackers gained client information through bu