The commercial building market is estimated to be one of the top five applications for Big Data. But the diversity of building types, wide range of sizes and complexities, single or multiple sites and ownerships ensures that one solution will not satisfy all needs. It is therefore imperative that before investing billions of dollars in Big Data solutions for the Building Internet of Things (BIoT) those buildings that can benefit most from it are identified and thoroughly assessed. This article taken from our report Big Data for Smart Buildings Market Prospects 2015 to 2020 explains why some building types will benefit more than others. There are 2 major opportunities in buildings at stake for Big Data. The first is to optimise the performance of the buildings environment and automate it without the need for human intervention. Retail sector buildings are very energy intensive and have much to gain through implementing Big Data with a long […]