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The Smart Contractor: A Disruptive Idea for Smaller Buildings
October 17th, 2019Value of Smart Building Deals Reached $2Bn in Q3 2019
October 16th, 2019
Future Proofing Smart Buildings Against the “4 Vs” of the Growing Data Challenge
The four Vs of big data have long been a central part of the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart building discussion. As the number and complexity of devices and systems within buildings increase, so does the Variety, Velocity, Volume, and Veracity of the data generated. It is these four Vs that have created the […]
Sensing the Way to Improved Data-Driven Emergency Responses
When disaster strikes and our buildings become hostile environments, data from the numerous building sensors are largely ignored. Recently, however, a number of startups and initiatives have been working to seize this missed safety-opportunity by enabling emergency services with life-saving building data and connected equipment. Every day, in major cities around the world, firefighters charge […]
Webinar: Leveraging Semantic Tagging with a New Breed of Software
Please Join us on Wednesday 23rd October 1700 CEST | 1600 BST | 0900 EDT for our 10th FREE Webinar in the 2019 Smart Buildings Series, in Conjunction with J2 Innovations. This is a FREE Q&A Webinar with Chris Irwin, VP Sales EMEA & Asia at J2 Innovations discussing “Simplifying Building Automation by Leveraging Semantic […]
The Sun-Like Future of Human-Centric Lighting
Seoul Semiconductor has long promoted it’s SunLike LED series as a pioneering technology in the human-centric lighting (HCL) space. In this emerging market still fighting to justify the science behind its concept, the SunLike series has become a growing success story in numerous applications. So, is Seoul Semiconductor’s LED series actually better than other systems […]
Demonstrating Smart Building Business Value Further Up The Chain
“The buildings industry is notoriously slow to embrace change and innovation, and established procurement practices are highly risk averse and tend towards lowest-cost options,” highlights our latest report Future Proofing Smart Commercial Buildings. “While the market for smart building technologies continues to grow at a healthy rate, and customer expectations continue to rise, the technology […]
Q3 Overview of Acquisitions in the Smart Buildings Space
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. In the third quarter of 2019, M&A activity in the Smart Buildings space continued at the same level as in the second quarter, with 59 acquisitions recorded by Memoori by the end of September. This article provides a snapshot of some of the […]
The Biggest Urban Challenges are being Ignored in the Smart City Agenda
In an article published on October 4th, we discussed how the technological evolution of buildings is creating a complex landscape of lifecycles across the system and structural elements in smart facilities. The article, based on our latest report, argues that in order to future proof a smart building we must find a system of design […]
Designing & Building for the Complex Lifecycle of Smart Buildings
“The average working life of a Boeing 747 is approximately 50 years, during which time it is refitted about six times. The necessity of making frequent upgrades to its electronic, communications and other systems requires that the design allows old technology to be rapidly removed and replaced with minimal disruption to the fabric of the […]
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