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Open Data Standards are Critical to the Future Proofing of Smart Building Initiatives
October 3rd, 2019We-Don’t-Work: Neumann Cast Adrift as Sharks Continue to Circle
September 25th, 2019
37.8% of Smart Building Automation Systems Were Attacked in H1 2019, Kaspersky Reports
Almost 4 in 10 (37.8%) computers used to control smart building automation systems were subject to some kind of malicious attack in the first half of 2019. That’s according to the results of a study of smart building threats conducted by global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. The study, which was released during the Kaspersky Industrial Cybersecurity […]
A Smart Building is one that Best Serves its Occupants
A Smart Building is one that, “uses internet and transmission-based protocols to facilitate the analysis of aggregated data from multiple building systems, optimizing operational decision making as guided by the goals of the facility,” concluded a recent article titled “Defining A Smart Building” by Nora Swanson, director of design technology at engineering and design firm […]
Proptech Bubble or just a WeWork Bubble?
There is a lot of money flowing into proptech but does that suggest a market bubble or just a few wild unicorns casting doubt on the rest of the herd? Those are the kind of questions being asked in the industry as the wildest unicorn of all – WeWork – reveals increasing signs of falling […]
The HVAC Industry Needs to Figure out a New Way to Attract Talent
Smart buildings represent our urban future but we will need a workforce with new skills to make that happen. Job opportunities in facilities management are at an all time high as adoption of smart systems increase. Those with strong abilities in the connected buildings systems space are in high demand, and command significant wages, while […]
Heavily Funded Chinese AI Unicorns Target Smart Cities, Public Security & Building Management
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. China has been investing heavily in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a national bid to become a world leader in the technology. A government plan calls for the country to be at the forefront of AI research by 2030. Billions of dollars are being […]
Putting Human-Centric Lighting in the Hands of Designers for the First Time
“Human-centric lighting (HCL) is an inevitable reality for the future of lighting,” states our recent report on the emerging HCL market. “It may take some time but as the cost of tunable lighting comes down, the lure of health and productivity benefits will make HCL a standard feature in lighting for all kinds of buildings. […]
A Simple Way to Make Buildings Smart is a Simple Way to Attract Smart Investors
Money talks, and in the smart building industry money often talks about those firms making simple technology that is affordable and easy to implement. Technologies that have the potential to bring the value of smart building technology to the vast majority of building stock have attracted significant interest from major players in recent months and […]
On-Demand Service Platforms Disrupt the Facilities Management Sector
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Traditional outsourced facilities management business is being disrupted through the emerging on-demand services model, reflecting the fact that the way people search for and buy services and communicate with suppliers is changing. The new model is typified by online service platforms for digital […]
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