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Short-Termist Real Estate Mindsets Could Polarize Smart Building Landscape
July 11th, 2019Will The Global Lighting Industry Suffer from US-China Trade War?
July 10th, 2019
J2’s Release of FIN 5 Marks A Year in the Siemens Building Tech Family
Over six days in May 2018, German conglomerate Siemens made its smart building intentions clear. On the 17th, Siemens announced its acquisition of Los Angeles based J2 Innovations, a software framework provider for building automation and IoT technologies. Six days later, on May 23rd, the European manufacturing giant announced the acquisition of California-based IoT-enabled smart […]
Google’s Sidewalk Labs is Building a Building Factory in Toronto
When Google’s sister company, Sidewalk Labs, “released” its leaked master plan for the Toronto quayside development it was met with mixed reviews. For those staunchly against increased corporate involvement in public spaces and urban planning, and for those who adore anything Google does, minds were already made up before the plans emerged. However, most people […]
Cyber Attacks Could “Shut Down a Building with One Click” Research Shows
As the global smart building movement marches on at increasing pace, it is sometimes easy to forget that many, building management systems hold potential vulnerabilities. The results of a one-year research project have revealed more than 100 flaws in building management and access control systems of the some popular vendors investigated. In response, US Homeland […]
Why Does the US Lag Behind Europe for Human-Centric Lighting?
Human-Centric Lighting (HCL) is a rapidly emerging technology in the lighting space. Our latest report estimates the global HCL market to be worth $849 million in 2019, growing to $3.5 billion in 2024. North America and Europe are generally comparable when investigating the development of general lighting and wider building system related analyses. However, the […]
Microsoft & Infosys: The Smart Building’s New Power Couple?
Software stalwart Microsoft announced a new partnership last week with digital services and consulting company Infosys. The deal aims to deliver smart buildings and spaces (SB&S) initiatives for construction, architecture, engineering, real estate development, and facilities management. The smart building focused collaboration will utilize Microsoft’s Azure cloud and analytics services in combination with Infosys’ experience […]
Audio: Navigating the Complex Smart Building Landscape
Here are the Audio Stream & Slides from our 6th Free Webinar of the 2019 Smart Buildings Series. Navigating the Complex Smart Building Landscape. Memoori talks with Thomas Kessler, CEO of Locatee AG about our joint White Paper which is a comprehensive use case guide for corporate real estate professionals. Download your copy of the […]
The Seven Attributes Defining Smart Buildings
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Independent Senior Research Associate at Memoori. What Makes a Building Smart? This has been an ongoing debate in many articles and conference presentations over the years, as it means so many different things to different people; And it is not easy to articulate one universal definition which encompasses […]
Human-Centric Lighting Still Has to Prove Itself
The latest report from Memoori estimated an $849 million global market for Human-Centric Lighting (HCL) in 2019 and predicts this to reach $3.5 billion by 2024, representing a 32.75% CAGR. While greater exposure to potential customers and reductions in the overall cost of systems will act as drivers for HCL adoption, the key factor for […]
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