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Developing Business Culture on the Journey Towards Data-Driven Buildings
November 30th, 2018Smart Workplace Acoustics: The Next Frontier for Increasing Office Productivity
November 29th, 2018
The March Towards Data-Driven Commercial Buildings Increases Pace
The global market for Big Data software & services in Smart Commercial buildings is experiencing robust growth, rising from $15.6Bn by the end of 2018 to $35.8Bn by 2023, representing a CAGR of 18%. Our new research report is an objective assessment of the market for Big Data Software & Services in Smart Commercial Buildings. […]
Major Trends in the Global Access Control Market 2018
In 2018, the global Access Control product market realized a growth of 8% reaching sales of $7.45Bn. This is an average growth across the world and we believe that some western countries have well exceeded this figure. We forecast that it will grow by a CAGR of 7.5% / 8% to 2023 making sales of […]
Industry is Poised to Install Microgrids Faster Than Any Other Sector
According to the Rocky Mountain Institute corporate survey, nearly two-thirds of Fortune 100 companies and nearly half of Fortune 500 companies have set ambitious green energy targets. Some, like tech giants Google and Apple, have gone green by investing directly in vast renewable energy generation plants for their power-hungry data centers, but for the majority […]
Shell Announces Smart Building Partnerships with Sparkfund & GridPoint
“The Paris Agreement has sent a signal around the world. A new energy system is emerging. It will unfold over decades, moving at different paces in different places. The transition offers challenges, opportunities and tough choices for governments, businesses and customers,” states the Shell Energy Transition Report. Royal Dutch Shell, the British-Dutch oil and gas […]
Biophilic Design: The Natural Approach To Smart Buildings
A recent survey commissioned by Ambius found that 35% of office workers don’t get more than 15 minutes of outdoor time during their typical workday. A further 13% say they are able to stretch their outdoor time to 30 minutes per day while only 22% manage to spend over an hour outside each day. The […]
We Must Change Urban Culture to get the True Benefits of Smart Cities
“The 19th century was a century of empires, the 20th century was a century of nation states and the 21st century will be a century of cities” – Wellington Webb, Former Mayor of Denver, CO. Population increase and rural to urban migration trends continue, unrelenting. Our already overcrowded megacities – urban areas with more than […]
Changes in the Structure of the Physical Security Market & Future Prospects
2018 has been a year of solid performance for the Physical Security Industry. Sales at factory gate prices have increased by 7.5% in 2018 reaching $31.55Bn, whilst the average annual growth over the last ten years has been 5.3%. In 2018 Video Surveillance products at $17.38 billion had a share of 55%. This could change […]
“Homing From Work” Instead of “Working From Home”
When you’re at home you may have a favorite place to read a book, another to iron and fold clothes, another to relax, you may even have several favorite places for each activity. It is your space and you have the freedom to use it in whatever way works best for your objectives. Those that […]
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