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A New Kind of Energy Consumption Needs a New Kind of Energy Provision
April 27th, 2018Audio: When IT and Building Automation Collide… In a Good Way!
April 24th, 2018
Would you Live in a Smart Home Built by Amazon, Apple or Google?
Through product development and acquisition retail colossus Amazon now provides consumers with almost every element of the smart home, aside from the bricks and mortar itself. This situation led customer experience futurist, keynote speaker and author, Blake Morgan to ask, “would it make sense that Amazon take it to the next level and simply start […]

Blockchain Series: Fostering Trust in our Smart Cities
“The city is what it is because our citizens are what they are,” said Plato, the Ancient Greek philosopher, almost 2,500 years ago. Today, cities are still shaped by their citizens but as our urban society becomes increasingly digital, who or what the citizens are is becoming less clear. Stolen identities, data beaches, voter fraud, […]
Audio: Why We Need Data Driven Decision Making in Commercial Office Space!
Here is the Audio Stream from our 4th Free Webinar in the 2018 Smart Buildings Series. Flexible Commercial Offices: Why We Need Data Driven Decision Making! Memoori Talks to Roee Peled, from PointGrab. We will be discussing how IoT sensing technology has enabled a new breed of Occupancy Analytics Data in Commercial Office Space. Roee […]

Harvard Study Supports the Growing Body of Research Linking Air Quality to Productivity
Benjamin Franklin once professed, “I am persuaded that no common air from without is so unwholesome as the air within a close room that has been often breathed and not changed.” 250 years on and modern science is successfully proving that founding father’s idea. A recent pair of harvard studies has given further credence to […]

Hitachi, Mitsubishi & ENGIE Join Forces to Develop Vehicle to Building & Grid Technology
As much as 75% of CO2 emissions produced today come from buildings and transport combined. So when a new technology innovation arises which promises to promote energy efficiency and the integration of renewable energy within both sectors simultaneously, it is worth exploring. Electronics giant Hitachi, along with Mitsubishi Motors and energy firm ENGIE have come […]

What Does a Blockchain Enabled Energy System Look Like?
Blockchain may be best known for its cryptocurrency applications but it is promising to be a game-changing force in any application that requires certification and exchange. As part of our April Blockchain Series, we explore the hype surrounding the blockchain’s potential for the Internet of Things (IoT), through applications in smart buildings, cities and grids. […]

“More People Should Pay Attention to the Issue of Safety in Intelligent Buildings”
We appear to be on the path to a smarter world. A world where intelligent buildings within smart cities, linked by highly connected network infrastructure. This world promises unprecedented efficiency, automation and control over our urban environment but is also fraught with risk. A team of researchers recently highlighted this fact by hacking two of […]

Growing Shift to Energy-Efficiency-as-a-Service for Deep Retrofits & LED Lighting Upgrades
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Independent Senior Research Associate at Memoori. The retrofit market in commercial and industrial buildings is undergoing a shift in how energy efficiency, lighting and other projects to optimize building technologies are obtained and managed. Organizations across the U.S are being offered a simpler way to access new energy […]