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LEDs & Lighting Controls causing Massive Shifts in the Building Sector
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Western Video Surveillance Manufacturers Need New Strategies to Compete with the Chinese
One of the main findings in Memoori’s New Annual Report on the Physical Security Industry shows that business models need to be constantly fine tuned, in order to meet the needs of all stakeholders in the supply chain. The two major disruptive factors that bring about the need for change is the introduction of emerging […]
Synergy Australia: Future Homes to use only 10% Grid Energy
Last month, a presentation by Western Australia’s state-owned electricity retailer, Synergy, suggested that, within a decade, residential buildings may use the grid for only 10% of their energy supply, thanks to a combination of smart building and appliances, together with solar and battery storage. The presentation, titled ‘The Challenges of Creative Destruction for the Electricity […]
Utilities Invest in Energy Software & Services for Commercial Buildings
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson of Tomlinson Business Research. As the global energy sector experiences major disruption and fundamental transformation, utility companies are adjusting their business models towards new technologies and services aimed at differentiating themselves in tomorrow’s energy market. The opportunity for utilities to leverage Smart Building technologies to offer innovative services […]
Zigbee / EnOcean Agreement boosts IoT for Smart Buildings and Cities
With 2016 being touted as the Year of IoT, when connectivity technology will take a major step towards what seems an inevitable future where all manner of “things” will be connected. However, if we are to take significant steps forward with the Internet of Things, the continuing debate on IoT standards needs to advance. A […]
Will the Philips and Cisco Partnership Accelerate Smart Lighting?
In December, Philips, a global leader in lighting and Cisco, a worldwide leader in IT Networking, announced a global strategic alliance that will create new energy savings, building efficiency and employee productivity, made possible by the Internet of Things (IoT) in modern offices. This alliance brings together Philips’ LED based connected lighting system with Cisco’s […]
All Forecasts Predicting a Stellar Year for the Internet of Things
Gartner forecasts that 6.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2016, up 30% from 2015, and will reach 20.8 billion by 2020. Meaning 5.5 million new things will be connected every day this year. Multiple sectors are being touted as the “driving force” behind the anticipated rapid growth of the Internet of […]
Webinar: Smart Buildings need Smart Thinking
** Recording of this Webinar can be Found HERE ** Please Join us on Wednesday 20th January for our 1st FREE Webinar in the 2016 Smart Building Series, sponsored by Tridium… “How can Buildings Evolve to Anticipate what Occupants Need & Desire?” A Webinar Q&A with Paul Fletcher, Innovative Design-Thinker & Principal at through… We […]
Mergers & Acquisitions in Physical Security start an Upwards Trend to 2020
Merger and Acquisition in the Physical Security industry has been on a roller coater ride over the last 15 years. With an upswing in 2015, Memoori’s New Report predicts that industry M&A will start a new cycle of growth during the next few years. In 2015 the value of deals increased to $5,700m. The two […]
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