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Exploring the Role of Telecoms Firms in the Smart Building Market
July 25th, 2024What’s Behind Johnson Controls Move to Divest Residential & Light Commercial HVAC to Bosch?
July 24th, 2024
Mapping the Strategic Direction of Honeywell in Smart Buildings
This research note examines Honeywell’s emerging strategic priorities in smart buildings. We have mapped the acquisitions, strategic partnerships, investment activity, and divestments of the business to ascertain their growth ambitions, by categorizing the various relationships and deals by technology and investment type over recent years. This analysis is intended as a non-exhaustive indicator of their […]
What’s Behind Bosch Building Technologies’ Acquisition of DMS AG?
This Research Note examines what’s behind Bosch Building Technologies’ acquisition of DMS AG, a German systems integrator for building and factory automation. We profile the acquired company and highlight the strategic rationale of the transaction, the growth strategy of Bosch Building Technologies division, and its divestment plans. DMS AG Profile Founded in 1981, DMS Digitale […]
Consolidation in the Critical Event Management & Mass Notification Software Market
This Research Note examines the flurry of consolidation activity in the critical event management software market announced in July 2024. We are seeing both corporate buyers in the physical security sector and private equity firms augmenting their portfolios with software that helps businesses anticipate, prepare for and efficiently respond to incidents. The latest transaction announced […]
Is the Power of AI Worth the Power Needs of AI?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being touted as the solution to almost all the major problems facing our world today, not least climate change. AI promises to drive efficiency in our smart buildings, cities, and grids, it is also expected to reduce energy consumption through the automation of manufacturing and construction. However, the sheer scale of […]
Halma Fire Safety Businesses & 2024 Financials Examined
This Research Note examines the fire detection and suppression businesses of Halma plc, part of the Safety Sector of the UK public company. This analysis is based on financial releases, investor presentations, year ending 31 March 2024, announced on 13th June 2024, and Memoori analysis of the major companies and estimated revenue mix of the […]
Mapping the Strategic Direction of ABB Smart Buildings Division 2024
This Research Note examines the emerging strategic priorities of ABB’s Smart Buildings division. We have mapped the acquisitions, strategic partnerships, investment activity, and divestments of the business unit to ascertain their growth ambitions, by categorizing the various relationships and deals by technology and investment type over recent years. This analysis is intended as a non-exhaustive […]
Breaking Down the New DOE Definition of Zero Emissions Buildings
Last month, June 2024, the US Department of Energy (DOE) published the first ‘US National Definition of Zero Emissions Buildings’ to a tempered reaction from many in the buildings, energy, and environmental communities. After months of deliberation, the DOE’s somewhat simplistic definition reads: “A building is regarded as ‘zero emissions’ if it is highly energy […]
Grid Edge Partners with Amey to Develop a Real-time Building Energy Management Platform
This Research Note examines the partnership announced on 3rd July 2024 between Amey, a provider of engineering, operations, and decarbonization solutions for UK infrastructure, Grid Edge, a startup offering an AI SaaS energy management platform for commercial buildings, and BMSI, one of the UK’s independent systems integrators of Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS). Amey Partnership […]
