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The technology around smart buildings can often feel alien to even the most experienced property professionals, especially when embarking on first time projects. The desire to create a smart building without understanding what you want the technology to achieve or the practical steps necessary for success, can often lead to problems. How can we give […]

In this new Podcast series, Memoori explores the intersection between technology and commercial real estate through interesting conversations. Are we Crossing the PropTech Chasm? In episode #9 we talked to Geoffrey Moore, best selling author and business strategist known for his working including ‘Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers‘. We […]

It wasn’t that long ago that WeWork’s rapid rise and fall was a regular feature in business and financial news but it soon faded into the background as the COVID-19 pandemic took center stage across all media. Taking the company out of the spotlight was likely already a strategy for Sandeep Lakhmi Mathrani when he […]

Please join us on Wednesday 9th February at 1700 CET | 1600 GMT | 1100 EDT | 0800 PDT for our 2nd FREE Webinar in the 2022 Smart Buildings Series. Learn how connected restrooms can transform properties at a time when janitorial turnover is high and occupant expectations are even higher. Memoori will be joined by Matt […]

Capital from Private Equity (PE) firms is powering the growth of workplace management software companies, as they redefine and augment their product offerings.  Demand is accelerating for digital hybrid workplace concepts which have gained momentum during the pandemic as businesses balance working from home and the return to the office.  COVID-19 has reshaped the way businesses think about their […]

China’s real estate sector is in crisis. In an effort to curb excessive borrowing by property developers and control runaway real estate price increases, the Chinese government began to crack down on developer debt in 2020. The market then suffered a downturn in 2021 due to the increased financial restrictions, while commercial sales and investment […]

A record number of acquisitions (286) in the smart buildings space in 2021 accounted for a 31% increase on 218 deals in 2020 and a 10% increase on the previous record of 259 transactions in 2019.  There was a robust market for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) among both security product manufacturers and systems integrators last year, […]

Picking just the low-hanging fruits of green efficiency is not enough to make real progress in the fight against climate change. The phasing out of incandescent lighting for LED technology was relatively easy considering the lifespan of light bulbs is measured in months. The ongoing transition to electric mobility is a greater challenge with vehicles […]