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Hybrid Work Needs Hybrid Regulation
May 17th, 2022SoftBank Bets On Robotic Cleaning in Smart Buildings
May 6th, 2022The Building Retrofit Revolution?
Today, the number of efficient buildings in the world barely represents 1% of total building stock, and the percentage of new buildings built today to high-efficiency standards is barely above 10%. When you consider that the average building is operational for 60 years, you quickly realize it would take centuries to decarbonize all building stock […]
#Podcast 11: How Do You Build An Engaging Workplace in the Metaverse?
In our Podcast series “Sh*t You Wish Your Building Did!”, Memoori explores the intersection between technology and commercial real estate through interesting conversations. We sat down with Vishal Punwani, CEO of SoWork, to discuss ALL things Metaverse! How his Metaverse platform, SoWork, creates a Virtual Workplace for Employees and why Companies like Tinder are Jumping […]
By Standardizing Climate Change Disclosures We Can Drive Greener Investment
Today, April 22nd, marks Earth Day, now widely recognized as the largest secular observance in the world. Since 1970, Earth Day has brought together a global community that has grown to over a billion people who use the date as a day of action to change human behavior and drive global, national, and local policy […]
Webinar: The Impact of MicroMobility on the Built Environment
Please join us on Wednesday 20th April at 1700 Paris | 1600 London | 1100 New York | 0800 San Francisco for our 4th FREE Webinar in the 2022 Smart Buildings Series. We will be joined by Ed Webster, CEO of MicroMobilityNews, to discuss the impact of micromobility on commercial buildings and the built environment. What do […]
The Role of Tech Giants in the Smart City
In 2003, a 5-year-old Google began the gradual process of leasing 46-acres of land and buildings in Mountain View, California to create their headquarters. In 2013, the tech giant then leased a further 42-acres of adjoining land to develop the Bay View section of a now sprawling campus. Over this 88-acre estate, the firm has installed and developed […]
The Role of Buildings in a Smart City’s Circular Economy
“A growing and wealthier global population are straining the biocapacity of our planet. In the densely populated and prosperous Netherlands, for example, we consume more than three times what the Dutch ecosystem can produce, while globally we consume 1.7 times what the Earth can produce. The current rate of resource consumption is unsustainable, both for […]
Commercial Real Estate & the Sharing Economy
The largest hotel company in the world doesn’t own a single bed. The largest taxi company in the world does not own a fleet of vehicles. And, the largest content provider in the world does not make content. AirBnB, Uber, and YouTube have all become the leaders in their industry by creating platforms for a […]
Environmental Drivers Take the Wheel in the Smart Buildings Market
“Is this how our story is due to end? A tale of the smartest species doomed by that all too human characteristic of failing to see the bigger picture in pursuit of short-term goals. Perhaps the fact that the people most affected by climate change are no longer some imagined future generation, but young people […]