Actionable Intelligence
Threat Intelligence 2026: Unlocking a New Era of Physical Security?
February 17th, 2026Market Fragmentation & the “Uber-ization” of Facilities Management – Charles Reed Anderson
November 29th, 2019
The Smart Building Method – A New Perspective on a Fragmented Industry
Smart buildings should be more focused on outcomes for their occupants, rather than on implementing the latest technologies. That is what the industry has been pushing towards in recent years, resisting a trend towards ‘technology for technology’s sake,’ in order to create more human-centric buildings… But what if it wasn’t the technology or the outcome […]
Workplace-as-a-Service is Changing the Office Landscape Forever
The workplace is constantly developing but the evolution currently underway is changing all the rules. Facilitated by technology, workplaces are progressively getting smarter and greener but the evolutionary change comes from unprecedented new levels of flexibility. Flexible spaces, flexible hours and even flexible locations are all coming together with technology to create the Workplace-as-a-Service. “The […]
The Smart Redevelopment Conundrum: New Build vs Retrofit
Smart building technology has demonstrated its worth in recent years, and this is creating some difficult choices for building owners, namely; get smarter or risk losing tenants, and then either retrofit your current building or start fresh with a purpose built smart building. Commercial property owners must consider all the options before they start to […]
Apps Will be as Important to Smart Cities as they are to Smartphones
“The primary challenge to building a smart city has nothing to do with pouring concrete and erecting steel beams. It’s knowing better the city’s flows to optimize the city for its inhabitants. It’s turning all of the data that comes streaming in from myriad sources into actionable information,” says Laetitia Gazel Anthoine, founder and CEO […]
The 4 Types of Data that Serve the Enterprise & the Environment
Climate change is an inescapable truth for businesses in the modern world. The enterprise in all shapes and forms must make efforts to reduce wastefulness through efficiency and innovation, while also generating energy and materials through sustainable sources; such as renewable energy, recycling or “green” office culture. However, these initiatives are often at odds with, […]
“Without Investment in Infrastructure the Data Revolution will be Slow, if it Takes Place at All”
Buildings and cities around the world are embracing the Internet of Things (IoT). Intelligent devices are being applied for greater efficiency and performance, while a multitude of sensors gather data on everything and anything. Greater IoT adoption does not simply come down to the addition of more devices and sensors in more buildings however; a […]
IWMS Software Firms Leverage IoT Sensor Technology for Real Time Space Utilization
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson Independent Senior Research Associate at Memoori. The leading vendors of IWMS (Integrated Workplace Management Systems) software are joining the ranks of smart building technology providers by upgrading their offerings to IoT-enabled solutions. Workplace management companies are moving beyond manual occupancy data collection by leveraging the benefits of the […]
The Competitive Nature of Sports Can Fine Tune Abilities of IoT in Buildings
The Internet of Things (IoT) can’t help finding new ways to impress us. One of its more recent triumphs has been in the competitive world of high-level sport. We are seeing the IoT create potential benefits in almost every area of the sports world, and perhaps more interesting for those of us in the smart […]