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Convergence of Key Ontologies Could Drive the Standardization of Smart Buildings
July 14th, 2022The Open, Tech Agnostic, Horizontal Future of Building IoT Infrastructure
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Nuuka Building Analytics Business and Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine Nuuka Solutions, a Finnish SaaS provider of a cloud-based building analytics platform to centrally monitor and manage the energy efficiency, indoor air quality and HVAC performance of real estate portfolios. This analysis covers their 2021 financial performance, 2022 revenue targets, stakeholder changes, growth strategy and recent projects. This article, part of a […]
Solving the Design-Build-Operate Divide with Ontology-based Digital Twins
“I think it is key that the smart building design and operation phases be better joined up. That’s the most important technical gap in my opinion, which must be addressed to trigger the biggest impact on smart buildings,” Ray D’Urso, building technology consultant, told Memoori. “I agree, there is a significant divide between the design, […]
Is the Path to the Digital Twin Future of Buildings Paved By APIs?
A digital twin is a digital representation of a real-world entity or system. In the context of a building, digital twins express the location and characteristics of every wall, door, and window, but also every pipe, cable, and switch in a virtual model. In our increasingly smart buildings, digital twins must also mirror every system, […]
COVID-19 Helps Drive Growth for Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) in 2020
Memoori’s World Market 2020-2025 Report on the Physical Security business shows that all types of organizations across the world are investigating how they can leverage the Cloud to host security systems. Video surveillance and access control business suppliers have been building up VSaaS & ACaaS services over the last decade and more recently major software […]
Big Tech Still Loves Smart Buildings
Despite the turbulence of 2020, smart buildings are still high on the agenda for the world’s biggest technology companies. This week, Samsung and Microsoft announced a global collaboration focused on digitally transforming the real estate development and property management industries. While pushing out the standard promises and benefits for all stakeholders, the collaboration actually makes […]
The Increasingly Important Role of Body Worn Cameras in Law Enforcement
The use of body worn cameras has been an ongoing topic of discussion in global law enforcement since at least the mid-2000’s. Whilst adoption of the technology has been mixed since then, in this article we examine the market potential and evidence for and against their use. The introduction of body worn cameras is intended […]
Early Innovators at the Forefront of Digital Twin Technology for Commercial Buildings
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Digital Twins, virtual models of a process, product or service that allow for data analysis and system monitoring via simulations, are playing an increasing role in IoT and digital transformation in buildings. Projects today span multiple building sectors, including commercial real estate, retail, […]
Access-Control-as-a-Service Winning the Race to the Security Cloud
Memoori’s latest global report “The Physical Security Business 2019 – 2024” estimates that investment in Access-Control-as-a-Service (ACaaS) in 2019 was about $620 million and of that approximately 40% was installed in North America. Demand is expected to rise to $1.6Bn by 2024 at a CAGR of 20%. By 2024 demand for VSaaS will have reached […]