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The Emerging Blockchain Across the Entire Lifecycle of Buildings
March 18th, 2021Scandinavian Minimalist Design Seeps into Smart Urban Development
February 10th, 2021A Year in The Life of a Building — The Turbulent Story of 2020
The beginning of 2020 seems like a long time ago. While COVID-19 was already starting to make an impact in China and neighboring countries, for the rest of the world it was just another January. In the smart building industry, we were talking about Amazon, Apple, and Google asserting their dominance over the smart home […]
Autodesk Continues its Digital Construction Crusade with Spacemaker.ai Acquisition
Last week, US-based software giant Autodesk announced the acquisition of Norway-based urban development startup Spacemaker.ai for a reported $240 million. The all-cash-deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions that repeatedly underline Autodesk’s determination to drive the digital evolution in the infamously antiquated construction sector. For a company that also serves the engineering, manufacturing, […]
Building Technology Startups Gain a Foothold in Commercial Real Estate Deployments
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Smart building startups are gaining a foothold in the commercial real estate sector as indicated by the Increasing deployment of innovative building technologies developed by new entrants. Building owners and operators are adopting AI and IoT building systems to reduce their carbon footprint, […]
Recording: 6 Disruptive Trends in Lighting for the Next Decade
Here are the Audio Stream & Video from our 6th Free Webinar of the 2020 Smart Buildings Series. 6 Disruptive Trends in Lighting for the Next Decade. Brad Koerner from Cima joined Memoori to discuss the disruptive waves of innovation that will impact Lighting during the next decade. Don’t forget you can now Subscribe to […]
Software is King across the Commercial Building Lifecycle
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Software is a critical component in the lifecycle of a commercial building, starting from the design, planning and construction phases through to building operations and facility maintenance; followed by refurbishment and renovation before the final demolition phase. Until recently, the design and construction […]
UK Construction Policy Falls Short of Targets But Shows Significant Potential
“We’re on the edge of a revolution in how we build – one that could help us transform our society, delivering more productive public services. With new construction technology and processes, we can build better hospitals, schools, offices, and homes; and in turn, create better outcomes for everyone,” reads a recent report from international consultancy […]
BIM & GIS Combine to Advance the Digital Twin for Smarter Cities
The digital twin has become a holy grail for the smart city. A virtual model of a city, or a digital replica of the physical world, digital twins allow the simulation of plans before implementing them, exposing problems before they become a reality. From urban planning to land-use optimization, digital twins have the power to […]
Standards, Tools & Frameworks are Essential to the Future of Smart Buildings
The journey of smart building development began years, even decades, ago but we still don’t agree on what a smart building exactly is. We can’t say what amount of technology, human-centricity, efficiency, connectivity, or user-friendliness makes a building smart. It feels like buildings can’t be smart without technology but too much technology could possibly make […]