BIoT
Information is the New Utility in Smart Buildings
May 10th, 2016BIM Disruption Impacts Building Product Manufacturers
May 5th, 2016
Designing Buildings Today For The Technologies Of Tomorrow
How would we build our buildings today if we knew the technological developments of the future? While this might just be a wish for most in the smart building sector, London headquartered engineering firm Arup is taking the question very seriously. “As engineers, we need to keep an eye on new advances in technology. Sometimes […]
VMS Shows its Potential to be at the Heart of Building Management
As of April 2016 the UK Government will require all companies involved in the creation public buildings to conform with Level 2 Building Information Modelling (BIM) standards. Level 2 BIM requires much stricter, usually 3D model-based, building specifications in order to ensure superior commissioning. Buildings should function better for occupants from the outset and be […]
BAS Suppliers will Need to Refine Business Models to Win BIoT Business
In a previous article The Evolution of BIoT… Will it be Top Down or Bottom Up? we reviewed how the introduction of IoT in buildings would bring about a fundamental change in the responsibility of delivering Smart Buildings; With “new” players from the IT and Communications business taking centre stage and existing Building Automation System […]
Lighting Controls are Illuminating the Way to the Internet of Things in Buildings
There could not be a better time for Lighting Controls companies to grab the initiative and increase their revenues in a rapidly growing world market; At the same time positioning themselves to move into the wider Building Internet of Things (BIoT) business. Our Recent Research on this business shows the global value of lighting product […]
A Sea Change in Honeywell’s Merger & Acquisition Strategy?
It’s been a busy start to the year for Honeywell. In less than 4 weeks they have acquired Xtralis, a leading manufacturer of advanced fire detection products, and are looking to sell their Building Solutions Group. Add to this the possibility that a mega merger with UTC, to form an industrial power house, may not […]
New Partnerships Underline IBM’s Smart Building Ambitions
Last week, KONE, a global company in the elevator and escalator industry, entered into an agreement with tech giant IBM, where KONE will use IBM’s technology and experience to harness the potential of digitalisation and the Internet of Things (IoT) in smart buildings. KONE stated that it “will use IBM’s Watson IoT Cloud Platform to […]
The Evolution of BIoT… Will it be Top Down or Bottom Up?
The Building Internet of Things (BIoT) business is currently being driven by 2 quite different major supply chains. Bottom up by the suppliers of some 12 different technical services in buildings from Environmental controls through to Security and Safety. Also top down from the major IoT specialists coming from the Communications and Software Industries. This […]
Johnson Controls & Tyco International Merge in Huge Inversion Deal
Johnson Controls Inc, a leading industrial-systems, HVAC and battery maker, announced on Monday it will merge with Tyco International, fire protection and security technology firm – combining the companies’ building control businesses and taking on Tyco’s Irish tax address. “We see from day one being able to leverage the combined distributions, the combined customer base […]
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