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Trane Technologies Growth Through Acquisition: Key 15 Smart Building Deals Since 2013
September 22nd, 2025Trane Technologies Commercial HVAC Business & 2024 Financials Examined
February 6th, 2025
What’s Behind Trane’s Acquisition of Brainbox AI?
This Research Note examines what’s behind Trane Technologies’ acquisition of Brainbox AI, announced on 18th December 2024. We review the transaction details, the strategic rationale, and prior relationships of this major US HVAC manufacturer and the Canadian startup offering AI-powered HVAC optimization technology. A market we recently covered in an in-depth research report. Transaction Details and […]
Meet The ‘Cool’ Kids Heating Up AI HVAC Optimization
A new wave of technology companies is transforming how commercial buildings manage their heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. These startups are applying artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to tackle the complexities of HVAC optimization, moving beyond traditional control methods to achieve significant energy savings. According to Memoori’s research report, “Energy Management Software for […]
Keeping Cool in an Increasingly Hot Data Center HVAC Market
Developing technology trends like artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and digital transformation are driving the global demand for data processing and storage to unprecedented levels. As a result, energy-intensive data centers are fast becoming a major energy consumer, due in large part, to cooling systems that account for up to 40% of their total consumption, […]
The Impact of AI on Energy Management Software for HVAC Optimization
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are playing a big role in the digitization of our commercial buildings. AI leverages advanced computational algorithms, such as neural networks, to enable systems to perceive environmental conditions, learn from data, reason about optimal actions, and interact with building automation systems. “Today, the most advanced HVAC Optimization leverages […]
Amazon Accelerator Startups Pilot Energy Efficiency Solutions
Several smart building startups will trial energy efficiency, HVAC optimization, and energy storage technology across Amazon fulfillment centers and warehouses in Europe after winning funding in this year’s Amazon Sustainability Accelerator (ASA). The 2024 ClimateTech Pilot Challenge has welcomed startups that have moved beyond prototype testing and are working towards generating initial revenue and growing […]
The Dashboard is Dead… Long Live the AI Assistant
AI assistants are becoming pervasive across many software applications. It’s easy to forget that the ChatGPT chatbot developed by OpenAI only launched less than two years ago (November 30th 2022). Since then, numerous iterations, developers, and applications have emerged, reimagining how we can interact with information systems. All of a sudden, the popular “Single Pain […]
Mapping the Strategic Direction of ABB Smart Buildings Division 2024
This Research Note examines the emerging strategic priorities of ABB’s Smart Buildings division. We have mapped the acquisitions, strategic partnerships, investment activity, and divestments of the business unit to ascertain their growth ambitions, by categorizing the various relationships and deals by technology and investment type over recent years. This analysis is intended as a non-exhaustive […]
What’s Behind Brainbox AI’s Acquisition of Turntide’s Automation Division?
This Research Note highlights the background to Brainbox AI’s acquisition of the Automation division of Turntide Technologies focusing on the development of both startups and the strategic rationale of the transaction. Brainbox AI BrainBox AI was founded in 2017 with the goal of redefining building automation through artificial intelligence to address the dilemma currently facing […]
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