Building Automation
Mapping the Strategic Direction of Carrier in the Smart Buildings Space
February 1st, 2023Funding for Smart Building Startups Reached $5.9 Billion in 2022
January 26th, 2023
Recording: What Customers REALLY Want from a Smart Building!
Here is the Video Recording from our 1st Free Webinar of the 2022 Smart Building Series. Don’t forget you can now Subscribe to ALL our Webinars & Podcasts on YouTube! Memoori was joined by Michael Grant from Metrikus to Discuss Why the Smart Building IoT Landscape is Confusing for Customers and How the Market needs to Mature. As debt becomes more expensive […]

Mapping the Strategic Direction of Schneider Electric in Smart Buildings – Part 2
This Research Note examines the emerging strategic priorities of Schneider Electric in the smart commercial buildings space. We have mapped M&A, divestments, strategic partnerships and investment activity to ascertain the growth ambitions of the Buildings business. We have categorized the various business relationships by technology and investment type over a 3-year period. This article, Part 2 of a 2-part analysis […]

Mapping the Strategic Direction of Schneider Electric in Smart Buildings – Part 1
This Research Note examines the emerging strategic priorities of Schneider Electric in the smart commercial buildings space. We have mapped M&A, divestments, strategic partnerships and investment activity to ascertain the growth ambitions of the Buildings business, by categorizing the various business relationships by technology and investment type over a 3-year period. This article, Part 1 of a 2-part analysis, is […]

Webinar: What Customers REALLY Want from a Smart Building!
Please join us on Wednesday 25th January at 1700 Paris | 1600 London | 1100 New York | 0800 San Francisco for our 1st FREE Webinar in the 2023 Smart Buildings Series. We will be joined by Michael Grant from Metrikus to Discuss Why the Smart Building IoT Landscape is Confusing for Customers and How the Market […]

Net Zero Buildings Explored: Boston University
“A Jenga tower… a stack of books… a game of Tetris…” are some of the reactions to the look of the latest addition to Boston’s skyline, but this oddly shaped building is hiding a range of smart, efficient, and sustainable elements that have allowed it to achieve its Net Zero buildings status. Opening to students […]

Funding in the Smart Buildings Space Declined 11% in 2022
This Research Note highlights our analysis of funding levels raised by smart building established players and startups in 2022 from venture capital firms, private equity and strategic investors. Memoori has seen an 11% decrease in investment values compared to the record level of over $12 billion in 2021. Investment in the smart buildings space in […]

Midea Commercial Building Technologies Business Examined
In this research note, we examine the Chinese global company Midea Group Co Ltd, established as an electric fan manufacturer in 1968, the firm rose to prominence as an air conditioning producer in the 1980s. While it is still best known for its HVAC equipment business, Midea has become a diverse and recognised player across […]

Will Smart Building Vendor “Restructuring” Continue into 2023?
We have been keeping track of the notable layoffs and bankruptcies in 2022. The table below highlights 15 companies that have cut staff or closed last year. These are certainly not the only companies cutting costs and reducing personnel. However, it is apparent that even though the commercial smart building space has not been immune […]