Building Automation

A record number of acquisitions (286) in the smart buildings space in 2021 accounted for a 31% increase on 218 deals in 2020 and a 10% increase on the previous record of 259 transactions in 2019.  There was a robust market for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) among both security product manufacturers and systems integrators last year, […]

Funding in the Smart Buildings sector is at an all-time high as over $13 billion was invested in 2021. This Research Note highlights our analysis of this unprecedented level of funding for smart building startups and established players. This past year has seen a 55% increase in investment values surpassing the previous annual record of $.8.5 billion in 2018.  […]

The past twelve months have been anything but normal, in fact, 2021 could go down in history as the first year of the “new normal” as we came to terms with a pandemic that is reshaping the world. While 2020 will always be seen as the year that rocked the world with restrictions, and lockdowns, […]

Here is the Video Recording from our 9th Free Webinar of the 2021 Smart Buildings Series. Don’t forget you can now Subscribe to ALL our Webinars & Podcasts on Soundcloud, iTunes, YouTube and now Spotify! Robotic Automation Engineers – A Shortcut to Energy Efficient Buildings. Memoori was joined by Ville Ilkkala, the CEO of Finnish startup Valaa […]

“BIoT technology penetration for small and medium-sized commercial buildings is well behind the curve in terms of adoption. This situation is largely a consequence of the business models and economic imperatives that have historically driven the building controls market,” our report on the IoT in smart commercial buildings stated. “Although the cost of building controls solutions is […]

In this research note, we examine the Building Automation (BA) business of Azbil, based on their FY2021 Annual Report, investor presentations, and building technology-related activities throughout 2021. Building Automation, the largest of three business units, accounts for 47.3% of 2021 net sales. The other two businesses are Advanced Automation which supplies process and factory automation products […]

** Recording of this Webinar can now be found HERE ** Please join us on Monday 13th December at 1700 CET | 1600 GMT | 1100 EDT | 0800 PDT for our 9th FREE Webinar in the 2021 Smart Buildings Series. Robotic Automation Engineers – A Shortcut to Energy Efficient Buildings. Memoori will be joined by Ville […]

If all buildings were the same we would be able to create a wide range of off-the-shelf devices that would work reliably via plug-and-play in any building, and most buildings would probably be smart by now. The fact that every building is unique is not the only problem holding back the adoption of smart building […]