Building Automation
Beyond Energy Management: Building Performance Optimization Services Take Centre Stage
May 22nd, 2017Only With A Coordinated Effort Will We Be Able To Manage The Cyber Security Threat To Smart Buildings
May 18th, 2017Interconnected Nature of The IoT Means Cyber Attacks Can Pose Risks Far Beyond The Initial Point Of Entry
“Cyber security is widely perceived as one of the most prominent threats facing society today,” begins our latest report Cyber Security in Smart Commercial Buildings 2017 to 2021. However, this is not necessarily because attackers are infiltrating society’s most important systems but because seemingly inconsequential elements can act as an entry point for a whole […]
Global Revenues for Smart Building Cyber Security will Reach $8.65Bn by 2021
Today we have published a brand new report, which is an objective assessment of the market for Cyber Security Hardware, Software & Services in Commercial Buildings from 2016 to 2021. The rise of the Internet of Things in Buildings (BIoT) offers up tangible business benefits and many new opportunities for innovation, but these need to […]
Philips Launches Wireless Lighting-As-A-Service, Offering Smartness Without The Capex
“Digital transformation leaders will no longer view buildings merely as places to shelter employees from the elements but will use them to support heightened employee productivity and tools for business growth,” predicts Andrew Hewitt of Forrester Research. In late April, one such “digital transformation leader,” Philips Lighting, launched a new wireless connected lighting system aimed […]
Can Smart Buildings Encourage Productivity in the Age of Distraction?
“We lose our focus faster than a goldfish,” says a survey of Canadian media consumption by Microsoft. It concluded that the average attention span had fallen to eight seconds, down from 12 in the year 2000. We now have a shorter attention span than goldfish, the study found, prompting Microsoft chief Satya Nadella to suggest, […]
Some Building Systems Are Born Smart, Others Have Smartness Thrust Upon Them
“Some building systems are born smart, some achieve smartness and some have smartness thrust upon them,” Shakespeare might have said if he were a 21st century mechanical engineer or facility manager working in Chicago. Taking center-stage in the ambitious Midwest city is a smart building retrofit worthy of applause. Completed in 1990, 311 South Wacker […]
Strategic Alliances Focusing on the Building Internet of Things Gain Prominence
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson of Tomlinson Business Research. Partnerships focusing on IoT solutions in buildings have gained prominence in the past year. We have tracked over 30 alliances announced since January 2016 between the main building technology incumbents, IT partners and specialised IoT platform providers. This excludes strategic investments, minority stakes, and […]
Commercial Real Estate Firms Strengthen Their Smart Building Capabilities
The two leading service providers in the global Commercial Real Estate (CRE) market have been augmenting their capabilities in smart building technologies, facility management software and services. Major real estate clients are demanding a “one-stop shop” with more integrated services and global multi-site capability. Strategic acquisitions have been the main route to acquire this capability. […]
“The Problem is the Disconnect Between Building Construction and Operation”
“If you look at the fundamental problem in the industry, there is really a disconnect between [building] construction and operation,” stated James Lee during a Memoori webinar last week. “Financial interest of developers, engineers and contractors are not really in alignment with long-term owners and occupants,” he continued. Lee believes this lack of transparency in […]
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