Building Automation
Net Zero Buildings Explored: The Exploratorium, San Francisco
August 29th, 2024Mapping the Strategic Direction of Bosch Energy & Building Technology in Smart Buildings 2024
August 28th, 2024
Australian Building Analytics Startup CIM Environmental Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the Australian building analytics startup, CIM Environmental Pty Ltd., founded in Sydney, Australia in 2013. We identified CIM as one of 100 startups gaining traction in our latest Landscape of Smart Building Startups Report June 2024. CIM Value Proposition At the center of CIM’s proposition is the PEAK Platform […]
Carrier Portfolio Transformation: Exit of Commercial & Residential Fire Businesses
This Research Note reviews Carrier’s announcement to divest its commercial and residential fire business to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds for an enterprise value of $3 Billion. This transaction is part of a series of divestments, brought about by the acquisition of Viessmann Climate Solutions. The state of play of Carrier’s portfolio transformation activities […]
Interoperability for Big Data to Drive AI into Buildings?
Few places in the world have a more challenging mix of climate politics and aging building stock than Europe. In an effort to meet its various climate goals, the European Union has instigated, funded, and supported a wide variety of projects designed to reduce the impact of buildings on the environment. In this research note, […]
Mapping the Strategic Direction of Siemens in Smart Buildings 2024
This Research Note examines the emerging strategic priorities of Siemens Buildings business in 2024, part of Siemens Smart Infrastructure Division. This analysis is intended as a non-exhaustive indicator of their strategic direction in the smart buildings sector between October 2022 and June 2024, updating our previous Research Note, part 1 and part 2 published in […]
The Burning Questions Around Fire Safety in Smart Buildings
Fire has always been a leading concern for buildings and regulators, which has led to compliant fire safety systems in almost every commercial building in developed economies around the world. However, this traditional stringency around fire safety has separated fire safety from wider building systems as they continue their rapid digital transformation and comprehensive interconnection. […]
What Can We Learn From the Crowdstrike Cyber Incident?
On July 19th 2024 the world experienced what has been called “the largest computer blackout in history” after 850 million failing computers took down airports, emergency services, television networks, and much more. The incident was not caused by an international criminal group or a malicious state actor, instead, however, it was just a Crowdstrike update […]
Albireo Energy’s BAS Integration Business & Financials Examined
This Research Note highlights Albireo Energy, the largest independent Building Automation systems integration and energy services company in the US. We examine their 2023 financial highlights, deployments, revised strategy, and sustainability solutions portfolio, based on their 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance Report and Memoori analysis. This article updates our 2023 Research Note on the company. […]
What’s Behind Johnson Controls Move to Divest Residential & Light Commercial HVAC to Bosch?
This Research Note examines what’s behind Johnson Controls’ latest move to divest its residential and light commercial HVAC equipment business to the Bosch group. We review the transaction details and rationale in the context of JCI’s strategic transformation, before exploring other non-core divestments and our conclusions. Residential & Light Commercial HVAC Transaction Details On 23rd […]
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