Building Energy Management Systems
What’s a Smart City Without Connected Smart Buildings?
April 14th, 2016The Combined Market for Energy Software in Smart Buildings Will Rise to Nearly $10Bn by 2020
April 13th, 2016The Harmonization of the Smart Grid and Smart Building Markets has begun!
The Smart Grid and Smart buildings markets are beginning the tricky process of harmonization as major global firms look to capitalise on opportunities surrounding distributed energy. Memoori’s brand new report shows that the combined market for Energy Software in Smart Buildings (comprised of Enterprise Energy Management, BECS Supervisory Software and Smart Building to Smart Grid […]
Audio: Unlocking the Value of Data in Smart Buildings
For those who missed it or want to listen again, below is the Audio Stream from our 2nd Free Webinar in the 2016 Smart Buildings Series, sponsored by Tridium… “How can we Unlock the Value of Data in Smart Buildings?” A Webinar Q&A with Vladi Shunturov, Cofounder & President of Lucid, The company behind BuildingOS, […]
Smart Building Innovators Lead in Global Cleantech
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson of Tomlinson Business Research. The newly released Global Cleantech 100 Report for 2015 includes emerging players offering innovative software, solutions and new business models, reflecting the market disruption currently underway in the smart buildings market. Global Cleantech 100 is a comprehensive list of private clean technology companies with […]
Johnson Controls & Tyco International Merge in Huge Inversion Deal
Johnson Controls Inc, a leading industrial-systems, HVAC and battery maker, announced on Monday it will merge with Tyco International, fire protection and security technology firm – combining the companies’ building control businesses and taking on Tyco’s Irish tax address. “We see from day one being able to leverage the combined distributions, the combined customer base […]
Utilities Invest in Energy Software & Services for Commercial Buildings
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson of Tomlinson Business Research. As the global energy sector experiences major disruption and fundamental transformation, utility companies are adjusting their business models towards new technologies and services aimed at differentiating themselves in tomorrow’s energy market. The opportunity for utilities to leverage Smart Building technologies to offer innovative services […]
Divestment Trend Continues with GE Energy Services Start-Up ‘Current’
GE has announced the creation of Current, a start-up that combines energy hardware with a digital backbone to make power simpler and more efficient for customers. The company, which is backed by GE’s balance sheet, brings together GE’s LED, solar, energy storage and electric vehicle businesses as a one-stop shop for early customers like Walgreens, […]
Facility Management Software Trends: Integration, Acquisitions and Partnerships
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson of Tomlinson Business Research. The integration of software aimed at supporting processes in the management of commercial and industrial facilities and real estate has been a continuing trend over recent years. It has gained ground with the convergence of building energy management software into common data platforms combining […]
LEED Dynamic Plaque could Elevate Building Automation to another Level
Telus House (the 1st major office development south of Toronto’s railway tracks in more than a decade) was launched as a LEED Gold AAA standard Smart Building, 60% more efficient than comparable traditional buildings. Now in 2015 the 30-storey smart building, owned by Menkes Developments Ltd., will become the first Canadian building to employ a […]