Building Management Systems
Tech Giants Showcase Smart Technologies In Their Own Buildings
September 28th, 2016Intel And Partners Set To Open Up The Mid-Market For Smart Buildings
August 12th, 2016
New Programs Could Cut The Cost Of Smart Building Retrofits In The US
Commercial buildings could save as much as $60 billion if energy efficiency investments were increased by just 1-4%, according to a study by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE). However, the average cost of using a Building Management System (BMS) to smart retrofit a building is around $2.30 per square foot, or […]
We Need Smart Data Not Just Big Data
The Big data concept is defined around four key characteristics: data volume, data velocity, data veracity and data value. While the volume and velocity characteristics are concerned with the data generation process as well as how to capture and store the data, the veracity and value characteristics primarily deal with the quality and the usefulness […]
Webinar: What’s Better in a Smart Building World?
** Recording of this Webinar can be Found HERE ** Please Join us on Wednesday 13th July for our 7th FREE Webinar in the 2016 Smart Buildings Series, Kindly Sponsored by Tridium… What’s Better in a Smart Building World? The BIoT is rapidly changing the Building Management game as we know it. This is a […]
PSIM & CISM: Same Same But Different?
“While the PSIM acronym continues to be widely used by many firms in the physical security management systems market, the leading players have moved away from the term in order to differentiate themselves from the competition”, suggests our most recent report. Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) may have been around for a few years now […]
What’s Better In A Smart Building World?
The Building Internet of Things (BIoT) is changing the building management game as we know it, bringing all aspects of a building’s technical performance together into a smart building platform. Often misunderstood, the benefits coming from the evolution to the BIoT are transformative, scalable and go far beyond traditional building management. This month Memoori spoke […]
VMS Shows its Potential to be at the Heart of Building Management
As of April 2016 the UK Government will require all companies involved in the creation public buildings to conform with Level 2 Building Information Modelling (BIM) standards. Level 2 BIM requires much stricter, usually 3D model-based, building specifications in order to ensure superior commissioning. Buildings should function better for occupants from the outset and be […]
A Sea Change in Honeywell’s Merger & Acquisition Strategy?
It’s been a busy start to the year for Honeywell. In less than 4 weeks they have acquired Xtralis, a leading manufacturer of advanced fire detection products, and are looking to sell their Building Solutions Group. Add to this the possibility that a mega merger with UTC, to form an industrial power house, may not […]
What Now for Honeywell & UTC as Proposed Deal Fails to Get Off the Ground?
It’s been widely reported that Honeywell and UTC have been exploring the possibility of a merger. However it seems UTC rejected Honeywell’s $90 billion offer on grounds that the deal will never win US and EU antitrust approval. Since then Honeywell have made a vigorous counter statement insisting that regulatory obstacles need not prevent the […]
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