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Acuity Brands Intelligent Spaces Group & FY2023 Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the development of Acuity Brands Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG) and its 2023 financial results, y/e 31st August 2023. Our analysis is based on their 4th October 2023 presentation, analyst call and announcements throughout the fiscal year. This article updates our previous analysis published last year. While lighting makes up […]

Clockworks Analytics Fault Detection and Diagnostics Business Examined
In this Research Note, we examine Clockworks Analytics, the US provider of building analytics software. This article covers the development and growth of the company, channel partnerships and funding rounds through to Series E in August 2023, supported by Schneider Electric, their long-standing strategic investor and partner. Formerly known as KGS Buildings, the company was […]

The Renewable Energy Management Startup Landscape
If our buildings were 100% powered by renewable energy then there would be no reason for energy efficiency, BUT achieving 100% renewable energy-powered buildings will be easier if those buildings are energy efficient. These are the two sides of the sustainability discussion around building operations but, more often than not, energy efficiency takes center stage […]

Siemens Xcelerator Partners Focus on Energy Performance Optimization & Building Analytics for Building X
This Research Note examines the progress of Siemens Buildings business in establishing the Siemens Xcelerator open ecosystem for its Building X suite, a year on from the launch of their software, open platform and co-innovation strategy. The Building X smart buildings SaaS software suite was launched in June 2022 by the Buildings business of Siemens […]

Dalkia UK Technical & Energy Services Business Strengthens Net Zero Offering
This Research Note examines what’s behind the Dalkia UK rebranding of several businesses owned by Electricite de France (EDF). Dalkia, a leading technical and energy services company in the UK, is aligning the Imtech Engineering Services, Inviron, Breathe Energy and SPIE UK activities as Dalkia UK. With approximately 4,000 employees, the group reports over £600 […]

Hybrid Work, Office Consolidation & the Rise of Workplace Experience Apps
“The workplace management industry is in the early stages of a fundamental change, where companies need new ways to deliver an environment that the modern workforce demands,” explains our new research on the global workplace experience apps market. “Over the last three years, the market for workplace experience platforms has evolved and accelerated as a […]

Matterport Digital Twin Business and 2022 Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine Matterport, the U.S. digital twin business, based on 2022 financial results, investor presentations, 10K Annual Report and recent press releases. Since its founding in 2011, Matterport, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, has been a first mover in digitizing, accessing and managing buildings, spaces and places online, with their 3D capture […]

Bridging the Design-Operate Divide in Commercial Buildings
This week, architectural and interior design services company Aukett Swanke Group (ASG) has confirmed the acquisition of smart building technology company Torpedo Factory Group (TFG), in a deal that hints at a new potential trend in the commercial buildings sector. While architects have used M&A to broaden their technological capabilities in the past, few deals […]