Built Environment
Satellite Imaging Technology for Measuring the Thermal Footprint of Buildings
June 2nd, 2021Podcast #5: Driving Smart Building Innovation Through Academia!
May 21st, 2021
Your Building Is Only As Green As Its Supply Chain
Green buildings are nothing new. In fact, the energy efficiency of a wide range of building systems and operational practices have been hallmarks of the smart building movement that has been evolving over the last few decades. However, the sustainability of buildings is about more than just operational efficiency, they must also incorporate environmentally responsible […]

Podcast #4: Bricks & Clicks! Digitizing the Traditional Retail Experience
In this new Podcast series, Memoori explores the intersection between technology and commercial real estate through interesting conversations. Bricks & Clicks! Digitizing the Traditional Retail Experience. In episode #4 we talk to Carita Weiss, Head of Payments at Coop Sverige, one of the biggest retailers in Sweden. Carita discusses their new store initiative ‘Scan & […]

New Challenges for Commercial Real Estate Mean New Challenges for Cities
“The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis has hit the commercial real estate sector hard. Containment measures implemented in response to the pandemic severely affected economic activity and reduced the demand for commercial property,” states the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) April 2021 Global Financial Stability Report: Preempting a Legacy of Vulnerabilities. “Part of the adverse impact — […]

The Competitive Advantage of Having a Healthy Smart Building Has Never Been Greater
Our buildings are in the midst of a crisis, not just the pandemic that has reduced commercial building occupancy to zero for extended periods in the past year but also a crisis of how to operate in the post-COVID environment. Public health will remain center stage even after lockdowns end and employees are allowed to […]
Recording: Project Haystack – 10 Years of Data Semantics in the Built Environment
Here is the Video Recording from our 3rd Free Webinar of the 2021 Smart Buildings Series. Project Haystack – 10 Years of Bringing Data Semantics to the Built Environment! Memoori was joined by John Petze & Marc Petock from the Project Haystack Organization to Discuss 10 Years of Bringing Data Semantics to the Built Environment […]

The Emerging Blockchain Across the Entire Lifecycle of Buildings
Blockchain is one of those technological innovations that promise to revolutionize anything it touches. While cryptocurrencies do appear to be surviving the test of time, the actual use of blockchain in the buildings industry has so far been struggling to match the hype that surrounds it. Blockchain is essentially a decentralized database that chronologically and […]

COVID Lights the Path to Workplace Consolidation & Smarter Buildings
COVID-19 has focused the world’s attention on health, this is especially true for commercial buildings that have seen significantly reduced, and often zero, occupancy for much of the past year. Cleaning and contactless technologies have taken center stage in the fight against virus transmission to comply with new regulations and encourage workers back to the […]

Smart Building Tech Can Limit Infection But We Need to Present the Data to Alleviate Fear
Office workers have become comfortable at home. After being forced to work from home for much of the last 12-months, the long-awaited return to the office (whenever it comes) will now represents change and with change comes fear. Just as the end of the pandemic will not be a specific date, the return to the […]