carbon emissions
Net Zero Buildings Explored: Elithis Tower, Dijon
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October 20th, 2023
Video Surveillance has its Eyes on Sustainability
Security and sustainability are two aspects of modern buildings that don’t often overlap. Security evades sustainability by being more important in many respects, protecting people and assets today, while sustainability protects them for the future. However, as the number of video surveillance products in action proliferate rapidly, the environmental cost of such security has become […]

DoE Claims US Can Save $10 Billion in Annual Grid Costs Using VPPs
The US Department of Energy (DoE) believes the nation can save as much as $10 billion in annual grid costs by 2030, simply by tripling the existing deployment of virtual power plants (VPPs). As the US ramps up sustainability processes in line with environmental targets VPPs are becoming an increasingly important factor in their success. […]

#Podcast 23: The Power of Existing Buildings!
In our Podcast series “Sh*t You Wish Your Building Did!”, Memoori explores the intersection between technology and commercial real estate through interesting conversations. In Episode #23 of our Podcast, we sat down with Rob Murchison from Intelligent Buildings & Craig Stevenson from Auros Group for a free-ranging discussion about the Power of Retrofit and Existing Buildings! […]

Building Energy Performance Codes Pushing Decarbonization Efforts
On Tuesday September 12th, last week, New York City (NYC) Mayor Eric Adams launched “Getting 97 Done,” a new strategy to cut harmful carbon emissions from the city’s many large buildings as obliged under Local Law 97 of 2019. The plan aims to deliver the goals outlined in the broader “PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done,” New […]

Net Zero Buildings Explored: The SEE Institute, Dubai Sustainable City
The SEE Institute is a flagship for net zero buildings in Dubai Sustainable City, an environmentally responsible mixed-use and residential district in the desert. The 50,000 square foot net zero commercial building will be dedicated to the advancement of sustainability knowledge, technology, and innovations through research, training, events and incubation of tech startups working on […]

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 […]

£93 Billion of UK Commercial Real Estate at Risk of Becoming Stranded Assets
In the UK, an April update to the minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) regulations for non-domestic buildings means large swathes of commercial real estate will have to improve their energy performance or face closure. As climate change dominates the headlines once again, building regulators will double down on environmental commitments, and commercial real estate owners […]

GridBeyond Acquires Veritone Energy to Expand Capabilities of Distributed Energy Assets
In this Research Note, we examine what’s behind the move by Veritone to divest their energy unit as well as assessing GridBeyond’s focus and strategic rationale for acquiring the business. This analysis is based on Veritone’s 2022 10K Report, investor presentations and GridBeyond’s media coverage over recent years. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Veritone, Inc. is […]