CBRE

Smart Buildings

CBRE $610M Onnec Buy Supercharges Data Center Strategy

October 26th, 2026
Smart Buildings

CBRE Building Operations Revenue Surges Over 15% Reshaping Smart Building Services

April 30th, 2026
Meta VR Workplace 2026
Smart Buildings

Meta’s $73Bn Metaverse Collapse: Where does this leave Big Tech’s Workplace Efforts?

Four years ago, Meta rebranded its entire company around virtual reality. Now, they’ve announced they will discontinue Horizon Workrooms and lay off 1,500 Reality Labs employees. A stunning and expensive reverse. They are not alone. Microsoft has retired Mesh, transferred its HoloLens contract to a defense contractor, and its Places app, quite frankly, feels increasingly […]

Deepki ESG
Energy

French Sustainability Software Provider Deepki Examined

This Research Note looks in-depth at Deepki, a French ESG platform provider offering a SaaS solution that uses data intelligence to guide real estate players in their net-zero transition. We examine the maturing software startup, its external funding, acquisitions, and deployments, and provide our view on their business. Deepki Profile Co-founded in 2014 by CEO […]

CBRE Industrious Acquisition
Smart Buildings

CBRE Building Operations & Experience (BOE) Business Examined

In this Research Note, we examine CBRE’s recent announcement of the creation of a new Building Operations & Experience business segment, in conjunction with the acquisition of Industrious, a US provider of flexible workplace solutions. We assess the changes to the former Global Workplace Solutions business and comment on the Industrious acquisition and the state […]

CBRE Strategy Mapping Acquisitions Investments Partnerships Divestments
Smart Buildings

Mapping the Strategic Direction of CBRE in Smart Buildings 2024

This Research Note examines the emerging strategic priorities of CBRE, one of the largest real estate service providers in the smart buildings space. We have mapped acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and investment activity to ascertain the growth ambitions of the group, by categorizing the various business relationships by technology and investment type. This article is intended […]

Johnson Controls Strategy Mapping 2024
Smart Buildings

Mapping the Strategic Direction of Johnson Controls in Smart Buildings 2024

This Research Note examines the emerging strategic priorities of Johnson Controls (JCI) in the smart buildings space. We have mapped acquisitions, divestments, strategic partnerships, and investment activity to ascertain the growth ambitions of the group, by categorizing the various business relationships by technology and investment type. This article is intended as a non-exhaustive indicator of […]

Smart Buildings Strategic Investment
Smart Buildings

10 Notable Strategic Investments in the Smart Buildings Space in 2023

This Research Note reviews strategic investments in the smart buildings space over the last 12 months. A diverse range of corporate stakeholders – commercial real estate service firms, building owners and operators, vendors of building automation systems and HVAC equipment firms – have continued to fund startups with innovative technology platforms and business models.   Investments […]

Johnson Controls Digital Workplace Acquisition FM:Systems
Smart Buildings

Johnson Controls Augments its Digital Workplace Portfolio with the Acquisition of FM:Systems

In this Research Note, we examine what’s behind Johnson Controls’ acquisition of FM:Systems, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based digital workplace management and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider for facilities and real estate professionals. Since 2015, when Johnson Controls divested its Global Workplace Solutions business to CBRE, the HVAC and building controls giant has been missing […]

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