Climate Change
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Time to put Inefficient Buildings in the Climate Change Spotlight
Within the industry, we talk a lot about the environment-saving potential of smart buildings. How our buildings are responsible for 40% of global energy consumption and 33% of greenhouse gas emissions, and how smart technology can be used to reduce that significant contribution to climate change. However, despite that unparalleled environmental impact, we rarely see […]
The Building Retrofit Revolution?
Today, the number of efficient buildings in the world barely represents 1% of total building stock, and the percentage of new buildings built today to high-efficiency standards is barely above 10%. When you consider that the average building is operational for 60 years, you quickly realize it would take centuries to decarbonize all building stock […]
By Standardizing Climate Change Disclosures We Can Drive Greener Investment
Today, April 22nd, marks Earth Day, now widely recognized as the largest secular observance in the world. Since 1970, Earth Day has brought together a global community that has grown to over a billion people who use the date as a day of action to change human behavior and drive global, national, and local policy […]
The ESG Problem & the Smart Building Solution
The term Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) has been around for almost 20-years but still conjures up a range of different thoughts and feelings for different people. For some, it is a force for good, bringing more humanness into the world of business, for others it is a weak attempt at regulation on serious global […]
Environmental Drivers Take the Wheel in the Smart Buildings Market
“Is this how our story is due to end? A tale of the smartest species doomed by that all too human characteristic of failing to see the bigger picture in pursuit of short-term goals. Perhaps the fact that the people most affected by climate change are no longer some imagined future generation, but young people […]
Trane Commercial HVAC Business 2021 Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the commercial HVAC business of Trane Technologies, which includes their building automation and energy services portfolio. It is based on their 2021 annual results, investor presentations and related activities throughout 2021. Trane Technologies was formed in 2020 following a spin-off from Ingersoll Rand’s Climate Division. As a vertically integrated enterprise, Trane offers […]
Smart Building Data Silos are Not Sustainable for the Market or the Environment
Picking just the low-hanging fruits of green efficiency is not enough to make real progress in the fight against climate change. The phasing out of incandescent lighting for LED technology was relatively easy considering the lifespan of light bulbs is measured in months. The ongoing transition to electric mobility is a greater challenge with vehicles […]
Hybrid Work & Climate Change to Drive the Evolution of Smart Buildings in 2022
The past twelve months have been anything but normal, in fact, 2021 could go down in history as the first year of the “new normal” as we came to terms with a pandemic that is reshaping the world. While 2020 will always be seen as the year that rocked the world with restrictions, and lockdowns, […]
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