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Audio: Where is AI-Powered Building Management Leading Us?
September 26th, 2017No Commercial Building Too Small For The Internet of Things Era
September 12th, 2017
Is the Light Industry Still in the Dark When it Comes to Cyber Security?
This May, the global news headlines announced that a penetrating chain of attacks had taken place. Over the course of just 24 hours, 45,000 cyber-attacks had taken place in 99 countries around the world. The ‘WannaCry’ ransomware attack hit multiple organisations hard, created over 200,000 victims, and even left vital operations having to be cancelled […]
Investment in IoT Platforms for Commercial Buildings is on the Rise
Investment in IoT platforms for commercial buildings has continued to rise unabated since 2015. With the recent flood of low cost connected building systems, advanced sensors and cloud-based data analytics software driven by machine learning, a diverse range of building management platforms aimed at energy efficiency and asset optimization are being launched. The companies described […]
Osram Broadens Portfolio With Smart Building Focused Acquisition of Digital Lumens
Lighting giant Osram has agreed to acquire smart building focused start-up Digital Lumens Inc, for an undisclosed fee. The move is the most recent in a string of similar deals that have seem promising start-ups assimilated by one of the sectors big players. The deal will allow Osram to expand its internet of things (IoT) […]
Reconsidering BIM Strategy: Collaboration Not Fragmentation
There has been significant praise heaped upon the UK government for its building information modelling (BIM) adoption strategy. “The UK’s approach to BIM is seen as the model by the rest of the world,” said Gavin Bonner, Global BIM Manager at Cundall. Its mandate on BIM use in all public sector projects has driven the […]
Futureproofing Buildings Requires Consideration Of The Only Constant – Humans
The office is a rapidly evolving space. Technology is simultaneously being introduced, replaced and rejected in this dynamic environment trying to find its best form. An office may host a wide variety of different organizations, departments and people at any one time and over the course of its lifetime, each with different characteristics and objectives. […]
BIM Adoption In The UK Is High, But Expectation Is Higher
“On my travels around the world – in the Middle East, the US, China and Hong Kong, for example – I always hear the UK Building Information Modelling (BIM) mandate mentioned as a model for public sector construction projects, and we’ll shortly see other countries copying our structured approach,” predicts Gavin Bonner, Global BIM Manager […]
Could BIM Be Vulnerable To WannaCry Style Ransomware Attacks?
Last month’s WannaCry cyber attack has underlined yet more vulnerabilities being created in our digital systems. The ransomware attack is considered the biggest of its kind, and the greater sophistication of the software used suggests this type of attack could soon target multi-million dollar projects, like those in the building industry. In what seems crude […]
Strategic Partnerships are Critical to the Development of Building Performance Software Companies
Memoori has tracked a number of strategic partnerships between several of the leading players of building performance software in recent times. These are proving to be critical in the development of new software products but partnerships have not always been popular in this business so what is driving it? Our report The Market for Building […]
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