Commercial Buildings
IoT in Commercial Buildings: “Disrupt Yourself Before The Competition Does It For You”
July 26th, 2017Enabling Productivity and Collaboration in Commercial Smart Buildings
June 6th, 2017
North America Leads the Way for Cyber Security in Smart Commercial Buildings
The North American market is the dominant global force in cyber security for smart commercial buildings, according to our latest report: Cyber Security in Smart Commercial Buildings 2017 to 2021. The report’s comprehensive regional revenue analysis showed that the US represented almost half (47%) of global revenues for cyber security in smart commercial buildings in […]
A Crisis Of Connectivity? Cyber Security In Smart Commercial Buildings
“The cyber security market for smart commercial buildings is largely immature and poorly defined,” according to our latest report – Cyber Security in Smart Commercial Buildings 2017 to 2021. The reasons for this, as the report explores, are not unlike that of other new markets striving for sustainability in a dynamic and rapidly evolving sector. […]
Workplace Optimization Solutions Proliferate as the Commercial Real Estate Sector Undergoes a Seismic Shift
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson of Tomlinson Business Research. The Commercial Real Estate industry is undergoing a major shift as new business models and changes in the nature of the workforce disrupt the sector. Changes in the way we work are forecast to transform not only the workplaces of startup companies but also […]
Can Smart Buildings Encourage Productivity in the Age of Distraction?
“We lose our focus faster than a goldfish,” says a survey of Canadian media consumption by Microsoft. It concluded that the average attention span had fallen to eight seconds, down from 12 in the year 2000. We now have a shorter attention span than goldfish, the study found, prompting Microsoft chief Satya Nadella to suggest, […]
Delivering Building Performance Software that Meets Customer Requirements
Numerous detailed assessments of adoption drivers for Energy Management software solutions for buildings in the developed world have concluded that they must deliver the following: * Reduce Operational Costs * Ensure Regulatory Compliance * Reduce Pollution * Align with Corporate Sustainability Goals * Meet Consumer Interest in Sustainable Products Therefore energy management software solutions in […]
Reinventing BMS For Any Size Building
“Folks — it’s time to stop being so entrenched in our beliefs about what a BMS is or should be. It’s time to learn from the group across the aisle — the consumer sector — that is out-innovating us,” stated Varun Nagaraj, president and CEO of Sierra Monitor Corp. Nagaraj recounted a story of his […]
Property Managers Are The “Nucleus” Of Smart Buildings
“I suspect the evolution of technology in our buildings is going to come rather quickly,” said Lachlan MacQuarrie, vice president, real estate management, with Oxford Properties Group, while moderating a seminar at the PM Expo in Toronto last month. “My advice would be: you probably don’t have as much time as you think you have.” […]
M&A brings Consolidation & Focus to the Building Performance Software Business
Our report on the Building Performance Software (BPS) business demonstrates that despite some 150 confirmed acquisitions in the last 6 years, the industry has at least 350 established suppliers delivering across 16 different market segments. These segments overlap and cause confusion when building operators are evaluating how they meet their value propositions. This is particularly […]
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