Drones
The Expanding Role of Artificial Intelligence in Smart Building Applications
March 19th, 2024Mapping the Strategic Direction of Grosvenor Property Group in Smart Buildings
August 28th, 2023
Funding Takes Off for AI Drone Building Inspection!
Of the one million or so buildings in New York City, 314 have over 40 stories and are considered skyscrapers but more than 14,500 are over the six-story threshold to require a physical inspection of their facade every five years. With the growth of tall buildings around the world, especially in Asian and Middle Eastern […]
The Energy Performance Potential of the Building Envelope
Often the most obvious things are the hardest to see, and that could be said of the building envelope in our quest for climate-friendly real estate. Architectural trends over the past few decades have favored glass, prioritizing the facade’s aesthetic appeal and leaving the envelope’s functional aspects to take a backseat. Double or triple-pane glass […]
ADT Commercial Fire & Security Business & Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the ADT Commercial fire and security business, based on their 2022 Results, investor presentations and strategy throughout 2022, updating our previous analysis. ADT is a US public company providing smart home, commercial security, and solar solutions serving residential, small business, and commercial customers in the United States. Total revenues […]
How 5G will Change Video Surveillance & How it Won’t!
Few technologies have been hyped as much as 5G. Even before the rollout of 4G, the hype began to build around its successor and projecting the transformative change that 5G would bring to almost every industry. In the physical security sector, 5G is being hailed as a game-changer for video surveillance and other security applications. […]
Delivery Culture & The Smart Building
Package delivery statistics for 2020/21 make interesting reading. Volume has surged during the pandemic. Managing that incoming flow of deliveries is fast becoming a challenge for building managers and staff seeking to maintain safety, security, hygiene, and a productive work environment. It is at that final step of a complex international logistics network where a range […]
Eyes on the Building – Drones Take Structural Inspections to the Next Level
The building envelope is the protective layer that creates the indoor environment by separating it from the outside world. It is central to ventilation, insulation, fenestration, and just like other essential parts of the structure, the building envelope is prone to unexpected damage as well as wear and tear over time that requires maintenance to […]
DHL & EHang Launch First Regular Drone Delivery Service in China
DHL Express and intelligent autonomous aerial vehicle (drone) company EHang have launched a regular drone delivery route to overcome last mile delivery issues in urban China. The new customized route, which has been exclusively created for a single DHL customer, covers a distance of approximately eight kilometers between the customer premises and the DHL service […]
Building Greater Efficiency into the Construction Industry
2017 was an important year for the construction industry. Consultancy firm McKinsey estimates the sector to now be worth around $10 trillion, potentially growing up to $14 trillion by 2025. While the numbers are impressive, what made 2017 so important for the construction industry was realizing its inefficiencies. The early introduction of advanced technologies have […]