Energy Efficiency
Smart Retail Revolution: Extended Lockdown is Changing Buying Patterns Forever
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April 21st, 2020
On the Verge of a New Generation of Buildings that Harness the Potential of their Occupants
Office construction is on the rise. Since 2010, a boom has been underway around the world — with activity set to peak in 2020 at close to 19 million square meters globally, similar to levels at the height of the last two cycles in 2001 and 2008. The current economic upswing impacts the commercial real […]

Occupancy Analytics is Driving the Evolution of Smart Buildings
Capital Tower, in Singapore, is one of the buildings vying for the honor of the “oldest smart building in the world”. While building management systems had long been helping us run our buildings, when the Captial Tower was built in 2000, the 52-story structure was celebrated for its energy efficiency, real-time car park status, and […]

The Straight Road of Traditional Lighting has Arrived at a New Open Landscape
It seems as though the lighting market has been at an inflection point for some time now. After more than a century of contentment with various forms of the traditional lightbulb for various forms of illumination, the LED was born to save the world with unprecedented energy efficiency. LED’s could do more than just illuminate […]

Future Buildings to Offer “Collaborative Ecosystem Where 1 + 1 = 4”
“Co-development and co-creation between building technology companies are going to define the future of building operations. For us to create a higher value, or to tap into the next level of innovation, how we co-create with other providers in order to provide a better outcome for the user will be essential,” President and CEO of […]

UK Construction Policy Falls Short of Targets But Shows Significant Potential
“We’re on the edge of a revolution in how we build – one that could help us transform our society, delivering more productive public services. With new construction technology and processes, we can build better hospitals, schools, offices, and homes; and in turn, create better outcomes for everyone,” reads a recent report from international consultancy […]

Why Big Oil is Investing in Clean Energy & Smart Buildings
The statistic that 40% of energy consumption comes from buildings is well-used when highlighting the much-needed work of energy optimization solutions. However, on the other side of that coin is the fact that buildings, especially inefficient buildings, are the energy industry’s biggest customer group. Consequently, the thought of “big oil” supporting the growing energy management […]

Continually Demolishing & Rebuilding Our Buildings Is Not Smart or Sustainable
The pyramids of Giza have been standing intact for over 4000-years and are not even the oldest pyramids in Egypt.The Pantheon in Rome has been in continuous use for over 2000-years, Istanbul’s intricate Santa Sophia appears pristine despite is 1483-year age, while the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Palestine, has housed worshipers for the […]

“In Time, Frictionless Security Will Become the Norm… But We’re Some Way Off”
“The explosion in connectivity over the past 15 years has fundamentally changed how we work, and equipped organizations with the technology and data to transform their offering at a relatively low cost. Today, companies can scrutinize their operations, services and environments to a degree that was unthinkable a decade ago – this paradigm shift is […]