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Opportunities for Smart Buildings as a Service in Commercial Real Estate
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. In a challenging economy, customers will be demanding more value from their investments and will be less willing to commit to upfront capital expenditure; making Smart Buildings as a Service even more attractive than 6 months ago. This business model is defined as […]
ABB Ramps Up its Mid-Market Commercial Building Automation Business
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. ABB is targeting a new growth opportunity in the commercial building solutions and services sector, according to its November 2019 Electrification Investor Day in Italy. The group presentation views commercial buildings as a high-growth segment with a $21 billion market size and a […]
New Majority Shareholder for No. 2 Player in German Building Automation Market
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Kieback & Peter, one of the leading specialists in building automation announced an ownership change in January 2020, with the CEO taking over the majority stake from the Laeger family. Founded in Berlin in 1927, Kieback & Peter is a provider of building […]
6 European PropTech Startups Accelerated by E.ON
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. In Europe, the energy sector is leading the way in developing accelerator programs to strengthen their efforts in supporting business ideas as part of their increased focus on digitization, decentralization and decarbonization of energy. Two leading German energy companies, E.ON and Innogy have […]
Record Levels of M&A in the Smart Building Space Indicate a Tipping Point has been Reached
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Over the last three years, Memoori has tracked 594 acquisitions across the smart buildings space, described in detail in our new report on M&A and Investments in Smart Buildings H2-2019. Record levels of M&A in the last 2 years are confirming a shift […]
Hybrid Deep Learning Promises to Better Predict Building Energy Consumption
Accurate forecasting of building energy consumption is as valuable as it is complicated. The ability to reliably predict how much energy a building will use in the next hour, week, or year would bring about a new level of flexibility within and between our smart buildings but a range of internal and external variables have […]
Dumb Buildings Are Stranded Assets In The New Climate Economy
If we don’t address climate change and keep anthropogenic warming under the 2°C threshold set out by the Paris Climate Accord, then we will face the wrath of nature through rapidly rising sea levels, increased drought and wildfires, and other trends that will make life on earth more difficult — this is the physical risk […]
Energy Efficiency & Occupant Comfort are Inseparable in the Smart Building Context
Occupant centric controls (OCC) is a key approach to smart buildings. Gathering adaptive control parameters, such as occupant or environmental data, to improve occupant comfort, energy efficiency, and other smart building objectives. The industry understands the need for OCC but numerous research studies in the past year have highlighted the fact that there have been […]
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