Facility Management

In this Research Note, we examine the Sauter Group, a Basel, Switzerland-based provider of building automation solutions and services. We highlight the Group’s profile, 2024 financial highlights, Vision Center 2025 upgrade, and recent deployments in Germany. Sauter Group 2024 Profile Founded in 1910, Fr. Sauter AG is privately owned by the founding families (FABREL AG […]

This Research Note examines Limbach Holdings Inc, a NASDAQ-listed company that offers mechanical, electrical, and plumbing services for mission-critical facilities. We explore their financial highlights, 3-pillar strategy, key vertical markets and competitive matrix, before highlighting their approach to portfolio-wide visibility using Facilio’s smart buildings platform. Limbach Profile Limbach positions itself as a leading building systems […]

In this Research Note, we examine Siemens solutions portfolio for smart campuses and highlight three major deployments of decarbonization technologies at UK university campuses in London, Birmingham, and Kent. Siemens Buildings business in the UK has implemented a range of solutions including energy audits, lighting replacement, building management system upgrades, solar energy & heat pump […]

This Research Note examines the acquisition of the German software company Thing-it, by MazeMap, a Norwegian indoor navigation provider. We examine the development of the two startup companies prior to their merger and conclude with our perspective on the consolidation. Transaction In August 2025, Thing-it became part of MazeMap. Since then, the company reported that […]

This Research Note examines a report from Reuters that MRI Software is to be listed in an IPO or sold. We explore the development of the business over the last 10 years, since it was acquired by private equity owners, highlight their software acquisitions for commercial real estate applications addressing integrated workplace management, tenant experience […]

This live stream provided a comprehensive and independent analysis of the practical applications of drones for commercial real estate. The session covered how three converging forces (technology maturity, regulatory clarity, and urban permitting) are making drone programs scalable in 2025. In this research note, you will find a summary of the live stream, along with […]

In this Research Note, we examine EMCOR, one of the largest mechanical and electrical contractors in the United States and its building services business, which accounts for 24% of the group’s 2024 revenues of $14.6 billion.  Based on their 2024 Annual Report and Corporate Overview Presentation, this analysis covers the Building Services financial highlights for […]

This Research Note examines Facilio, one of 11 startups founded in India gaining traction in the smart buildings space, previously highlighted in our Startups in Smart Buildings Report, published in January 2025. We review their Operations & Maintenance (O&M) platform, disclosed company funding, and unified building operations strategy before providing our own view of this […]