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January 28th, 2019
The Huge Value of Occupancy Data in Commercial Real Estate
As much as one-third of commercial real estate in the US is “under-utilized,” according to the IBM Institute for Business Value. That is approximately 4 billion square feet of space that could be used better to add value or let go to save cost. The problem is that companies and building owners aren’t always sure […]
If Smart Buildings are to Take Hold we Need a Unified View of What “Smart” Actually is!
Considering that they were first mentioned in the 1980s, it sometimes feels like smart buildings have been around for a while. With every device connected it may appear that the technology is now established, that all that is left is for costs to come down so adoption can pick up and that we are on […]
Can Office Lighting Really Make You More Productive?
The right type of office light can make you more productive. This is a concept we’ve been hearing more and more in recent years, albeit mainly from lighting vendors and those promoting their smart buildings that feature “human-centric” lighting. So is this all just bogus science being used to reinvent the light bulb or is […]
Learning from Nature to Develop Advanced Workplace, Building & Urban Networks
We still have so much to learn from the natural world. In fact, it seems like many technological breakthroughs seek to mimic natural systems that have been functioning for thousands, if not millions, of years. Solar panels convert sunlight into energy like photosynthesis in the leaves of plants, honeycomb designs are increasingly seen in artitecture […]
Commercial Real Estate Firms Embrace PropTech with IoT Platforms & Apps
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Independent Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Real estate operators and service providers are proving to be early adopters of proptech innovations and IoT solutions as they focus on optimizing energy and operational efficiencies in their portfolios. They are developing their own in-house platforms, investing in startup companies (Real […]
Acquisitions of Workspace Management Platforms Provide the Base for Occupancy Analytics Data
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Independent Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Recent acquisitions in workspace management platforms demonstrate the growing momentum for new ways of working in offices, driven by the trend to humanize the workplace experience, the demand for co-working and agile offices, the needs of multi-generational employees and changing space utilization […]
Predictive Maintenance for Facility Management is Now at a Disruptive Price Point
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Independent Senior Research Associate at Memoori. A wide range of HVAC equipment and service providers are competing for a slice of the IoT enabled business from commercial real estate owners and operators. The proliferation of machine learning and IoT platforms aimed at energy management, remote diagnostics and preventative […]
Blockchain Series: Developing Trust to Unleash the Potential of Smart Buildings
“From energy management to billing, blockchain will eventually touch everything in buildings,” says Joseph Aamidor, of Aamidor Consulting. To conclude our April Blockchain Series, we look at how blockchain could change the way to construct, own, let and operate our buildings. Blockchain on Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) The AEC industry is already getting quite […]
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