Facility Management
Some Building Systems Are Born Smart, Others Have Smartness Thrust Upon Them
April 27th, 2017Commercial Real Estate Firms Strengthen Their Smart Building Capabilities
April 13th, 2017Why Should Facilities Managers Care About the Smart Grid?
“Work done addressing Smart Grid has been central to the last decade’s most significant technology developments; from Internet of Things to Web services and Building Automation to Big Data Energy Analytics,” said John “Jack” McGowan, CEM Principal at The McGowan Group. In an article for Automated Buildings, McGowan points out that too much of the […]
Webinar: Buildings Need to be Operated with More Precision!
** Recording of this Webinar can be Found HERE ** Please Join us on Wednesday 19th October 1600 UK Time for our 10th FREE Webinar in the 2016 Smart Buildings Series, Kindly Sponsored by Tridium. Buildings Need to be Operated with More Precision! A Q&A Webinar with Eric Hall, Chief Technology Officer at Site 1001 […]
Competition Heats Up in the Facilities & Real Estate Management Software Sector
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson of Tomlinson Business Research The acquisition of Verisae announced on 22nd September, is the third deal by Accruent this year, and further evidence of the wave of M&A activity by the major players in the facilities management sector to consolidate their positions in the market. Verisae offers a […]
CRE Software Takes An Increasing Role In The Development Of Smart Buildings
“The Commercial Real Estate (CRE) technology landscape, has grown tremendously over the last five years, with Realcomm estimating 2,200 companies, with at least 500 new companies entering the space in the last five to six years”, states a recent Memoori report on Building Performance Software. While the definition of CRE technology often includes software for lease management, […]
UK Government Supports Smart Buildings with BIM Level 3 Funding
While a tax on sugary drinks may have captured most of the attention from the UK government’s 2016 Budget announcement this month, there was a more interesting element for the construction industry – at least for those not addicted to sugary drinks! To the surprise of many in the sector, the document included an explicit […]
Facility Management Software Trends: Integration, Acquisitions and Partnerships
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson of Tomlinson Business Research. The integration of software aimed at supporting processes in the management of commercial and industrial facilities and real estate has been a continuing trend over recent years. It has gained ground with the convergence of building energy management software into common data platforms combining […]