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Mapping the Strategic Direction of Johnson Controls in Smart Buildings 2024
September 16th, 2024The Energy-Efficiency-as-a-Service (EEaaS) Market Landscape
September 12th, 2024Notable Investors in Smart Buildings: Keyframe Capital
In this Research Note, we examine the role of Keyframe Capital Partners, L.P., a New York-based SEC-registered investor in the smart buildings space, reviewing 10 target companies in its portfolio. To date, Keyframe Capital has invested in financing the energy transition, across transportation, buildings, and energy infrastructure markets. Founded in 2019, the firm invests across […]
Belimo Capital Markets Day 2024: Targeting Growth Hotspots
Belimo, a listed company on the Swiss Stock Exchange, hosted its Capital Markets Day 2024 on 4th September 2024. This Research Note focuses on the building automation device manufacturer’s perspective on its growth targets. This is an update to our previous coverage of Belimo’s growth strategy and our latest Examined article. At Capital Market Day […]
Maturing VPP Markets Signal Grid Modernization Around the World
Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) have been on the verge of disrupting the power sector for about a decade now, but continued development around the world suggests the technology should emerge as a core element of the global electricity landscape. “VPP technology alleviates electricity grid issues with solutions that include managing load shifting, renewable energy sources, […]
Haltian IoT Business & 2023 Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine Haltian, the Finnish developer of IoT hardware and software solutions for the built environment. This analysis, updating our June 2022 article on Haltian, focuses on the company’s recently launched products and solutions, its financial performance between 2020 and 2023, funding, and deployments. Founded in 2012, they are headquartered in […]
Wago Building Automation Business & Financials 2024 Examined
This Research Note examines Wago Group, a German supplier of electrical interconnection technology and automation products for buildings and factories. We analyze their 2023 financial highlights and growth strategy in building automation solutions and cloud services. Wago Profile Wago Group is a German manufacturer of over 25,000 products, systems, and solutions for electrical interconnection technology […]
Net Zero Buildings Explored: The Exploratorium, San Francisco
Originally founded by famed particle physicist Frank Oppenheimer in 1969, San Francisco’s Exploratorium moved to Pier 15, its current location, in 2013 and set a target of becoming the world’s biggest net zero carbon museum. 10-years later the 220,000-square foot attraction achieved its goal, which it hopes will inspire others around the world. The Exploratorium […]
Mapping the Strategic Direction of Bosch Energy & Building Technology in Smart Buildings 2024
This Research Note examines the emerging strategic priorities of Bosch Energy & Building Technology (EBT) sector in the smart buildings space. The EBT businesses comprise Building Technologies, Home Comfort (formerly Thermotechnology), and Bosch Global Service Solutions divisions. We have mapped acquisitions, divestments, strategic partnerships, and investment activity to ascertain the growth ambitions of the business […]
Australian Building Analytics Startup CIM Environmental Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the Australian building analytics startup, CIM Environmental Pty Ltd., founded in Sydney, Australia in 2013. We identified CIM as one of 100 startups gaining traction in our latest Landscape of Smart Building Startups Report June 2024. CIM Value Proposition At the center of CIM’s proposition is the PEAK Platform […]