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Solving the Smart Building Cybersecurity Problem with AI
June 1st, 2021A History of Bad Office Lighting Must Make Way for a Human-Centric Future
May 27th, 2021New EU Regulations Could Become the Global Standard for AI Development
“Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a means, not an end. It has been around for decades but has reached new capacities fueled by computing power. This offers immense potential in areas as diverse as health, transport, energy, agriculture, tourism or cyber security. It also presents a number of risks,” said Thierry Breton, the EU’s internal market […]
Podcast #5: Driving Smart Building Innovation Through Academia!
In this new Podcast series, Memoori explores the intersection between technology and commercial real estate through interesting conversations. Driving Smart Building Innovation Through Academia! In episode #5 we talk to Elena Malakhatka, PhD Candidate at KTH Live-in-Lab, discussing the important role that academia plays in driving smart building innovation & how academia interacts with commercial […]
Integrated Access Control Can Create Secure “Virus-Smart” Buildings
We have been talking about the return to the workplace for over a year and while we must be closer to that happening, there is no clear end to the pandemic in sight. Vaccine rollouts have certainly accelerated our path to the end of the crisis, but that end is unlikely to be a definable […]
European Startups Enable Smart Water Management Solutions in Commercial Buildings
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori Water management solutions at the point of use in buildings are gaining traction as IoT driven digital water technology gathers pace. Advancements in IoT technology, analytics and automation enable organizations to now add water to their existing energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives. IoT […]
“If We Re-use & Upgrade Existing Buildings, We Are Greener On Every Front”
Shiny new smart buildings are wonderful. They have energy efficiency built in to provide cost-saving and reduce environmental impact, they apply lighting and environmental controls to ensure all occupants are comfortable and productive, and they offer a wide variety of health, safety, and security benefits. These buildings offer a glimpse of our high-tech future with […]
Artificial Intelligence has a Communication Problem
This article was written by Owen Kell, Senior IoT Research Associate at Memoori. AI has a communication problem. There I said it, and I think I’m in a credible position to say it now, having spent the last four months interviewing industry insiders, and pouring over company websites, white papers, and annual reports in preparation […]
The Global Market for AI & Machine Learning in Smart Commercial Buildings
The potential for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help transform the performance of commercial buildings has been well documented for several years. But as with most technology innovations, the industry has been slow to adopt AI and Machine Learning techniques. Coupled with this, marketing hype from vendors has often painted a confusing picture of what AI […]
“The Future of Work Can’t Happen Without the Right Kind of Connectivity”
Any commercial building technology that launched just before March 2020 is bound to have had a strange start to life. These products and services would have been designed for normal activity in buildings but, as the COVID-19 virus became a pandemic, would have soon found commercial buildings empty as the world was turned upside down […]