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Emerging Standards & Falling Costs Could Drive Widespread HCL Adoption

April 15th, 2021
Smart Buildings

The Competitive Advantage of Having a Healthy Smart Building Has Never Been Greater

April 13th, 2021
Smart Cities

Low Economic Growth is Not a Sustainable Solution to Climate Change

Global energy demand dropped by an estimated 5% in 2020, leading to declines of 8% in oil demand, 7% in coal, and 3% in natural gas, resulting in a 7% drop in total energy-related CO2 emissions.  The contribution of renewables to the mix has actually increased slightly despite a 2% fall in global electricity demand […]

Smart Buildings

Corporate VC Accounted for 38% of Q1 Investments in the Smart Buildings Space

This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Corporate venture capital continues to play an important role in funding innovations in the smart building space. The major incumbents providing building technologies and real estate services in commercial and industrial facilities are facing competitive pressure from a wave of smart building startups, […]

Smart Cities

Policy Not Technology Stands in the Way of Greener Buildings

Net-zero feels like the ultimate green goal for our buildings to reduce their collective impact on the environment. Currently responsible for 39% of global carbon emissions, the decarbonization of the buildings sector has long been seen as one of the most effective ways to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. The reality, however, is […]

Security

Analysis of M&A Deals in the Physical Security Business

M&A data collected by Memoori over the last 18 years shows that the Physical Security industry has gone through 4 cycles of growth and decline sometimes exaggerated by a number of billion dollar deals in one year, or increased activity from Private Equity or buyers outside the physical security industry. Memoori’s annual world report The […]

Smart Buildings

Is the Path to the Digital Twin Future of Buildings Paved By APIs?

A digital twin is a digital representation of a real-world entity or system. In the context of a building, digital twins express the location and characteristics of every wall, door, and window, but also every pipe, cable, and switch in a virtual model. In our increasingly smart buildings, digital twins must also mirror every system, […]

Smart Cities

Maintaining Our Buildings During the Global Pandemic

During the last 12 months, since the pandemic triggered mass lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, the focus of the commercial real estate sector has been on buildings being empty and how or when they can safely welcome occupants back. The truth, however, is that buildings have not been completely empty because, even in a lockdown, buildings […]

Smart Buildings

GIS Goes Indoors to Bring a New Level of Visual Data Intelligence to Buildings

Geographic information system (GIS) has been around for a long time, dating back to the 1960’s or earlier by many accounts, it has helped urban and regional planners better understand their environment with data rich mapping. In recent decades, GIS has become an important business tool, helping companies understand patterns, trends, and relationships by using […]

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