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Emerging Standards & Falling Costs Could Drive Widespread HCL Adoption
April 15th, 2021The Competitive Advantage of Having a Healthy Smart Building Has Never Been Greater
April 13th, 2021
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 […]

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, […]
Recording: Project Haystack – 10 Years of Data Semantics in the Built Environment
Here is the Video Recording from our 3rd Free Webinar of the 2021 Smart Buildings Series. Project Haystack – 10 Years of Bringing Data Semantics to the Built Environment! Memoori was joined by John Petze & Marc Petock from the Project Haystack Organization to Discuss 10 Years of Bringing Data Semantics to the Built Environment […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]