Grid-Interactive Buildings
DoE Claims US Can Save $10 Billion in Annual Grid Costs Using VPPs
September 29th, 2023The Distributed Energy Management Startup Landscape
September 21st, 2023
Building Efficiency & Electrification At The Heart of US Net Zero Emissions Target
National climate pledges are inherently ambitious; they appear to represent the educated hopes of governments striving to meet the demands of more conscious citizens and the international community. While few would scrutinize such ambition, not many would expect nations to meet such lofty goals either, with most satisfied to set the bar high and achieve […]
Advancing the Field of Flexible Energy Demand in Buildings
Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has recently announced that it will lead an innovative smart buildings pilot project that has the potential to create a new ecosystem of technologies and solutions to support flexible energy demand. The Digital Infrastructure Energy Flexibility (DIEF) project will utilize software and technology to intelligently control the […]
Can Commercial Real Estate Seize the VPP Opportunity?
Virtual power plants (VPP) have been around for a while now, with early examples almost a decade old, yet mass adoption has been limited so far. However, as technology and policy mature in an increasingly volatile energy landscape, the case for VPPs has begun to rise once again around the world. We have seen a […]
Schneider Electric Buildings Business 2022 Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the Buildings business of Schneider Electric, based on their 2022 Full Year Results, presentations and significant activities and strategy in the smart buildings space throughout 2022. Buildings are one of four end markets that Schneider Electric addresses with a complete portfolio of products, solutions and services. In its Q4 2022 […]
Overview of the Startup Landscape. Who is Gaining Traction?
We have published a new report that evaluates the Startup Landscape of Smart Buildings in 2023. Of the 1,266 companies founded since 2012 in the management and operations phase of the global smart commercial buildings space, 801 are active and fit our definition of a Startup. This report selects 100 startups for further analysis that […]
Live Stream: The Smart Building Startup Landscape 2023!
Join us on Tuesday 28th February at 1400 Paris | 1300 London | 0800 New York | 1700 Dubai for a FREE 30-minute Live Stream discussing the Smart Building Startup Landscape in 2023! The Recording of this Live Stream is now available! Click Here. Around 1,266 startups are active in the management and operations phase […]
What the Johnson Controls & Willow Partnership Really Says About Smart Building Patents
Almost 140 years ago, in 1883, American college professor Warren Johnson became frustrated with his inability to control individual classroom temperatures, so designed and patented a multi-zone pneumatic control system to solve the problem. Two years later, in 1885, he established the Johnson Electric Service Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a firm now known as Johnson […]
Could the EU Smart Readiness Indicator Become a Global Standard for Buildings?
Today, roughly 75% of the EU building stock is energy inefficient and, collectively, buildings are responsible for 40% of EU energy consumption and 36% of its greenhouse gas emissions, according to the EU Commission. Renovating existing buildings could reduce the EU’s total energy consumption by 5-6% and lower CO2 emissions by about 5% but, on average, […]