Human-Centric Buildings
The Human Brain Represents a Vast Edge Computing Resource for Improving Buildings
November 2nd, 2020Why We Need to Develop Occupancy Sensor Testing for the Real World
October 22nd, 2020
Hub & Spoke Workplaces: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly
It is over six months since we published our March 19th article — COVID-19, the World’s Biggest Remote Working Experiment is Underway — and the workplace is still in flux. Around the world, companies have one eye on bringing employees back to the office and the other on the potential of distributed workforces in the […]
Occupancy Analytics is Becoming an Essential Building System in the Post-COVID Era
The major trend in buildings over the last decade has been a shift towards occupant-centric workplaces. Smart environments epitomized by networks of sensors gathering data on how people use spaces, which then feeds analytical engines to create actionable intelligence on how to improve building and occupant performance. However, 2020 is a brand new decade in […]
Recording: 6 Disruptive Trends in Lighting for the Next Decade
Here are the Audio Stream & Video from our 6th Free Webinar of the 2020 Smart Buildings Series. 6 Disruptive Trends in Lighting for the Next Decade. Brad Koerner from Cima joined Memoori to discuss the disruptive waves of innovation that will impact Lighting during the next decade. Don’t forget you can now Subscribe to […]
The Smartest Buildings During Lockdown Will Be Those Most Adaptable to Change
Today, you don’t need occupancy analytics to know that your building is empty. Currently, there are approximately three billion people under lockdown across the world and the key business hubs of Asia, Europe, and North America are at the center of the crisis. Despite a few comments from overly-optimistic world leaders, no one knows how […]
On the Verge of a New Generation of Buildings that Harness the Potential of their Occupants
Office construction is on the rise. Since 2010, a boom has been underway around the world — with activity set to peak in 2020 at close to 19 million square meters globally, similar to levels at the height of the last two cycles in 2001 and 2008. The current economic upswing impacts the commercial real […]
Occupancy Analytics is Driving the Evolution of Smart Buildings
Capital Tower, in Singapore, is one of the buildings vying for the honor of the “oldest smart building in the world”. While building management systems had long been helping us run our buildings, when the Captial Tower was built in 2000, the 52-story structure was celebrated for its energy efficiency, real-time car park status, and […]
The Workplace is Like a City with Distinct Zones for Each Activity
The workplace is evolving into a more human space. Alongside the technological transformation of our office buildings, new approaches to workplace design have emerged that have found the best path to productivity is to focus on the various needs of their diverse group of employees. Our cities, that have developed over decades and centuries, offer […]
Energy Efficiency & Occupant Comfort are Inseparable in the Smart Building Context
Occupant centric controls (OCC) is a key approach to smart buildings. Gathering adaptive control parameters, such as occupant or environmental data, to improve occupant comfort, energy efficiency, and other smart building objectives. The industry understands the need for OCC but numerous research studies in the past year have highlighted the fact that there have been […]
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