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#Podcast 22: How Different Metadata Schemas are Converging to Model Buildings!
July 10th, 2023Net Zero Buildings Explored: DBS Newton Green, Singapore
July 6th, 2023
Net Zero Buildings Explored: Joyce Centre @ Mohawk College
Mohawk College’s Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation in Hamilton, Ontario, is Canada’s largest net zero buildings energy institutional facility and was the first in the country to be awarded Zero Carbon Building – Design and Performance certification from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). Emerging from a collaboration between mcCallumSather and B+H Architects, the […]
Breaking the Shackles: Overcoming Resistance to Change in Smart Buildings
The commercial building industry has been notoriously slow in its adoption of new smart buildings technologies, struggling with a deep-seated inertia that has seen innovation lag other market verticals. Bound by the shackles of long-established practices and the burden of decades-old infrastructure and systems, it remains highly resistant to disruption. Complex supply chains, entrenched ecosystems, […]
Net Zero Buildings Explored: Delta Electronics Americas HQ
Delta Electronics Americas regional headquarters has become the first green building in Fremont, CA, and second in the Silicon Valley Bay Area, to achieve the LEED Zero Energy certification from the USGBC. Originally developed as a pioneering ‘green building’ in September 2015, the site has just completed a series of upgrades that have brought it […]
ABB Divests Multisite Retail Business & Invests Further in BrainBox AI as a Strategic Partner
Brainbox AI has announced the acquisition of ABB’s multisite retail business and a US$20 million fundraising round led by the Government of Québec as a lead investor for US$10 million, alongside ABB, a returning lead investor and global partner. This Research Note highlights the background to this announcement and the strategic rationale of both companies, […]
Portfolio Transformation at Carrier with Acquisition of Viessmann & Exit of Fire & Security Businesses
Carrier has announced strategic actions that will transform the Company’s business portfolio and establish Carrier as a pure-play, intelligent climate and energy solutions company. They will acquire Viessmann Climate Solutions in a cash and stock transaction valued at €12 billion. They also plan to exit their Fire & Security and Commercial Refrigeration cabinet businesses. This […]
Net Zero Buildings Explored: National University of Singapore
In January 2019, the National University of Singapore officially opened SDE4, one of the first new-build net zero buildings in Singapore. The 8,500-square-meter, six-storey, multi-disciplinary facility is a new addition to the Design & Environment precinct and part of a larger campus redevelopment. Located near the southern coastline of Singapore, this climate-responsive building has become […]
Hype, Consensus, Maturity, & the Incredible Potential of the IoT in Smart Buildings
Like many emerging technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT) has taken us on a rollercoaster of hype as it promises to fix every problem, and reach every corner of society —as a result, forecasts on IoT proliferation have varied widely over recent decades. However, our latest IoT research now shows an increasingly stable consensus emerging […]
Trane Technologies’ Commercial HVAC Business 2022 Examined
Trane Technologies is a global provider of climate solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. The company specializes in heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and refrigeration systems through its brands Trane, American Standard, and Thermo King. In this research note, we will examine Trane Technologies’ performance and key activities in the past year, based on […]
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