Internet of Things
Teach AI About Buildings So AI Can Teach Occupants About Energy Efficiency
September 28th, 2021Are Workplaces the Gateway Smart Environment?
September 21st, 2021
Are Data Privacy Laws Good or Bad for the Smart Buildings Market?
What if there were no privacy laws for smart buildings? Would it really be good for business? Would it really be bad for occupants? Would the building be smarter? Would anyone want to live or work there? These are some of the many questions floating around the smart building sector as rapid technological development outstrips […]

MQTT & the Horizontal Approach to Managing Smart Buildings
The number of connected devices in our buildings is increasing relentlessly. According to our research, the number of connected devices in operation in the commercial smart building will grow from 1.7 Billion in 2020 to just under 3 Billion by 2025 representing a CAGR of 10.8%. Per building, this means a big increase in devices, as […]

The Interconnected Data-Driven Future of Smart Hospitals
Data improves buildings and if your building is a hospital, that improvement leads to saving lives. Data can improve diagnosis, patient care, find staff in an emergency, locate equipment, optimize lighting and air quality, improve staff and patient mood, and increase efficiency to release funds. Each of these data applications plays its part in improving […]

Workplace Technology M&A Shows a Rapid Rise in 2021
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Workplace technology has become a significant focus for acquisition activity this year as 15 M&A deals to date enable commercial real estate stakeholders to augment their software and IoT offerings. The strategic rationale for deals is on expanding solutions that address landlords’ needs to ensure […]
Recording: Tagging with AI to Enable Data-Driven Applications at Scale
Here is the Video Recording from our 5th Free Webinar of the 2021 Smart Buildings Series. Tagging with AI to Enable Data-Driven Smart Building Applications at Scale. Memoori was joined by Jason Koh & Shaun Cooley from Mapped to discuss how they are using Artificial Intelligence to help existing buildings, which are often not well-aligned […]

How Long Can We Blame Our Cybersecurity Failures On Rapid Proliferation of Technology?
We know by now that connected devices create a cybersecurity risk, yet we continue to connect devices. Big IoT hacks are widely reported, but we still demand smart buildings. Survey after survey shows that executives see cyberattacks as the biggest issue for the IoT, yet the same surveys show that the vast majority of companies […]

“The Future of Work Can’t Happen Without the Right Kind of Connectivity”
Any commercial building technology that launched just before March 2020 is bound to have had a strange start to life. These products and services would have been designed for normal activity in buildings but, as the COVID-19 virus became a pandemic, would have soon found commercial buildings empty as the world was turned upside down […]

Unmanageable Smart Building Complexity is Holding Back Progress
“A record is a circular lump of vinyl into which is embossed a series of bumps and grooves, that when rotated and a fine needle run in said grooves, emits sounds we call music. If the grooves get damaged, the needle sticks in a hollow and endlessly repeats the same series of sounds,” reads an […]