Johnson Controls
Building Automation Majors “Return to Workplace” with Strategic M&A & Investments
July 26th, 2023Johnson Controls Augments its Digital Workplace Portfolio with the Acquisition of FM:Systems
July 18th, 2023
FireAngel Connected Fire Safety Business & Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine FireAngel Safety Technology Group plc, a UK AIM-listed company, founded in 1998, with a product portfolio of smoke alarms, CO alarms, heat alarms and accessories. Based on their 2022 Annual Report, investor presentations and press releases, this analysis covers their product portfolio, 2022 financial results and the June 2023 […]

The Rise & Fall of Energy Management Software Firm, BuildingIQ
Over the last three years, BuildingIQ has had a turbulent time, which came to a head in September 2022, when it was delisted from the Australian Stock Exchange. At its peak in FY 2018, BuildingIQ reported around USD $5 million in revenues for its energy management software deployed in 1,265 buildings. BuildingIQ offered a BIoT cloud-based […]

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 […]

Startup Acquisition Activity Remains Resilient in the Smart Buildings Space
Strategic acquisitions are enabling leading players across the smart buildings market to augment their technology offerings with bolt-on startup acquisitions in several areas and increase their focus on software solutions. This forms part of a 2 pronged strategy to mitigate the risk of market disruption, with leading players (and increasingly private equity firms) taking majority […]

Funding for Smart Building Startups Reached $5.9 Billion in 2022
Our new research delves into the investment from venture capital, private equity and corporate backers for smart building startups. Since 2015, total capital invested in startups in the global smart building space amounted to over $31 Billion. In the last 2 years (which are the focus of this report) it reached unprecedented levels with $5.9 […]

Net Zero Buildings Explored: Powerhouse Brattørkaia
When the world’s northernmost net zero building uses solar power to generate twice as much energy as it consumes, then the green building movement seems more possible. The Powerhouse Brattørkaia in the fjord-side city of Trondheim, Norway, utilizes energy generation, storage, efficiency, and embodied carbon approaches to reach energy-positive status and even supplies clean power […]

Mapping the Strategic Direction of CBRE Global Workplace Solutions
This Research Note examines the emerging strategic priorities of CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) in the smart commercial buildings space. We have mapped M&A, divestments, strategic partnerships and investment activity to ascertain the growth ambitions of the business, by categorizing the various business relationships by technology and investment type over a 3-year period between January 2020 and November 2022. […]

Johnson Controls Business and 2022 Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the Johnson Controls business, based on their Q4 earnings release, conference call, investor presentation and 10K, reporting financials year ending 30th September 2022. Johnson Controls International plc (JCI), headquartered in Cork, Ireland, is a pure-play smart buildings player, serving a wide range of customers in more than 150 countries. They […]