Lighting Controls
What Stage of Development is the Building Internet of Things (BIoT) at Today?
June 4th, 2015Sizing the Markets for Building Automation & BIoT; Forecasting Demand to 2020
May 19th, 2015The Blurred Line between Facilities & IT Departments in Smart Buildings
Sensor rich LED bulbs cover the office ceiling late on a Wednesday evening; they know Steve is there because the motion sensor detects his movements. In fact the building’s central control system already predicted he would be there because he always stays late on a Wednesday. If it could, it might speculate as to why, […]
GE Announces LED Lighting Collaborations with Apple and Qualcomm
Last week General Electric (GE) announced collaborations with Qualcomm and Apple, pursuing a path of digital technology and recognising the growing appetite for multifunction LEDs to reinvigorate its 130 year old lighting business. In the deal with chipmaker Qualcomm, GE is offering retailers a way to connect directly with shoppers’ smartphones through technology integrated into […]
World Market for Building Internet of Things (BIoT) Systems to Reach $76 Billion by 2020
The transformation of Building Automation Systems (BAS) into a Building Internet of Things (BIoT) is now underway. But as the plot is unfolding, the full impact of what BIoT will mean to the BAS industry is not yet well understood. Memoori’s new report published next week – The Transformation of BAS to BIoT: Market Prospects […]
Retail Buildings Provide Lucrative Market Opportunities for Big Data Software
The commercial building market is estimated to be one of the top five applications for Big Data. But the diversity of building types, wide range of sizes and complexities, single or multiple sites and ownerships ensures that one solution will not satisfy all needs. It is therefore imperative that before investing billions of dollars in […]
Lighting Controls Loose their Inferiority Complex
There is a discussion now taking place in the Smart Building business that the transition to LED lighting may trigger a change in the way connectivity is achieved in the Building Automation business as it morphs into the Building Internet of Things. The rationale goes that historically, integrated BAS services have been HVAC centric since […]
Unlocking the Value of Big Data in Smart Buildings
Technical solutions and innovations are kick starting a smart building revolution; advances in lighting control, physical security, building management systems and the Internet of Things (IoT), among others. Each has created a multitude of control benefits and sensory opportunities, but that has also produced masses of unstructured data that demands a new style of data […]
Acuity Brands Acquires Distech Controls for $252m to Expand Further into Building Automation
Acuity Brands has just acquired Intelligent Building Automation And Energy Management company Distech Controls for $252.8 million. Canadian based Distech has some innovative products to control HVAC, Access Control and Video Surveillance in Buildings; allowing connectivity and analysis of different systems. It generated $55.7m in sales last year, meaning Acuity paid an exit sales multiple […]
Gooee’s Deal with Evrythng is Another Bright Spark for Smart LED Lighting
Gooee, an Internet of Things (IoT) technology business focused on the Smart LED lighting value chain has struck a strategic partnership deal with Evrythng the IoT identity management company. Gooee, set up by Aurora Group founder Andrew Johnson, perhaps unsurprisingly signed their first deal with the Aurora Group and its specialist retail lighting company Microlights. […]
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