Lighting Technology
Zumtobel Group Lighting Business & 2024 Financials Examined
July 30th, 2024Legrand Building Infrastructure Business & 2023 Financials Examined
May 7th, 2024Plejd Smart Lighting Business and 2023 Financials
In this Research Note, we explore the smart lighting controls business of Plejd AB, a Swedish public company supplying the Nordic market. We explore their 2023 financial results, product portfolio, channel approach and international growth strategy, based on their year-end results, 8th February 2024, and their latest Annual Report. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in […]
Signify Lighting Business and Financials 2023 Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the lighting business of Signify, based on their 2023 annual results announced on 26th January 2024, investor presentations and connected lighting technology-related activities throughout the last 12 months. This is an update on our previous coverage of Signify last year. Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, is […]
Net Zero Buildings Explored: United Therapeutics
United Therapeutics Corporation is an American publicly-traded biotechnology company that specializes in developing innovative therapies for rare diseases. In 2019, the company completed the construction of a new 135,000-square-foot headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Unisphere is a testament to the company’s commitment to sustainability, using a variety of energy generation, efficiency, and embodied carbon […]
Smart Buildings & Cities Demand an Electric Power Revolution!
The adoption of smart buildings and cities continues to grow around the world to increase energy efficiency and human-centric benefits while reducing our negative impact on the environment. However, as smart technology continues to proliferate it has become clear that our current electrical system was not designed for this modern world. From IoT devices to […]
The Smart Building is Not a Destination, It’s a Journey
The vision of smart buildings, as presented by the media and marketing departments, depicts a technological utopia with broad sensory capabilities, intuitive human-centric applications, and advanced intelligence. This vision might be technically possible, but currently even the path to a “semi smart building” is fraught with challenges that make technical development difficult. Challenges which are […]
Fagerhult’s Connected Lighting Business and Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the professional and public lighting business of Fagerhult Group, based on their 2021 Annual Report, Q1 2022 financial results, investor presentations, growth strategy and M&A. Fagerhult Group’s history began in 1945 as a family business in Fagerhult, Sweden. Today, this Nasdaq listed manufacturer of professional lighting solutions based in Habo, Sweden, has operations in […]
Acuity Brands Annual Report 2021 Examined
While lighting makes up 95% of Acuity Brands Inc revenue (they are now the largest lighting manufacturer in North America) it is their Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG) business segment that focuses on smart buildings technology. In this research note, we examine their recently published 2021 Annual Report. Acuity’s ISG business segment offers building management systems […]
The Smart Building Industry Begins to See Cleaning in a New Light
Few in-building technologies have experienced a more significant boost from the COVID-19 pandemic than UV-C light disinfection. The sanitation solution has been used for more than 40 years in disinfecting drinking water, wastewater, ventilated air, and pharmaceutical products, against a range of human pathogens. This year’s on-going global health crisis, however, has focused extra hype […]