Predictive Maintenance

Smart Buildings

Going Up! Tracking the Rise of the Smart Elevator Market

October 12th, 2023
Energy

HVAC Optimization Technology Proves its Energy Efficiency Potential in Commercial Buildings

June 28th, 2023
Security

Carrier HVAC and Fire & Security 2022 Business Examined

In this Research Note, we examine the HVAC and Fire & Security business of Carrier, based on their 2022 10K Report, investor presentations and building technology-related digital business throughout 2022. Carrier Global Corporation is a global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions with a focus on providing differentiated, digitally-enabled […]

What the JCI & Willow Partnership Says About Smart Building Patents
Smart Buildings

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 […]

Smart Buildings

Kterio Smart Building Analytics Business Examined

In this Research Note, we examine Kterio, the US, UK and Netherlands-based building intelligence SaaS company. This analysis covers their stakeholders, funding, vertical markets and partnerships. This article is part of a series covering the activities of startups such as Haltian, Nuuka Solutions, Spica Technologies and Flowscape. Founded in 2020 as MarketBridge-ISS (MBISS), the company offers solutions to manage, analyze and optimize any size commercial […]

Smart Cities

European IoT-Enabled Elevator Maintenance Startups Examined

In this Research Note, we examine several of the European startup firms addressing elevator maintenance solutions and services. This analysis covers the business models, stakeholders, funding and acquisitions of WeMaintain, Digital Spine and Uptime, accompanied by Memoori’s own assessment of these startups. The lift and escalator industry has been shaped by a small number of […]

Security

Building Better Fire Protection with Smart Technology

The destructive relationship between fire and buildings is as old as the history of buildings themselves. Fire protection has been a key reason for the development of new materials, construction methods, and safety protocols since the earliest buildings and each major fire acts as a trigger for innovation and regulation. The response to the Great Fire […]

Smart Buildings

European Startups Leveraging AI for Autonomous Building Management

The market for AI-enabled energy management & sustainability services is growing fast and attracting a good number of new market entrants, with 32% of vendors now offering services for this space, states our recent report on AI and Machine Learning in Smart Commercial Buildings.  Leading building controls companies including Honeywell, Siemens, Schneider Electric and Johnson Controls […]

Smart Cities

BIM: Beyond Building Construction to Operation & the Digital Twin

Building Information Modelling (BIM) has established itself as a key software in the fields of building design, construction, and more recently operation. Each new iteration of BIM software introduces features that open up new opportunities for buildings and compel the building industry to imagine what might be possible in the years to come. BIM is now […]

Smart Cities

The Emerging Blockchain Across the Entire Lifecycle of Buildings

Blockchain is one of those technological innovations that promise to revolutionize anything it touches. While cryptocurrencies do appear to be surviving the test of time, the actual use of blockchain in the buildings industry has so far been struggling to match the hype that surrounds it. Blockchain is essentially a decentralized database that chronologically and […]

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