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What Stage of Development is the Building Internet of Things (BIoT) at Today?
June 4th, 201570% of EU’s Existing Buildings are Highly Inefficient, says Commission
March 18th, 2015Acuity 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 […]
Will Building Owners & Operators get a Return on their Internet of Things Investments?
The terminology “The Internet of Things” (IoT) was coined by MIT’s Kevin Ashton around 20 years ago but only more recently has it become a subject of immense interest to the building services industry and their customers; the owners and operators of smart buildings. So where does the Building Service Industry fit within the wider […]
The Global Market for LED Lighting in Buildings will Reach $10.3 Billion by the End of 2014, Predicts Memoori Research
Memoori estimates that revenue from the global LED Lighting market for buildings hit $8.1 billion in 2013 and will rise to around $10.3 billion by the end of 2014. The market will have grown still further to total almost $23 billion by 2018 – http://memoori.com/portfolio/led-lighting-in-buildings-2014-to-2018/ This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the […]
Will LED Lighting Controls Open the Door to The Internet of Things in Buildings?
Will the confluence of the Internet, Wireless Technology and LED Lighting create the perfect storm that opens up the opportunity for the Internet of Things (IoT) to rapidly establish itself in buildings? Each new LED fixture can now be a node on an intelligent network turning off the lights when people aren’t around or dimming […]
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