Retrofit

Smart Cities

“If We Re-use & Upgrade Existing Buildings, We Are Greener On Every Front”

May 18th, 2021
Smart Buildings

“Do It Once, But Do It Properly”: Overcoming Tech Obsolescence in Smart Buildings

March 4th, 2021
Smart Buildings

Convenience Store Retrofits Enable a Checkout-Free Shopping Experience

This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. There is a surge of interest in autonomous checkout technology for convenience stores, as the retail industry struggles more than most through this extended global crisis. The pandemic has helped bolster the case for a checkout-free contactless shopping experience, which mitigates the spread […]

Smart Cities

Low Code & No Code Platforms Bringing Legacy Building Equipment Online

“Coding is fundamental to literacy in the future,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering. “We think coding should be required in every school because it’s as important as any kind of second language,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “In fifteen years we’ll be teaching programming just like reading and writing, and […]

Smart Buildings

Opportunities for Smart Buildings as a Service in Commercial Real Estate

This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. In a challenging economy, customers will be demanding more value from their investments and will be less willing to commit to upfront capital expenditure; making Smart Buildings as a Service even more attractive than 6 months ago. This business model is defined as […]

Smart Buildings

Legacy Procurement Practices Continue to Hold Back the Building IoT Market

Construction methodology is still, for the most part, archaic. It starts with a strategic definition, where a business case is developed around the client’s requirements and budgets, and sites are appraised. Once the project is defined, preparation and briefing can begin, where budgets, outcomes and aspirations are refined further and feasibility can be studied. Next, […]

Smart Cities

Continually Demolishing & Rebuilding Our Buildings Is Not Smart or Sustainable

The pyramids of Giza have been standing intact for over 4000-years and are not even the oldest pyramids in Egypt.The Pantheon in Rome has been in continuous use for over 2000-years, Istanbul’s intricate Santa Sophia appears pristine despite is 1483-year age, while the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Palestine, has housed worshipers for the […]

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