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Net Zero Buildings Explored: The Exploratorium, San Francisco
August 29th, 2024The Burning Questions Around Fire Safety in Smart Buildings
August 8th, 2024Net Zero Buildings Explored: International House Sydney, Australia
As the first timber structure of its scale in Australia, International House Sydney (IHS) occupies an important position in the nation’s architectural history. Completed in mid-2017, IHS gained a 6 Star Green Star for office design and achieved As Built (v3) rating, alongside many other awards for design, operation, and especially embodied carbon. The six-story […]
Mapping the Strategic Direction of Patrizia in Smart Buildings & Cities
This Research Note examines the emerging strategic priorities of Patrizia within the buildings and infrastructure space. We have mapped M&A, divestments, strategic partnerships and investment activity to ascertain the growth ambitions of the company, by categorizing the various business relationships by technology and investment type over 5 years. Patrizia is a globally renowned investment group […]
New EU Deal Targets Buildings Renovations, Rooftop Solar & Net Zero
The European Parliament and European Council reached a provisional agreement this month to further reduce the emissions and energy use of buildings across the EU. A staggering 75% of Europe’s aging building stock is considered energy inefficient and this latest piece of legislation will strengthen the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) across the Union. […]
Schneider Electric Capital Markets Day 2023: Key Takeaways for Smart Buildings
Schneider Electric hosted its Annual Capital Markets Day for investors and financial analysts, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on 9th November 2023. This Research Note focuses on the French conglomerate’s perspective of its energy management and automation portfolio in the smart commercial buildings market. Key takeaways are highlighted across its offerings and vertical […]
DoE Claims US Can Save $10 Billion in Annual Grid Costs Using VPPs
The US Department of Energy (DoE) believes the nation can save as much as $10 billion in annual grid costs by 2030, simply by tripling the existing deployment of virtual power plants (VPPs). As the US ramps up sustainability processes in line with environmental targets VPPs are becoming an increasingly important factor in their success. […]
Net Zero Buildings Explored: The SEE Institute, Dubai Sustainable City
The SEE Institute is a flagship for net zero buildings in Dubai Sustainable City, an environmentally responsible mixed-use and residential district in the desert. The 50,000 square foot net zero commercial building will be dedicated to the advancement of sustainability knowledge, technology, and innovations through research, training, events and incubation of tech startups working on […]
The Renewable Energy Management Startup Landscape
If our buildings were 100% powered by renewable energy then there would be no reason for energy efficiency, BUT achieving 100% renewable energy-powered buildings will be easier if those buildings are energy efficient. These are the two sides of the sustainability discussion around building operations but, more often than not, energy efficiency takes center stage […]
Net Zero Buildings Explored: The Bullitt Center
The Bullitt Center in Seattle, WA, is one of the net zero buildings known as a pioneer of “deep green” architectural design. Completed in March 2013, the $32.5 million dollar project was considered an “audacious and provocative experiment and living proof of the economic and technical viability of sustainable buildings” in a 2014 paper by […]