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This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Corporate venture capital continues to play an important role in funding innovations in the smart building space. The major incumbents providing building technologies and real estate services in commercial and industrial facilities are facing competitive pressure from a wave of smart building startups, […]

Our image of large cities tends to be dominated by skyscrapers and large office complexes, but the reality is that these big buildings only make up a tiny fraction of total commercial building stock. In fact, 94% of the commercial building in the US are made up of properties with under 50,000 square feet of […]

This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Alliances between smart building solution providers and Insurance companies are enabling improved building performance through predictive analytics and insurance-backed guarantees. Three examples from early innovators described in this article reduce the risk that a company takes when deploying a new technology and may […]

This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Strategic investments from corporate stakeholders in the built environment have contributed to a maturing smart buildings space in the current quarter. Investors supported a range of building technologies from IoT platforms, occupancy analytics, touchless security screening, microgrids, energy-as-a-service and more. This funding was […]

This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Nordomatic, the Nordic region’s largest independent building management systems (BMS) integrator has been acquired by a new majority owner. Trill Impact is a private equity firm targeting mid-sized companies in Northern Europe with the potential to accelerate value creation while contributing to UN […]

This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Digital Twins, virtual models of a process, product or service that allow for data analysis and system monitoring via simulations, are playing an increasing role in IoT and digital transformation in buildings. Projects today span multiple building sectors, including commercial real estate, retail, […]

This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Software is a critical component in the lifecycle of a commercial building, starting from the design, planning and construction phases through to building operations and facility maintenance; followed by refurbishment and renovation before the final demolition phase. Until recently, the design and construction […]

In the past decade, the smart home has been a compatibility nightmare for users hoping to select freely from the wide range of connected devices entering the market. The world’s biggest tech companies have developed products in the stubborn belief that they can outshine one another to fill homes with connected products from their brands […]