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Schneider Electric Ventures Lead Funding in the Smart Buildings Space
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Digital Twins Advance the Journey Towards Improved Commercial Building Outcomes
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. While the benefits of Digital Twin solutions have been seen in pilot projects, this early adopter phase has yet to fully deliver on the promise of improved outcomes for commercial buildings. This was the conclusion of our 2020 article on Early Innovators at the Forefront of […]
Podcast #5: Driving Smart Building Innovation Through Academia!
In this new Podcast series, Memoori explores the intersection between technology and commercial real estate through interesting conversations. Driving Smart Building Innovation Through Academia! In episode #5 we talk to Elena Malakhatka, PhD Candidate at KTH Live-in-Lab, discussing the important role that academia plays in driving smart building innovation & how academia interacts with commercial […]
Low Economic Growth is Not a Sustainable Solution to Climate Change
Global energy demand dropped by an estimated 5% in 2020, leading to declines of 8% in oil demand, 7% in coal, and 3% in natural gas, resulting in a 7% drop in total energy-related CO2 emissions. The contribution of renewables to the mix has actually increased slightly despite a 2% fall in global electricity demand […]
Corporate VC Accounted for 38% of Q1 Investments in the Smart Buildings Space
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, […]
Small Commercial Buildings Are a Big Opportunity for Technology Growth
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 […]
De-Risking Building Management with Insured Business Outcomes and Predictive Analytics
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 […]
Strategic Investments & Partnerships Contribute to a Maturing Smart Buildings Space
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 […]
Strategic Change for Leading BMS Integrator in the Nordic Region
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 […]
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