Smart buildings
Siemens Buildings Business Q4 2021 Examined
November 12th, 2021$180m Flows into Occupancy Analytics Companies as Market Anoints its First Unicorn
November 11th, 2021
Acuity Brands Annual Report 2021 Examined
While lighting makes up 95% of Acuity Brands Inc revenue (they are now the largest lighting manufacturer in North America) it is their Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG) business segment that focuses on smart buildings technology. In this research note, we examine their recently published 2021 Annual Report. Acuity’s ISG business segment offers building management systems […]
Podcast #8: 25 Years of Internet of Things Innovation!
In this new Podcast series, Memoori explores the intersection between technology and commercial real estate through interesting conversations. 25 Years of Internet of Things Innovation! In episode #8 we talked to Axis Communications Co-Founder Martin Gren discussing 25 years of #IoT innovation, starting with the launch of the first IP Network Video Surveillance Camera back […]
Work is at an Unprecedented Junction with an Inevitable Conclusion
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the US workforce spent just 5% of their total working time remote from the office. By the spring of 2020, that figure had risen to 60% and remained at a similar level for over a year, according to an April 2021 special report by The Economist. In Europe, 89% of companies now […]
DOE Connected Buildings Pilot: A Small Step in the Right Direction
Earlier this month the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $61 million pilot project that will create 10 highly connected communities across the country. The initiative will transform thousands of homes and workplaces into energy-efficient buildings that can interact with the electrical grid to optimize their energy consumption. While not extraordinary in terms of investment or […]
Buildings, Workplaces, & the Metaverse Future
Today Facebook officially rebranded as “Meta” underlining their clear intentions to become a leader in Metaverse development. The term “Metaverse” will no doubt trigger a new era of challenging explanations, potential applications, and endless hype within technological circles, just as we saw with the IoT, the cloud, the internet, or electricity. The term metaverse was […]
“To meet Net Zero Virtually All Heat in Buildings Will Need to be Decarbonised”
In 2019 the UK became the first major economy to pass laws to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Alongside plans for sprawling off-shore wind farms and progressive rooftop solar financing initiatives, we have seen building efficiency become a growing presence in UK government strategies over the past two years. This […]
Schneider Electric Ventures Lead Funding in the Smart Buildings Space
Memoori analysis of investments in smart buildings in the last five years finds that of the top 25 multiple investors, the Corporate Venture Capital arm of Schneider Electric leads the ranking. Participating in 28 funding rounds since 2016 to date, SE Ventures is the top investor in the smart buildings space. Note that the Memoori smart […]
Recording: The Case for an Open IoT ‘Data Fabric’ for Smart Buildings Integration
Here is the Video Recording from our 8th Free Webinar of the 2021 Smart Buildings Series. Don’t forget you can now Subscribe to ALL our Webinars & Interviews on Soundcloud, iTunes, YouTube and now Spotify! The Case for an Open IoT ‘Data Fabric’ for Smart Buildings Integration. Memoori was joined by Dialog Semiconductors to discuss […]
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