Sustainable Building

Energy

Net Zero Buildings Explored: Cambridge University’s Civil Engineering Building

February 23rd, 2024
Smart Buildings

Reviewing the 2024 Smart Building Overlay to RIBA’s Plan of Work

February 6th, 2024
Johnson Controls Potential HVAC Divestment
Smart Buildings

Johnson Controls Considers Move to Divest Non-Commercial HVAC Businesses

Rumors circulated this week after a Bloomberg article and comments by Johnson Controls CEO, George Oliver, suggested we may see a potential sale of their residential and light commercial HVAC equipment business. Johnson Controls has described the situation as “early stages” but in this research note, we look at recent activities and trends to consider […]

NASA Sustainability Base Net Zero Buildings
Energy

Net Zero Buildings Explored: NASA Sustainability Base

Dubbed the “First Space Station on Earth” —the NASA Sustainability Base, has served as an experimental model for smart and net zero buildings for over a decade. In this research note, we explore how the building was designed, constructed, and operated to achieve a positive impact on the environment. NASA teamed up with William McDonough […]

Complimentary Article Energy Consumption British Land
Energy

How Tenants & Landlords Can Work Together to Reduce Energy Consumption

Here is the recording and presentation from our live stream, discussing how tenants and landlords can Collaborate to Reduce their Building Energy Consumption. Ian Pierce from British Land Shared Learnings from their HVAC Optimisation Strategy which has Helped British Land Reduce their Heating/Cooling Energy Consumption by 33% (year-on-year comparison) in their Storey Space at 100 […]

Empty US Federal Buildings
Smart Buildings

Occupancy Data Reveals Huge Waste in Federal Buildings Portfolio

“Alarming”, “not sustainable”, and “not fiscally responsible” were just a few of the reactions by Committee chairman Sen. Tom Carper to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that has revealed huge wastes in the federal government’s huge nationwide real estate portfolio. The GAO study found that 17 of 24 agencies sampled were using as […]

Podcast The 'Realist Technophile' Perspective on Smart Buildings!
Smart Buildings

#Podcast 23: The Power of Existing Buildings!

In our Podcast series “Sh*t You Wish Your Building Did!”, Memoori explores the intersection between technology and commercial real estate through interesting conversations. In Episode #23 of our Podcast, we sat down with Rob Murchison from Intelligent Buildings & Craig Stevenson from Auros Group for a free-ranging discussion about the Power of Retrofit and Existing Buildings! […]

Net Zero Buildings Gigafactory Nevada USA
Energy

Net Zero Buildings Explored: Tesla Gigafactory, Nevada

Like most of the projects Elon Musk is involved in, the plans laid out for the Tesla Gigafactory are on another scale to other net zero buildings and the project has rewritten the rules on how to design, build, and operate a facility. Covering a footprint of approximately 5.4 million square feet, for comparison that […]

New York Buildings Energy Performance
Energy

Building Energy Performance Codes Pushing Decarbonization Efforts

On Tuesday September 12th, last week, New York City (NYC) Mayor Eric Adams launched “Getting 97 Done,” a new strategy to cut harmful carbon emissions from the city’s many large buildings as obliged under Local Law 97 of 2019. The plan aims to deliver the goals outlined in the broader “PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done,” New […]

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