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Sauter Group Building Automation Business 2023 Examined
November 6th, 2023A Blueprint for the Future of Retrofitting in Smart Buildings
November 2nd, 2023
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 […]
Dalkia UK Technical & Energy Services Business Strengthens Net Zero Offering
This Research Note examines what’s behind the Dalkia UK rebranding of several businesses owned by Electricite de France (EDF). Dalkia, a leading technical and energy services company in the UK, is aligning the Imtech Engineering Services, Inviron, Breathe Energy and SPIE UK activities as Dalkia UK. With approximately 4,000 employees, the group reports over £600 […]
£93 Billion of UK Commercial Real Estate at Risk of Becoming Stranded Assets
In the UK, an April update to the minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) regulations for non-domestic buildings means large swathes of commercial real estate will have to improve their energy performance or face closure. As climate change dominates the headlines once again, building regulators will double down on environmental commitments, and commercial real estate owners […]
Synectics Physical Security Business & 2022 Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine Synectics plc, the listed UK provider of large-scale electronic security systems for critical and regulated environments. This article is based on their 2022 Annual Results, Investor presentation, 2022 Annual Report and press releases throughout the year. Based in Sheffield, UK, the company’s expertise is in providing solutions for specific […]
Learnd BMS Integration Business, SPAC Listing & Growth Strategy Examined
Learnd, a UK-based systems integrator, has announced the acquisition of Complete Energy Controls, a Scottish firm delivering Building Management Systems (BMS) with a multi-site energy management focus. This Research Note highlights the public listing of Learnd, their “buy and build” business model, recent and forthcoming acquisitions, based on investor presentations, SPAC documents and Memoori analysis. […]
Net Zero Buildings Explored – The Balfour Hospital
The Balfour Hospital in Kirkwall, on the remote Scottish islands of Orkney, has established itself as the first fully net-zero National Health Service (NHS) hospital in the UK in 2019. The £65 million facility, designed to accommodate 49 patients, has pioneered an innovative and sustainable approach to design, construction, and operation processes. Delivered by the […]
Bridging the Design-Operate Divide in Commercial Buildings
This week, architectural and interior design services company Aukett Swanke Group (ASG) has confirmed the acquisition of smart building technology company Torpedo Factory Group (TFG), in a deal that hints at a new potential trend in the commercial buildings sector. While architects have used M&A to broaden their technological capabilities in the past, few deals […]
Bosch Energy & Building Technology Business 2022 Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the Bosch Energy and Building Technology businesses, based on their 2022 annual results, M&A strategy and related activities in energy, building automation and security systems. Bosch Energy and Building Technology (EBT) business, the smallest of four reportable sectors, accounted for €7.0 billion in revenues in 2022, around 8% of […]
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