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Smart Building Innovation Susan Clarke Principle Analyst at Verdantix
Smart Building Innovation
Susan Clarke
Principle Analyst at Verdantix
Theme
All Buildings Can Be
Made Smarter
Agenda
1. Smart Buildings: How Is The Vision Changing?
2. What Tech Innovations Are Enabling The Transition To Smarter Buildings?
3. How To Smarten Up Existing Buildings?
Over the past 10 years smart building developments have been designed to minimize environmental impact
Environmental Performance
Image: Siemens, 7 More London, Yum China
Energy efficiency has often been a central anchor to the vision of smart buildings
Environmental Performance
Energy
Efficiency
Image: Siemens, 7 More London, Yum China
Today the focus is on balancing operational efficiency with occupant engagement
Environmental Performance
Energy
Efficiency
Occupant Engagement
Image: Siemens, 7 More London, Yum China
Agenda
1. Smart Buildings: How Is The Vision Changing?
2. What Tech Innovations Are Enabling The Transition To Smarter Buildings?
3. How To Smarten Up Existing Buildings?
Verdantix has conducted detailed research on technologies that optimize facilities
VA
LU
E
R&D Launch Growth Mature Decline
TECHNOLOGY PHASE
Virtual Workplace Assistant
Predictive
Maintenance
Analytics
Self-learning Facility Processes
Edge Analytics
IoT Platforms
Advanced Energy Analytics
Micro-BMS
Daylight Tracing
Controls
Boiler
Controls
Remote
Monitoring/Analytics
CHP
ControlsBMS
Patc
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Personalized Spaces/ Hot Desking
RT Space Management
Multi-protocol
Box
Building Energy
Management
SoftwareBIM
Automatic
Monitoring and
Targeting
FOM Software
IWMS
Crowdsourcing Data Capture Software
Wellbeing Data Capture Software
Micro-grids Management
Embedded FDD
CMMS
Tech Roadmap for Facilities Optimization Software
What technology does Verdantix expect to see in smart buildings in 2025? We have two main predictions!
(Commercial building analysis)
Digital
signage
Personal
building
controllers
(Commercial building analysis)
Voice-based /
AI assistants
Location-based
services
1. Future smart buildings will contain more occupant facing technology
Digital
signage
Personal
building
controllers
(Commercial building analysis)
Voice-based /
AI assistants
Location-based
services
Cloud-BMS
Solar-storage
energy
systems
2. More building management services will be delivered remotely in the future
New
generation
sensors
Agenda
1. Smart Buildings: How Is The Vision Changing?
2. What Tech Innovations Are Enabling The Transition To Smarter Buildings?
3. How To Smarten Up Existing Buildings?
39%
44%
71%
72%
84%
90%Optimize building operations
Maximize space utilization
Increase building system automation
Improve user interaction with the building
Increase onsite energy
Use new technologies such as AR / Drones
Building occupiers are still focused on operational efficiency over the next three years
Source: Extract from Verdantix Global Real Estate, Energy & Facilities Survey 2017: Budgets, Priorities & Tech Preferences
Important factors shaping real estate strategies over the next three years
N=302
39%
44%
71%
72%
84%
90%Optimize building operations
Maximize space utilization
Increase building system automation
Improve user interaction with the building
Increase onsite energy
Use new technologies such as AR / Drones
Space utilization is also emerging as a top area for firms to optimize following years to high rent increases
Source: Extract from Verdantix Global Real Estate, Energy & Facilities Survey 2017: Budgets, Priorities & Tech Preferences
Important factors shaping real estate strategies over the next three years
N=302
Three promising avenues to smarten up existing buildings
Bring the IoT to old buildings by exploring
the business case for facility sensors#2
Tap into emerging cost-effective solutions
(e.g. employee-facing apps) #3
Maximize the operational insights from
existing building data sets#1
