Environment

17 Jun 2020  |  Asia Pacific

Business Model Innovations in the Building Construction Industry, 2020

Technological Advancement and a Vision for Sustainability will Drive Change in Building Construction Business Models

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Asia-Pacific is expected to record substantial building construction development in the next five years despite some impact from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This is mainly impacted by the rapid urbanization and heavy investment in the region. The building construction industry is facing several challenges such as declined project productivit...

Smart online water sensors play a critical role in monitoring and optimizing water and wastewater treatment systems and associated transmission networks. With the growing adoption of technologies like Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD), customers are now demanding solutions that enable energy, chemical, and water efficiency. Smart online water sensor assi...

Developing Asia has a large population with lower access to clean and uninterrupted supply of water that can be used for drinking. This has resulted in a large market for bottled water, including bottled water coolers that use large plastic cans. This, in turn, has led to the region being one of the largest plastic polluters in the world, hinting a...

People flow solutions (PFS) is a term newly introduced in the building systems industry. It generally defines the technologies or solutions applied for people flow control and management in and outside of a building. PFS has an increasingly significant role to play in conjunction with the rapid urbanization, where human and road traffic are getting...

The European facility management (FM) market is worth almost a quarter of a trillion dollars today. Although overall market growth is fairly flat, it will provide exciting opportunities in specific geographies, segments, and delivery models in the period to 2025. In spite of the significant revenue opportunity for outsourced FM, services are comm...

Waste management is one of the major problems impacting cities today. The rapid rate of urbanization in Asia has only exacerbated the issue. The main goal of this study is to explore the waste management initiatives of major population centers and economic hubs in Asia. For the purposes of this study, 14 Asian cities were selected based on a conflu...

The demand for bottled water has grown over the last decade as consumers become more health-conscious and new packaging technologies are adopted. The latest market trend is bottled water with added minerals and vitamins; these products are rapidly becoming an alternative to traditional soft drinks. Global market revenue reached $158.83 billion in...

The emergence of smart home products and solutions, grounded by platforms such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, has created an entirely new market vertical in the residential water management space. This opportunity is driven both by the value of greater smart home integration and the benefits of greater control and information of water manage...

Urban water infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is witnessing enormous investments in order to cater to the needs of the growing population and to address the challenges posed by rapid urbanization, and climate change. Key investments in the region are towards replacement of old pipes, expansion of existing pipe network, water treatme...