Environment

The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has identified that growing populations, rising affluence and urbanization are translating into increased threat to global food security. The agriculture sector has undergone a series of transformation since the 19th century, including mechanized agriculture as well as green revolut...

17 Jun 2020  |  Asia Pacific  |  Market Research

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...

The global maritime sector is facing a critical challenge of responding to stringent regulations for emissions reduction, improving vessel efficiency, and protection of aquatic ecosystem. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been driving the adoption and implementation of sustainability strategies with targets for 2020, 2030 and 2050. ...

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 amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) generated and emitted into the atmosphere continues to rise as a direct result of a series of complex interactions including population growth, improved standards of living, and expanding economies, and this is clearly demonstrated by both the increasing absolute level and the annual rate of increase in atmospheri...

Policy level initiatives to meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and the drive to improve the air quality in urban cities are expected to keep supporting the sales growth in electric vehicles across the globe, which has already crossed 2 million units in 2019. Further, the consequent increase in spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is likel...

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...