Homes and Buildings

Guestroom automation in Indian hotels has gained momentum in recent years, mainly due to rising concerns regarding customer satisfaction, which is the motto of the hospitality industry. Although initial costs are high and hinder swift market growth, increasing awareness about the long-term benefits of hotel guestroom automation will eliminate barri...

The current slowdown in the mining sector and significant reduction in budgets across public sector agencies will have a dampening effect on FM demand. The Australian FM market is driven primarily by construction activity levels, demand for maintenance and refurbishment services, and a strong case for outsourcing. This study uses Frost & Sullivan's...

As the smart buildings industry continues to gather pace, cloud-based solutions will be widely adopted in the market as decision makers are aware of the huge business value that can be generated by leveraging Big Data and data analytics applications. Increasing urbanization, connectivity and convergence of smart technologies, and communication betw...

Driven by technological advancements, cost reductions, and stringent EU regulations for improving energy efficiency in buildings, the HEMS and BEMS markets are collectively expected to cross $2 billion in revenue by 2018. Growing demand for an integrated solution for communication between sub systems or machine-to-machine interaction has made the m...

Emerging participants that are both nimble and innovative will increasingly drive the pace of technology change in the BEM industry. Their partnerships with utilities, FM companies, and EM consultancies will aid expansion across geographies. Demand response and supply chain management solutions along with BEM solutions on the cloud will enable dyna...

This research service discusses the role of the buildings industry in fighting climate change in Asia-Pacific. Climate change is believed to cause the severe weather occurrences that cause disruptions and losses to socio-economic activities. Affected industries include the buildings industry. Buildings consume a considerable amount of electricity t...

Integrated facility management (IFM) continues to represent the fastest growing segment of the European facility management (FM) industry. Driven by cost savings, single contact solutions, sustainability and energy management, service quality and total building lifecycle costs, this will remain the case for the foreseeable future with significant ...

This document focus on the sustainability issues in the green buildings market in Asia-Pacific. Green buildings must be environmentally sustainable and remain green in their entire lifecycle. The key issue beyond the creation of a green building is the sustainability of the green status and functionality of the green aspects in that building. In or...

With high energy prices and an increasing focus on sustainability, the building energy management (BEM) industry is increasingly deploying innovative and intelligent technology to optimise energy usage and enhance the efficiency of buildings and companies. This market insight explores the transformation of the BEM industry in the context of the 5 ...