Smart Cities

The New Zealand (NZ) facilities management (FM) market is seeing relatively stable growth, despite the pandemic-induced disruption in 2020. The high awareness of FM services and active participation of end users, coupled with the growing awareness of energy efficiency and the existing building stock in the country, has been responsible for the stab...

District cooling (DC) is the cooling equivalent of district heating. This process involves supplying chilled water (usually between 4 and 8 degrees Celsius) from a central plant to multiple buildings via insulated underground pipes. The cooled water is then used to chill the indoor air in buildings before being sent back to the central plant to be ...

The study covers a macro assessment, market segmentation and sizing, assessment of competitors, value chain analysis, and growth opportunities for rooftop solar photovoltaic installations for residential and non-residential (defined as business-to-business [B2B]) buildings in Thailand. Commercial and industrial building segments are the most att...

Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) are highly urbanized markets with large infrastructure expenditure by governments and high uptake of collaboration solutions in the construction industry. However, the use of cognitive solutions and the “innovate to zero” concept (for example, zero defects, emails, and emissions) are still nascent. Beyond...

23 Nov 2020  |  Asia Pacific  |  Mega Trends

Southeast Asia Smart Street Lighting Market Calls for Convergence of Illumination and Information Technologies, 2020

Data Monetization in the Street Lighting Market Propel Collaboration Among Strategic Industry Participants

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Upgrading public street lights to LED lights have resulted in energy savings. However, connected or smart street lights can achieve better energy efficiency and promote other applications, such as security, Wi-Fi, and data. Networked, adaptive street lighting solutions have emerged as a leading smart city application. Although replacing existing st...

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...

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...

24 Nov 2017  |  Asia Pacific  |  Mega Trends

Growth Opportunities for District Heating and Cooling in Asia, Forecast to 2021

Increasing Adoption of DHC Creates Abundant Opportunities for Growth

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District heating and cooling is not a new concept, but this technology is gaining traction in Asia in the current era of urbanization, energy insecurity, and climate change mitigation. The study period is 2014–2021, with the base year as 2016, and forecast period as 2017 to 2021. This research covers East Asia (Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan) and...

The elevator market in Southeast Asia is at the growth stage. Of the four countries covered in the study, Thailand led the elevator demand in Southeast Asia by revenue and market share. This is followed by Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines in descending order. Although the Philippines has the lowest share, it is expected to register the faste...