Market Overview: Identifying The Tangible Opportunities From The IoT In Buildings
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Executive Summary
Internet of Things (IoT) systems for buildings are an expanding category of facility optimization solutions that hold great promise to drive building performance across equipment, building operations and workspaces. In a changing landscape of new innovation, emerging usage scenarios and improving economics of the more common scenarios, it is hard for real estate and facilities executives to work out precisely where the value lies. This report provides an analysis of IoT technologies for buildings and the ways in which executives can implement them to drive new value from their real estate.Real Estate And Facilities Executives Are Starting To Explore IoT Solutions To Tackle Their Most Pressing Challenges
Six Types Of Vendors Make Up The Core Ecosystem Of IoT Solutions
Rapid Technology Advances Are Making IoT Solutions More Powerful Every Day
The Value Case For Building IoT
Current Real Estate Investments In IoT Focus On Solutions With Easily Measurable Outcomes
The Seven Best Proved IoT Use Cases In Real Estate
Real Estate Executives Have Only Just Begun To Scratch The Surface Of IoT Solutions’ Use Cases
Figure 2. The Impact Of IoT On Real Estate Strategies 2019-2021
Figure 3. Priority Level Of Obtaining Better Facility Performance Insights
Figure 4. Typical IoT Use Cases In Buildings
Figure 5a. Emerging IoT Use Cases In Buildings (1 of 2)
Figure 5b. Emerging IoT Use Cases In Buildings (2 of 2)
About the Author
Rodolphe d’Arjuzon
Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder
Rodolphe co-founded Verdantix in 2008. As Chief Product Officer, he leads the firm’s research strategy and intellectual agenda. With over 20 years of experience in techn...
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