Positioning For Growth In The Healthy Buildings Technology Market

Ben Hext

Ben Hext

Susan Clarke

Susan Clarke

11 Jun, 2021

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Executive Summary

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, interest in healthy buildings has increased dramatically amongst employers and building technology providers, and as a result, is emerging as a major trend in the smart buildings market. This report examines the existing and emerging drivers that are propelling the trend for healthy buildings today, provides an overview of the technology landscape, offers vendors advice about capitalizing on this trend, and predicts the future direction.  Smart building technology vendors should use this report to inform their healthy buildings product development and go-to-market strategies. 

Healthy Buildings Emerge As A Major Trend In The Smart Buildings Market
COVID-19 Brings A Billion-Dollar Boost To The Healthy Buildings Technology Market

The Healthy Buildings Market Opportunity Has Attracted A Rush Of Technology Vendors
Indoor Air Quality And Ventilation Upgrades Are At The Forefront Of Healthy Buildings Spending
Technology Vendors Must Respond Quickly To Capture A Share Of The Fast-Evolving Market 
Vendors Should Plan For Healthy Buildings To Become A Significant Part Of The ESG Agenda

Figure 1. Eight Dimensions Of A Healthy Workplace
Figure 2. Overview Of The Healthy Buildings Technology Landscape
Figure 3. COVID-19 Driven Investment Priorities For Real Estate Executives
Figure 4. Three Areas Of Value For Healthy Buildings
Figure 5. The Value Of Healthy Buildings Technologies Beyond COVID-19
ABM, Accruent, Adobe, Aircuity, AirRated, Airthings, American Society of Heating, Automated Logic, BentallGreenOak, Bloomsberg University of Pennsylvania, BrainBox AI, Building Cognition, Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM), Calm, Carrier, Center for Active Design, Cisco, COIMA, Comfy by Siemens, Density, Dream Office REIT, Dreem, Elastic, Embassy REIT, Energisme, Enlighted by Siemens, Envoy, European Centre For Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Feedback Solutions, Fitwel, FM:Systems, FSI, Genentech, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, Happify Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Headspace, HIS, Honeywell, IBI Group, IBM, Infogrid, Infosys, Ingy, Inpixon, Interact by Signify, iOFFICE, ISS, JLL Technologies, Johnson Controls, Kimberly-Clark Professional, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), McKeesport Area School District, McKinsey, mCloud, Metrikus, Microsoft, Mitie, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Nationwide Building Society, Nuvap, Nuvolo, One World Trade Center, Openpath, PlaceOS, Planon, PointGuard, Public Health England, Publicis Groupe, Rapal, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), RESET, Rigado, Robin, Roche, RXR Realty, SafeTraces, Schneider Electric, Senseware, Siemens, Sigler Brea, SpaceIQ, Spacewell, Spica Technologies, Tango, UL, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), Unmind, US Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC), VergeSense, Verkada, Walmart, WELL, Wipro Lighting, World Health Organization (WHO)

About the Authors

Ben Hext

Ben Hext

Industry Analyst

Ben is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix Smart Buildings practice. His current agenda covers hardware and software solutions for energy management, on-site power ...

Susan Clarke

Susan Clarke

Research Director

Susan leads the Verdantix Smart Buildings practice. Her current research agenda focuses on software solutions for real estate management including integrated workplace managem...

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