Strategic Focus: Smart Buildings As A Platform
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Executive Summary
The vision for the economics of smart buildings goes beyond simply efficiency of operation, or building in sustainability features. A vital part of the vision is providing tenants with new services that, in turn, open new monetization opportunities. This is often referred to as buildings-as-a-platform by analogy with cloud services or cars. This report analyses smart features that can be leveraged to create new services for tenants and the monetization opportunities that may accompany them. This strategic focus report will help executives across the real estate value chain to get an early read on this emerging trend that will become increasingly relevant over the next five years.Bringing New Services To Tenants Is A Key Part Of The Vision For Smart Buildings
The Industry Has Already Identified Multiple Ways To Leverage Smart Building Platforms For Tenant Services
Finding New Ways To Monetize Smart Buildings Services Is Very Much A Work In Progress
The Central Medium-Term Market Scenario Distinguishes Monetization Opportunities By Asset Type
About the Authors
Joy Trinquet
Senior Analyst
Joy is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in real estate, facilities and workplace technology, with a particular focus on integrated workplace management systems/conn...
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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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