Sh*t You Wish Your Building Did!

We sat down with Gabe Fierro, Assistant Professor at the Colorado School of Mines and Co-Founder of the Brick Schema for a free-ranging discussion about how different Metadata Schemas are converging to model buildings! We covered how different metadata schemas like Brick Schema and Project Haystack complement rather than compete with one another. Common misconceptions about Open Metadata Schemas....

In Episode #21 of our Podcast, we talk with Justin Kirby about retrofitting commercial buildings for energy efficiency. Why is there a lack of information and guidance on retrofitting commercial real estate? We go in-depth into the subject of retrofit, including how to be more agile with retrofit and what the 5 key areas are that building owners should focus on getting data from before any asset r...

In Episode #20 of our #Podcast, we talk with Adam Sismey from Playfully about 'The Power of Moments' and why they are so important, as companies struggle to find the right hybrid work balance for their employees. We go in-depth into why Workplace Experience is more than just bean bags and ping pong tables AND how defining moments in the Workplace with create a stronger company culture and improve...

Last month, architectural and interior design services company Aukett Swanke Group (ASG) confirmed the acquisition of smart building technology company Torpedo Factory Group (TFG), in a deal that hints at a new potential trend in the commercial buildings sector. While architects have used M&A to broaden their technological capabilities in the past, few deals bridge the building design-operation di...

Using ChatGPT to Augment the Experience of Smart Building system users. Instead of naming their dogs, Bitpool has put ChatGPT to good use, connecting it to their API to create their own Chat Bot for Building Data. When the user initiates a chat with their platform the Bitpool API sends all of the visible time series and named data to ChatGPT for analysis and response, the user can then engage in d...

What can the Workplace Learn from Retail Experience? Some companies are finding it hard to encourage people back to the Office after the pandemic. They know that they need to offer their employees a better experience than working from home but are struggling to do it. Retail is at the forefront of creating experiences, so what can we learn from retail about creating a better workplace experience a...

What can the Workplace Learn from Retail Experience? Some companies are finding it hard to encourage people back to the Office after the pandemic. They know that they need to offer their employees a better experience than working from home but are struggling to do it. Retail is at the forefront of creating experiences, so what can we learn from retail about creating a better workplace experience a...

In Episode 16 of our Podcast, we talk with Rob Murchison, Co-Founder of Intelligent Buildings. We need to talk about Cyber Security for Commercial Buildings. WHY? Because a growing number of insurers are excluding cyber events from their policies and many building owners could be self insuring but don't even know it. Anyone interested in Finding out More about ensuring that they mitigate the risk...

Does the US General Services Administration Operate the Biggest Portfolio of Smart Buildings in the World? In Episode 15 of our Podcast, we talk with Ana Rawson, Director of Facility Technology and Innovation at the GSA to find out all about their Smart Buildings Program. We talked about the Size and Scale of their Technology Program and the Challenges of Operating such a Large and Diverse Portfol...

Only focusing on making new buildings smart will do very little to help us achieve Net Zero by 2050. 80% of the buildings that will exist in 2050 have already been built, and of those, the EU estimates that 75% of them are energy inefficient. Basically, we need to focus on retrofitting our existing building stock! We speak to Ville Ilkkala, CEO of Nobody Engineering about how they are bridging the...

Commercial Buildings are terrible at User Experience. Fact. How do we fix that? Memoori sat down with Kim Feenstra Kuiper, Senior User Researcher at GoodNotes App about the process of designing user-centric software applications and what the building/property industry can learn in order to create a better experience for their users. Kim gives a detailed description of how she collects data points...

Everyone talks about 'Open' in Smart Building Technology, but what is hype and what is reality? Are 'Open APIs' a myth? We sat down with Erik Wallin from Idun Real Estate and RealEstateCore to answer these questions and more! Erik shares his experiences from developing the RealEstateCore Ontology and his thoughts on how and why Open Standards will pave the way towards true Interoperability.

The "Sh*t You Wish Your Building Did!" Podcast sat down with Vishal Punwani, CEO of SoWork, to discuss ALL things Metaverse! How his Metaverse platform, SoWork, creates a Virtual Workplace for Employees and why Companies like Tinder are Jumping on Board. We Discussed lots of Interesting Topics, like why the Metaverse seems to be Gaining Traction Now? How it will Impact Commercial Real Estate in th...

Memoori Research sat down with the CEO of Passive Logic, Troy Harvey, to Discuss the launch of the Quantum Standard (& Alliance). The Quantum Standard is a physics-based ontology for next-generation smart building control and AI. Quantum is a "true" digital twin: in the sense that it is a complete description of an object’s underlying physics and how it interacts with its environment. The Quantum...

Memoori Research sat down with Geoffrey Moore, best selling author and business strategist known for his working including 'Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers'. We discussed the impact of technology innovation on commercial real estate and strategies that businesses can adopt to manage the disruptive forces of innovation.

Memoori Research sat down with Axis Communications Co-Founder Martin Gren to Discuss 25 years of #IoT innovation, starting with the launch of the first IP Network Video Surveillance Camera back in 1996. We also touched on subjects like Cyber Security and how Steve Wozniak was their first US support call for the Neteye 200 Camera!

Memoori Research talks to Johan Brunius, the CTO of Swedish Startup Myrspoven (https://myrspoven.se). We discuss the application of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in Commercial Buildings. What is marketing hype and what isn't! As well as how Myrspoven is using Machine Learning to reduce real estate's carbon footprint of non-renewable kWh by 1%.

Memoori Research talks to Marie-Louise Dahl (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marieloui...) Co-Founder of Lunch. Co (https://www.lunch.co). We discuss the importance of good nutrition in the workplace. How food can improve cognitive ability and help to increase the productivity of employees by 46%!

Memoori Research talks to Elena Malakhatka, PhD Candidate at KTH Live-in-Lab (https://www.liveinlab.kth.se). We discuss the important role that academia plays in driving smart building innovation & how academia interacts with commercial businesses.

Memoori Research talks to Carita Weiss, Head of Payments at Coop Sverige (https://www.coop.se​), one of the biggest retailers in Sweden. Carita discusses their new store initiative 'Scan & Pay' as well as the future of traditional bricks & mortar retail.

Memoori Research talks to Wivian Eidsaunet, VD of Spectrum Arkitekter (https://spectrumarkitekter.com/​​) in Stockholm, Sweden. Wivian shares her vast experience of designing office and hotel spaces & as an interior architect firm, how they use technology and research to inform design.

The Sh*t You Wish Your Building Did Podcast! Episode #2. Memoori Research talks to Bruno Nesser, Technical Co-Ordinator of Hotel With (http://hotelwith.se/en/​) in Stockholm, Sweden. Bruno shares his vast experience of using technology to enhance the guest experience. And we discuss what the industry can do to enhance the workplace experience for employees in offices etc.

The Sh*t You Wish Your Building Did Podcast! Episode #1! Memoori Research talks to Jason Dainter, Founder of the StartUp Co-Working Space "Base10" in Uppsala, Sweden. Jason shares his ideas about fostering collaboration and how he uses technology in the building.

Memoori is joined by Sabine Ehm from Locatee to discuss the "Workplace Leader’s Handbook". Being a Corporate Real Estate Manager in 2020 is more difficult than it has ever been. Faced with so much disruption and unprecedented developments, where do Workplace Leaders even begin to find their bearings?

Disruptive Trends Fueled by AI & Camera Edge Analytics. Memoori is joined by Nikolas Fröhle from German Startup company Security and Safety Things for an in-depth discussion into the trends disrupting the Video Surveillance industry; including Artificial Intelligence Software and Edge Analytics on the camera.