10 Smart Building Technologies With A Measurable Financial Return
Ben Hext
Susan Clarke
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Executive Summary
Real estate and facilities executives remain under constant pressure to deliver new cost savings and efficiencies. This report highlights ten retrofittable smart building technologies that can deliver a measurable financial return across rent, energy, maintenance and security costs. The report covers technologies such as demand-controlled ventilation, predictive fault detection and diagnostics (FDD), remote security management and solar-plus-battery systems. The analysis finds that a new generation of AI-powered technology solutions is helping firms realise further savings by driving automation and smarter decision-making. Firms can also extend the benefits of smart building technology by integrating multiple solutions, such as predictive energy insights with building controls. Corporate executives and facilities services firms should use this report to understand innovation and inform their future building technology roadmaps. Smart building software vendors can also use it to identify innovative solutions and partnership opportunities.Figure 1-2. Analysis Of 10 Smart Building Technologies Providing A Financial Return
Figure 1-3. Analysis Of 10 Smart Building Technologies Providing A Financial Return
About the Authors
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
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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