Smart Buildings

A major revolution in urban technology and digitization of services is underway with the emergence of Smart cities.  The convergence of technology and competition is bringing intelligence and driving the integration of buildings into the smart city ecosystem and longer term trends such as the Internet of Buildings. Smart buildings hold the key to building futuristic smart cities. Digitally connected intelligent buildings and data analytics will drive innovation from building and energy efficiency to full smart city integration.


Frost & Sullivan’s Homes & Buildings Program Area focuses on the transformational trends shaping the future of the smart buildings market and smart cities market by providing global industry analysis, custom consulting, growth consulting (strategy consulting), market research, market forecasts, and insights into emerging technologies that include:

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  1. 01 Sep 2020  |  Asia Pacific

    Singapore Facilities Management Industry Tracker, 2020

    Wider FM Requirements and Increasing Costs to Increase Average FM Pricing

    This study provides an update about the facility management (FM) market in Singapore. The cost of FM services in Singapore has increased from 2017 to 2019. Although this increase has been minimal without much impact, it has driven innovation and strategy planning to improve cost efficiency, service delivery, and quality of services. Cost is one of...

    $1,500.00
  2. 15 Jul 2020  |  Asia Pacific

    Analysis of the Growth Strategies of ASEAN-6 Facilities Management Companies, Forecast to 2025

    Identifying Strategies to Cope with the Transforming Competitive Market and Global Situation

    The future of facilities management (FM) will require stringent monitoring of visitors, workspace management, consistent cleanliness and hygiene, and holistic security to manage any future threats similar to COVID-19. This study focuses on presenting the competitiveness of FM providers through a selection of strategic criteria that respond to under...

    $3,000.00
  3. 17 Jun 2020  |  Asia Pacific

    Business Model Innovations in the Building Construction Industry, 2020

    Technological Advancement and a Vision for Sustainability will Drive Change in Building Construction Business Models

    Asia-Pacific is expected to record substantial building construction development in the next five years despite some impact from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This is mainly impacted by the rapid urbanization and heavy investment in the region. The building construction industry is facing several challenges such as declined project productivit...

    $3,000.00
  4. 18 May 2020  |  Asia Pacific

    People Flow Solutions for Smart City Development in Asia-Pacific, 2019

    Digitalization will Bring Forth the Full Potential of People Flow Solutions in Smart Buildings and Infrastructure

    People flow solutions (PFS) is a term newly introduced in the building systems industry. It generally defines the technologies or solutions applied for people flow control and management in and outside of a building. PFS has an increasingly significant role to play in conjunction with the rapid urbanization, where human and road traffic are getting...

    $3,000.00
  5. 29 Jan 2020  |  Europe

    Growth Projections for European Facility Management Market, Forecasts to 2025

    Growth Opportunities are Driven by Service Integration, User Experience, Business Productivity, Technical Services, and Internationalisation

    The European facility management (FM) market is worth almost a quarter of a trillion dollars today. Although overall market growth is fairly flat, it will provide exciting opportunities in specific geographies, segments, and delivery models in the period to 2025. In spite of the significant revenue opportunity for outsourced FM, services are comm...

    $3,000.00
  6. 25 Nov 2019  |  Asia Pacific

    Australian Facilities Management Market, Forecast to 2025

    Self-delivery and Technology-driven Solutions to Support Market Growth

    The need to ensure regulatory compliance and the drive to extend asset life continue to support growth of the facilities management (FM) market in Australia. Stable demand from certain end-use sectors will underpin FM revenue growth. Recovery in the mining sector and sustained growth in healthcare services point to positive FM growth. However, skil...

    $4,950.00
  7. 12 Nov 2019  |  South Asia, Middle East & North Africa

    KSA Facilities Management Market, Forecast to 2025

    Delivery Models of the Future Moving away from Manpower-based Contracts to KPIs and Performance-based Contracts

    With rapid advances in AI and cloud technology, the global facilities management (FM) market has transformed significantly in recent years. In order to cope with this transformation, the market is witnessing various mergers and acquisitions. The single services or services in bundles traditionally offered by FM companies have now been replaced by t...

    $4,950.00
  8. 06 Nov 2019  |  North America

    The Future of Smart Urban Infrastructure in North America, 2018–2025

    Smart-building-related Technologies will Enable the Growth of Smart Urban Infrastructure through Various Applications in the Smart Energy, Smart Infrastructure, and Smart Healthcare Segments

    The smart urban infrastructure market is poised to see rapid growth rates that would have a significant impact on several technology areas and markets. The North American region serves as a bellwether of many aspects of smart cities. This research service explores the future of smart urban infrastructure in North America, with a focus on the contri...

    $3,000.00
  9. 25 Oct 2019  |  Europe

    European Building Automation Systems (BAS) Market, Forecast to 2025

    Energy-efficiency Plans at the National and European Levels, Converging Technologies, and Need for Renovation of Ageing Building Stock will Enable Stronger Market Uptake

    The European building automation systems (BAS) market is poised to grow at a moderate CAGR of 2.6% from 2018 to 2025. The key factors for growth are energy-efficiency requisites aiding BAS adoption and European and national regulatory plans led by Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) and Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) to boost the en...

    $4,950.00
  10. 30 Sep 2019  |  Asia Pacific

    FM Boom in Southeast Asia—Focus on the Vietnamese Market, Forecast to 2023

    A Hotspot for Facilities Management Driven by Economic Growth and Foreign Investments

    he Vietnamese facilities management (FM) market is expected to record a growth rate of 5.5% in 2019. By 2023, the total market is expected to record a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.0%, reaching $470.8 million. Rapid growth in Vietnam’s economy is driving building construction in various sectors, such as healthcare, financial, industrial...

    $1,500.00