In advance of the Buildings 2.0 conference, we wanted to highlight 50 companies with the some of the most exciting software and hardware products and systems for today’s buildings in the areas of: windows, mobility, furniture systems, foundations/pavement, energy systems, water systems, roof systems, building envelopes, lighting/sensors, building structures/systems, safety/security, and building management.
Windows
VG SmartGlass delivers instant privacy, glare, and energy control built into a window.
Headquarters: Chicago
Founded: 2014
2. View
View’s tintable windows reduce solar radiation and glare, while still allowing natural daylight to enter the building.
Headquarters: Milpitas, CA
Founded: 2007
3. Polysolar
Polysolar delivers building-integrated photovoltatic (BIPV) solutions.
Headquarters: Cambridge, UK
Founded: 2007
iGlass produces electrochromic technology (software and hardware) that acts as an interactive layer on top of window surfaces, as an alternative to tintable glass.
Headquarters: Oakland, CA
Founded: 2013
5. Onyx Solar
Onyx Solar designs and manufactures photovoltaic glass for buildings.
Headquarters: Avila, Spain
Founded: 2009
Building Envelopes
Sagegreenlife integrates nature into the built environment through living walls and other interior decor products that require minimal water consumption.
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Founded: 2009
Lighting/Sensors
7. Igor
Igor’s real-time lighting monitoring uses sensors to activate on motion and controls how much light to give off, depending on the time of day.
Headquarters: Johnston, IA
Founded: 2013
8. Wavelength
Wavelength curates a system of LED light bulbs that integrates with already established lighting configurations.
Headquarters: Brooklyn, NY
Founded: 2013
GREEN CREATIVE produces a line of LED lighting solutions for the retail, hospitality, food & beverage, office, education, and industrial sectors.
Headquarters: San Bruno, CA
Founded: 2010
Energy Systems
10. Tesla
Best known for their vehicles, Tesla has created a building energy management system to improve energy efficiency.
Headquarters: Palo Alto, CA
Founded: 2003
11. IBIS Power
IBIS Power combines solar and wind energy technologies to make integrated renewable energy solutions for skyscrapers, remote and developing locations, and post-disaster regions.
Headquarters: Eindhoven, Netherlands
Founded: 2012
12. Totem Power
Totem Power is an energy management platform for campuses, retail centers, commercial facilities, and cities.
Headquarters: Bedford, NY
Founded: 2015
13. NETenergy
NETenergy is a thermal energy storage company, which uses its own thermal battery to store cold energy.
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Founded: 2013
14. Enerbrain
Enerbrain is an energy solution that allows buildings to reduce CO2 emissions.
Headquarters: Torino, Italy
Founded: 2015
15. SunPower Helix
SunPower designs, manufactures and delivers solar electric systems worldwide for residential, commercial and utility-scale power plant customers.
Headquarters: San Jose, CA
Founded: 1985
Furniture Systems
16. DIRTT
DIRTT combines a proprietary 3D design, configuration, and manufacturing software with in-house manufacturing of prefabricated interior construction solutions.
Headquarters: Calgary, Canada
Founded: 2005
Roof Systems
17. Sunrun
Sunrun creates customizable solar solutions tailored to the user’s building or home.
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Founded: 2007
18. SolarCity
SolarCity panels are used to maximize energy production and reduce costs on residential, government, and commercial buildings.
Headquarters: San Mateo, CA
Founded: 2006
19. Sun Number
Sun Number increases the public’s awareness of the solar potential of buildings through their Sun Number scores, which helps streamline a solar installer’s customer acquisition process.
Headquarters: Minneapolis, MN
Founded: 2012
Building Management
20. WeWorkOS
Coming out of WeWork’s acquisition of FieldLens, WeWorkOS is a (still under wraps) platform for users to source, design, manage, and operate their spaces and facilities using IoT technology.
Headquarters: New York City
Founded: 2017
21. Site 1001
Site 1001 is a facilities management platform that uses core building information, building systems and sensor data, and artificial intelligence.
Headquarters: Kansas City, MO
Founded: 2016
22. Bractlet
Bractlet uses automated software solutions to improve building performance and decrease energy spend.
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2012
23. OpenEE
The software company’s OpenEEmeter allows private companies, utilities, and regulators to calculate the same level of savings for a given set of building efficiency projects.
Headquarters: Chicago
Founded: 2015
Root3 is a cloud-based software that runs multi-factor engineering analysis to provide real-time energy management recommendations.
Headquarters: Chicago
Founded: 2011
25. Augury
Augury connects vibration and ultrasonic sensors to smartphones to detect machine malfunctions before they happen.
Headquarters: New York City
Founded: 2012
26. Senseware
Senseware uses IoT to access control systems on or off site, which allows building managers to interact with facility data through one integrated dashboard.
Headquarters: McLean, VA
Founded: 2013
Building Structures/Systems
FullStack Modular produces prefabricated modular buildings, manufactured in a controlled environment.
Headquarters: Brooklyn, NY
Founded: 2016
28. Prescient
Prescient is an integrated design, engineering, and construction solution that uses proprietary software and a patented framing system.
Headquarters: Durham, NC
Founded: 2007
Infinity Structures is a structural framing system supplier that specializes in the Epicore MSR Composite Floor System on pre-panelized load-bearing metal stud walls.
Headquarters: Alpharetta, GA
Founded: 1986
Branch Technology is a 3D printing and cellular fabrication platform that provides design services and uses proprietary algorithms to turn 3D models into robotic code, which they can then manufacture, using their freeform 3D printers, and install.
Headquarters: Chattanooga, TN
Founded: 2014
31. Contour Crafting
Contour Crafting is a building printing technology that uses a computer-controlled machine to build structures rapidly and efficiently with less manual labor than traditional means.
Headquarters: El Segundo, CA
Founded: 2014
32. RENCA
RENCA develops high-tech, eco-friendly construction materials such as geopolymer concrete and cement, used for traditional construction and 3D printing.
Headquarters: Chelyabinsk, Russia
Founded: 2016
Water Systems
33. Intellihot
Intellihot produces commercial, tankless water heaters that track usage patterns and adapt to reduce the cost of water heating.
Headquarters: Galesburg, IL
Founded: 2006
34. AquaGen Infrastructure Systems
AquaGen partners with communities to implement their systems, which use algae to turn wastewater into a renewable resource platform.
Headquarters: Yarmouth, MA
Founded: 1985
35. Swiss Invent AG
Swiss Invent produces water-saving, modular, IoT-driven smart urinals that can be retrofitted to existing water systems.
Headquarters: Aathal, Switzerland
Founded: n/a
Safety/Security
36. Soloinsight
Soloinsight provides IoT solutions via an identification platform of integrated software and sensors that helps customers manage security, personnel, assets, and visitors.
Headquarters: Chicago
Founded: 2013
37. Doorport
Doorport is a modern, touchscreen spin-off of the traditional apartment intercom.
Headquarters: New York City
Founded: 2016
38. Photosynth
IoT hardware and software firm Photosynth’s Akerun is a smart lock that enables people to use smart phones, PCs, and wearable devices to open doors.
Headquarters: Tokyo
Founded: 2014
39. ALICE
ALICE Receptionist is an automated visitor management solution that allows visitors to be greeted, register, and notify the correct employees.
Headquarters: Las Vegas
Founded: 2010
Mobility
40. ParqEx
ParqEx is a private parking marketplace that connects underutilized parking spaces with motorists looking for parking.
Headquarters: Chicago
Founded: 2014
41. WeSmartPark
WeSmartPark is an automated parking management system that uses parking space sensors that help users monitor availability in real-time.
Headquarters: Barcelona, Spain
Founded: 2013
42. ChargePoint
ChargePoint is an open electrical vehicle-charging network that helps drivers find charging ports via a mobile app.
Headquarters: Campbell, CA
Founded: 2007
43. SpotHero
The SpotHero app allows users to find open parking spaces in urban areas and compare them by distance and price.
Headquarters: Chicago
Founded: 2011
44. Boni
Boni is a wayfinding, discovery, and object-level attribution for indoor environments that uses mapping and routing algorithms to help prevent risk and ensure safety.
Headquarters: Istanbul
Founded: 2011
Foundations/Pavement
45. Arx Pax
Arx Pax provides a flexible three-tiered foundation system that allows structures to be protected from disruptive events such as flooding and earthquakes.
Headquarters: Los Gatos, CA
Founded: 2012
46. Solar Roadways
Solar Roadways produces intelligent solar panels made of specially formulated tempered glass that can be walked and driven upon.
Headquarters: Sandpoint, ID
Founded: 2006
Lightspeed’s in-road solar powered lighting is an environmentally friendly and maintenance-free product that does not require cables, trenching, or electrical connections to create lines and signage along roads.
Headquarters: Aurora, CO
Founded: 2008
48. PaveDrain
The PaveDrain system is a permeable articulating concrete block (P-ACB) that creates a performance pavement for stormwater management.
Headquarters: Milwaukee, WI
Founded: 2011
Topmix Permeable is a fast draining concrete pavement solution that directs stormwater off streets, parking surfaces, driveways and walkways.
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Founded: 2015
50. Pavegen
Pavegen is a commercial flooring tile solution that converts wasted kinetic energy from footsteps into renewable electricity.
Headquarters: London
Founded: 2009
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