At Buddy, our vision is to ‘make every space smarter.’ We’ve found that technology, when coupled with sound processes and domain expertise, drives significant results in a building’s performance and bottom line. We’ve also found that many of our customers don’t have the resources or time available to leverage increasing amounts of building data to … Continued
Through 2017 disclosures from 7,000 corporations (including 70% of the S&P 500) and 750 cities in seven key US states, the CDP (a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts) reports that substantial numbers of companies and cities are already on their … Continued
Effects of climate change are getting worse. Global emissions are projected to hit yet another record high in 2018, growing an estimated 2.7 percent over the previous year. While we know that China and India are big contributors of carbon dioxide, emissions in the US grew 2.5% from 2017-2018 even with more than 100 US … Continued
Organizations of all sizes around the world are making energy savings a business priority. They’re recognizing the need to collect relevant, timely data about their energy use in order to make informed energy resource decisions. No matter what kind of business or organization, regardless of the type of structure, Buddy is working with companies around … Continued
The roll-out of Buddy Ohm with Ingram Micro Spain is complete, extending Buddy Ohm distribution into all regions of Spain, the Balearic & Canary Islands and Portugal. Buddy representatives were initially introduced to customers at the Ingram Micro Digital Summit in Madrid and our shared launch at the recent Microsoft IoT in Action event in Barcelona. … Continued
Buddy Platform was a first-time exhibitor at Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Chicago last week. We packed up our Buddy gear in Seattle and descended on the windy city for a two-day event chock-full of opportunities for all interested in sustainability in the built environment. Greenbuild is serious about sustainability. All the sessions were … Continued
As we encounter new opportunities around the world, we continue to add new equipment to our Works with Ohm program. This allows us to expand the Ohm ecosystem consistent with customer requirements. The Elster V100 Kent volumetric water meter (25mm and 30mm types) is the most recent addition to the Works with Ohm program. We … Continued
As featured in the Australia & New Zealand Property Journal, September 2018. Future-gazing is a difficult art. It’s almost impossible to predict which technology innovations will transform how we live and work in a decade’s time. There is, however, value in bringing the horizon a bit closer, and examining how the Internet of Things (IoT) … Continued
For Buddy Platform today, smart spaces run the gamut from recreational vehicles, as seen by our work with Airstream, to schools like Kenyon College, Culver Academies and Whitefish School District. These are just a few of the many use cases for deployment of Buddy Ohm in helping organisations measure and verify energy consumption and drive … Continued
At the Buddy Connect event in Sydney in March, 2018, we unveiled a new program called Works with Ohm, designed to help broaden the types of meters and sensors that can transmit data to Buddy Ohm. Why take this approach? In reality, we can’t possibly make or anticipate every scenario or meter that may present … Continued
There’s lots of time and attention now days dedicated to lofty thoughts and projections when it comes to the Internet of Things (IoT). The challenge is getting down to the bottom of what that means for an individual business, especially for industries that traditionally have delivered customer satisfaction and value in the analog world. Arguably, … Continued
Not a week goes by when environmental concerns don’t top our news feeds. Polar ice caps are melting. Ocean life population is declining due to warmer waters. Seas are rising and there is increased flooding. We’re seeing longer and more damaging wildfire seasons; an increase in extreme weather events. It can all seem pretty overwhelming. … Continued
We’re all used to seeing the Wi-Fi signal status bars on our mobile phones to the left of our carrier names. The shaded five dots or ascending blocks are what we look for just after the person we’re talking to breaks up and we move closer to the window asking, “Can you hear me now?” … Continued
It’s no secret that businesses thrive when they are built with their customers in mind. And businesses spend a great deal of time, money and effort in researching strategies to make that a reality. We are always looking at patterns in the market, product research, competitor analysis, etc., to determine whether our approach is paying … Continued
This is always an active time of year for industry events, and 2018 is no different. Buddy team members have spanned the globe, participating in events focused on schools, sustainability, IoT and more. It’s great to demonstrate the impact and application Buddy Ohm can have in wide variety of building and facility types. Most recently … Continued
The Buddy Round Table Series: Smart Cities, A real-world application for IoT. In this inaugural interactive round table session, Buddy invited four forward-looking individuals involved in Smart City initiatives to discuss IoT challenges and trends as it relates to smart buildings and smart cities around the world. No sales pitches here. Just thought-provoking, highly-participatory conversations … Continued
At Buddy, like at all fast growth companies, we’re learning lessons every day. Sometimes we learn through others and sometimes we learn by making our own mistakes. We use those lessons to find better ways of working with all our stakeholders to build better products and sell more of them. In particular, we get a … Continued
Nothing screams “satisfaction” like a follow up order from an existing customer. Here at Buddy we’ve seen a recent trend in site augmentation with some of our installed base customers expanding the breadth of the energy/utility resources they are tracking. This uptick tells us that our customers are getting value from the data they are … Continued
Today, we announced via the ASX that Ananda Kathiravelu, a member of Buddy’s Board of Directors since the company listed on the ASX nearly two and a half years ago, has tendered his resignation from the Board and decided to apply his focus and energies to new business activities. While I’m very sorry to see … Continued
We just wrapped up our Q2 FY18 quarterly webinar. If you missed it, enjoy the replay below and if you have questions please send them along to [email protected] BUD.ASX Investor Webinar – Q2 FY18 Review from Buddy Platform on Vimeo.