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 divide like this one. In this Podcast, we explore the deal with TFG’s CEO Nick Clark and consider the wider impacts of such vertical integration becoming a trend. https://memoori.com/podcast-architect-acquired-smart-building-integrator/

#19 Why has an Architectural Firm Acquired a Smart Building Integrator?

What happens when a man who grew up on a factory farm learns about environmental sustainability?  In this case, he was driven to make changes on the farm that would benefit the environment, and his search for alternatives was nurtured when he found an organization called Mercy for Animals. Their goal is to end factory farming, through a program they call Transfarmation. That's our story in this edition of Mothering Earth. 

Mothering Earth-131-From Hogs To Mushrooms

The Sh*t Your Wish Your Building Did Podcast! Discussing all things Smart Building Related. Brought to you by Memoori Research.

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