Smart Buildings

What Smart Buildings does

Smart Buildings is a UK-based for-profit private company operating in the Renewables & Environment sector. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Kirkstall, United Kingdom, the company operates with a small team of 11-50 employees and maintains a web presence at smart-buildings.co.uk. Mark Davenport serves as Chief Executive Officer.

In January 2019, Smart Buildings received investment from WhileOfOne Innovation Labs, which also acted as lead investor; the funding amount was not disclosed. The company's sector classification and naming suggest activity in building-related sustainability, energy efficiency, or smart building technology services. Specific operational details—including product portfolio, customer relationships, revenue mechanics, pricing models, and geographic reach—are not directly attributable to Smart Buildings in the available firmographic and leadership data.

The aggregated source material includes extensive content on facilities management, low carbon energy solutions, digital services, and sustainable regeneration capabilities. This content references a separate operational entity with 17-country geographic reach, a Bouygues group parent, and a 2022 founding date that does not match Smart Buildings' firmographic profile of a small 2012-founded UK company. Smart Buildings is therefore best characterised as a small, privately-held UK operator in the renewable energy and building-related environment sector, with the January 2019 WhileOfOne Innovation Labs investment representing the most clearly documented strategic activity.

Name

Smart Buildings

Legal name

EQUANS UK & Ireland

Website

https://smart-buildings.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Smart Buildings is a UK-based private Renewables & Environment company founded in 2012 in Kirkstall. Operating with 11-50 employees under CEO Mark Davenport, the company received 2019 funding from WhileOfOne Innovation Labs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Facilities Management and Energy Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Smart Building Software Platforms (IWMS/CAFM Integration, Digital Twin, Command Center) (BPABAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Microgrid, DER & Building Electrification Energy Controls (Solar/Storage/EV Load Orchestration) (BPABAGAJ), Commissioning, Retro-Commissioning & Controls Tuning (BPABAGAL), Smart Building Interoperability & Protocol Services (BACnet/Modbus/KNX Gateways) (BPABAGAM)

Keywords

• Facilities management services
• Energy efficiency solutions
• Building performance optimization
• Net zero consultancy
• Sustainable regeneration

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirkstall

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Facilities Management Services: Comprehensive technical and facilities management services delivered to optimize building performance, reduce energy consumption, and improve operational efficiency for customers
2. Sustainable Regeneration Projects: Transformative regeneration projects including refurbishment, housing repairs and maintenance, and capital investment for communities and public sector bodies
3. Low Carbon Energy Solutions: Innovative low carbon energy solutions including hydrogen, renewable heat networks, solar and storage, and transport infrastructure
4. Digital Services: Cutting-edge digital services including infrastructure support services and SMARTR platform offerings
5. Net Zero Consultancy: Expert consultancy services for carbon reduction, energy compliance, and net zero transition

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Smart Buildings delivers technical and sustainable facilities management, low-carbon energy solutions, digital services, and regenerative infrastructure projects for businesses, local authorities, and public sector organizations. Its portfolio spans integrated FM, building performance optimization, hydrogen/solar/storage energy systems, EV infrastructure, net zero consultancy, and the SMARTR digital platform, helping customers reduce energy consumption and accelerate transition to net zero carbon.

Product overview

Equans UK & Ireland offers a multi-service portfolio focused on technical and sustainable facilities management, low-carbon energy solutions, digital services, and regenerative projects. The core offering consists of Sustainable Facilities Management, Sustainable Regeneration, Low Carbon Energy, Equans Digital (including SMARTR), and Delivering Net Zero services. These offerings work together to help businesses, communities, and public sector organisations accelerate their transition to net zero carbon while optimising building performance and operational efficiency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SMARTR: Digital services brand providing cutting-edge digital solutions for organizations undergoing digital transitions.

Products and services

• Sustainable Facilities Management Comprehensive technical and facilities management services designed to optimise building performance, reduce energy consumption, and improve operational efficiency. Includes integrated FM solutions, technical services, business services, and water compliance for enterprise and public sector customers.
• Sustainable Regeneration Transformative regeneration projects that enhance communities and support local authorities and public sector bodies, including refurbishment, housing repairs and maintenance, capital investment, local authority services, and place-based decarbonisation.
• Low Carbon Energy Innovative low carbon energy solutions that help customers reduce environmental impact and transition to resilient, cleaner energy systems, including hydrogen, renewable heat networks, transport infrastructure solutions, mission critical assets, and solar and storage.
• Equans Digital Cutting-edge digital services that help organisations embrace digital transitions reshaping how people live and work, including infrastructure support services and SMARTR platform offerings.
• Delivering Net Zero Services helping businesses, communities, and the public sector accelerate their transition to a net zero carbon world, including carbon shift, net zero consultancy, energy compliance services, EV solutions, and climate adaptation.
• SMARTR Digital platform for smart building management and monitoring, part of the Equans Digital service line for infrastructure support and digital transformation.

Named customers7 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Mitie Group: UK-listed integrated facilities management and energy services provider serving public sector, healthcare, and commercial clients. Directly comparable as a UK FM + decarbonisation partner with similar public sector exposure and smart building overlay.
• SPIE UK: Technical FM and energy services specialist serving UK buildings with mechanical, electrical, and building controls expertise. Closely comparable on technical services and low carbon energy retrofit scope.

Broad incumbents

• Sodexo UK: Global FM and food services major with UK operations across public and private sectors. Overlaps with the subject on integrated FM and energy management but operates at far greater scale and breadth across multiple service lines.
• CBRE Global Workplace Solutions: Major commercial real estate services firm with deep FM and workplace experience practice. Competes for similar large-enterprise and public sector facilities management contracts with broader service portfolio.
• Equans (Bouygues): Global energy and FM services subsidiary of Bouygues operating in 17 countries. The data describes this entity in detail; it serves as the broader parent/sibling business and competes directly in low-carbon energy, FM, and digital services across the same geographies.
• Veolia UK: UK environmental services and energy solutions provider covering district heating, decarbonisation, and waste. Overlaps on low-carbon energy and public sector sustainability mandates.
• Engie UK: Global energy services and facilities management operator with a strong UK presence in low-carbon energy, district heating, and decarbonisation—comparable on low-carbon energy solutions and regeneration projects.

Emerging players

• Schneider Electric EcoBuilding: Building automation and energy management software/hardware vendor with EcoStruxure platform. Comparable on smart building controls, energy orchestration, and integration with FM partners; competes on the digital layer rather than full-service delivery.
• Johnson Controls OpenBlue: Building automation and HVAC controls major with OpenBlue digital platform. Provides competing smart building technology and adjacent services to FM providers; comparable on building controls + FM integration.

Regional players

• Skanska UK: UK construction and sustainable building services firm with growing presence in regeneration and low-carbon retrofits. Comparable on sustainable regeneration and refurbishment scope, particularly in public sector.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Buildings_smart
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/smart-buildings-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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