Apparently there is a great demand for on-call craftsmen.

Khosla Ventures and Pear VC just tripled their investment in Honey Homes, which provides a dedicated handyman to take care of all the tasks on a homeowner's to-do list. The company raised $9 million in a Series A funding round last June.

Era Ventures led the startup's most recent capital raise, an additional $9.25 million in funding that CEO and co-founder Vishwas Prabhakara called “an upside round.” (PitchBook estimated the startup's value at $39 million last June, though the company itself said that was “not accurate.”) In total, Honey Homes has raised $21.35 million in venture capital since its inception.

So what was the reason for the latest capital injection? A surge in member adoption. The company announced last fall that it had doubled its membership to “well over 1,000 members” in three months. It also grew annual recurring revenue by 3.6x by 2023. While the company declined to provide specific revenue numbers, Prabhakara said the company expects to “do the same and hit eight-digit ARR in 2024.” (Eight-digits is $10 million, of course.)

“Our team visits over 150 homes every day,” he added.

Husband and wife team Vishwas Prabhakara (Yelp's first CEO) and Avantika Prabhakara (former marketing director at Opendoor, Trulia, and Zillow) co-founded Honey Homes in 2021 with Katie Pham and Rory O'Connell. The startup, which launched with its first 10 beta customers in August of that year, hires the handyman as part of its staff. The handyman works as an employee to ensure that work is done consistently in a person's home.

Homeowners pay Honey Homes a flat fee for the convenience of an “end-to-end” membership-based service through the app. This fee ranges from $250 to $395 per month depending on location, although there are discounted annual plans available.

The way it works is that members are assigned a dedicated tradesman who comes by at least once a month to take care of renovations and preventative maintenance. Because employees are permanent, they also receive benefits like parental leave and paid vacation, a rarity in an industry that traditionally relies on contractors. However, if someone wants to try out different contractors for variety, they have that option too.

Honey Homes is currently available to single-family homeowners in the San Francisco Bay Area (including the city itself) as well as much of the Dallas-Fort Worth region. It recently launched in Los Angeles and is currently expanding there as well, with plans to expand further in Texas as well.

“We cover about five times more households in our service area than we did a year ago,” said Vishwas Prabhakara.

Honey Homes only launched in San Francisco earlier this year, but according to Vishwas Prabhakara, this market is currently the fastest growing.

“The city is a different caliber [than the suburbs],” he said. “There are parking issues, there are crime issues, there's a lot to think about. But now it's actually kind of our crown jewel, our fastest growing market.”

The startup is also adding new features, such as AI, to streamline workflow for its team of tradesmen and provide more “maintenance requests on autopilot.”

Interestingly, DoorDash co-founder Evan Moore sits on Honey Homes' board of directors, and another DoorDash veteran, Andrew Ladd, was hired last year to spearhead Honey Homes' product development.

Moore told TechCrunch last year that he believes Honey Homes is different from many other consumer startups in the home services space that simply connect homeowners with potential providers or “act as a concierge.” Competitors include Angi, TaskRabbit and Thumbtack, among others.

According to Vishwas Prabhakara, the company decided to pursue an extension instead of a Series B after concluding that it needed less capital to become profitable than previously expected. (The company aims to be profitable in the next few years.) In addition to membership revenue, the average homeowner spends over $750 per year on additional services provided by the service, such as purchasing replacement parts.

Honey Homes currently employs 75 people and has doubled its team of craftsmen from 25 to over 50.

Clelia Peters of Era Ventures said she chose to invest in Honey Homes because “high-quality home maintenance services from a dedicated handyman were typically reserved for only the wealthiest homeowners or those who owned condos and apartments with on-site caretakers.”

She believes the need for Honey Homes' offering will be even greater in a world where homeowners are required to stay in and maintain their homes for longer periods of time (due to the lock-in effect caused by skyrocketing interest rates).”

“In addition, we expect the trend towards home electrification to lead to greater demand for reliable advice and installation services. Honey Homes is well positioned to provide these services,” she added.

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Figure: © IoT for everyone

Smart building technology was a hot topic at 2023 AHR Expo in Atlanta. Some of the top innovators in the HVAC industry spent three days in early February exchanging ideas and showcasing the future of technology in the HVAC industry.

“The industry is changing so slowly, but technology is always changing,” said Victoria Garcia Massimo, Operations Manager at Airzone. “It’s important to bridge the gap between industry and technology so that the things we build not only work with today’s technologies, but also with the standards and protocols that will be introduced in 10 years.”

In order to move from anecdotes to data, a survey was conducted during the fair. The results are interesting. Many HVAC companies have not yet decided on their digital transformation journey—or aren’t even considering it. However, things are going well for those who are actively driving digital transformation. Some common themes emerged among those who reported fighting along the way. We will take a look at these issues and possible solutions that are presented.

“Many HVAC companies have not yet decided on their digital transformation journey—or aren’t even considering it.“

-Very technology

Key findings from the survey

#1: Supply chain issues continue

The overwhelming majority of HVAC companies surveyed during the show identified supply chain constraints as the top professional challenge their teams face in the coming year. Other key concerns include budget constraints, staffing shortages, and a lack of specialized skills.

#2: Acceptance levels vary

Respondents to the survey reported that there was varying degrees of adoption of intelligent building management or building automation technology. The good news is that the majority (~58 percent) are either currently working on it with good results or are well ahead of the curve, and only 3 percent said they are struggling with adoption. The majority of those who have taken the plunge feel good about it. However, just over 21 percent are still in the exploratory phase and 18 percent have no plans to pursue these technologies any further. This equates to almost 40 percent who have either not yet committed to a path of change or are not even considering it.

#3: Adoption faces challenges

Among the 3 percent of respondents who indicated they had difficulties with the adoption process, the top obstacles were:

• Costs
• Incompatible devices and systems
• security concerns
• Lack of internal skills

No. 4: Respondents want to know more

Regardless of where they were in this process, respondents expressed a desire to learn more about specific disciplines that play a key role in smart buildings and building automation technologies. At the top of the list were:

• AI and ML
• IoT security
• Manage and interpret data
• remote monitoring
• UI design

dealing with the challenges

Overcoming the challenges faced by the HVAC industry requires a commitment to problem solving and innovation. Here are several approaches you can use.

#1: Supply Chain Constraints: Elephant in the Room

During the peak of the pandemic, supply chain restrictions weighed on industries across the board. Shortages of spare parts and labor shortages combined to cause significant disruption to the global supply chain. Although Gartner predicts some relief In the second half of 2023, ongoing supply chain issues in the semiconductor market continue to prove a persistent thorn in the side of manufacturers. Recent challenges include geopolitical conflicts, inflationary pressures and a global economy on the brink of recession.

“Parts availability is a major challenge in the industry,” said Mike Boyd, product manager at Weil-McLain. “It’s always a struggle to get the parts these days.”

There is no magic solution to this complicated global problem. However, there are ways to mitigate the effects. Agile engineering allows both software and hardware engineers to quickly iterate and make changes to the design as needed. Hardware flexibility is especially important during supply chain disruptions as it allows a product to evolve and exist on multiple platforms. It also enables manufacturers to quickly adapt to new realities in the supply chain and maintain a steady flow of materials.

#2: Lack of specialized skills

Boyd continues, “In our industry, the old guard is aging and new people are coming. They are tech savvy but their skills are not the same as people who have been working on boilers for 30 years. We use technology to bridge this gap.”

He and numerous others recognize that developing smarter technologies is key to dealing with the loss of institutional knowledge. However, the development of these technologies is not easy. It typically requires IoT engineering – which requires unique expertise that traditional engineers and developers lack. Developing smart building technology does not require an engineer to have expertise in every part of the stack. However, She must be at least fluent in all of them. In general, a well-prepared IoT engineer will have deep expertise in one or two sub-areas and basic competency in the others. The subdomains include:

• data science
• Electrical engineering
• firmware engineering
• mechanical engineering
• software development
• UX design

When starting a smart or connected project, make sure you have real IoT engineers on board – either as collaborators or as business partners for your team. It’s critical that your engineering team understands how all of these pieces fit together to form a cohesive whole.

#3: Cost

Very

With a forecast of 575 million connected devices around the world by 2032 and revenue of $29 billion, the connected HVAC industry is expected to see significant growth. Despite the revenue opportunities, survey respondents and many of our customers report that investing to take advantage of these opportunities is challenging, especially in today’s economy.

If you are facing a complicated development process and the best way is not clear at first, an agile engineering approach is an important tool to overcome hurdles effectively and efficiently. Don’t make the mistake of investing heavily in a project plan that shows no weaknesses until you’ve made decisions that will be difficult to reverse. Instead, use agile design and development. Agile methods—including extensible, flexible code and early hardware prototypes—make it easier to uncover problems early, so you can iterate quickly and deliver business value faster.

#4: Incompatible devices/systems

Dealing with incompatibility is a complicated subject with nuances that depend on the use case. Are you building a smart HVAC product? Do you integrate building systems as part of a building automation system (BAS) project? Let’s look at some options.

Avoidance of incompatibilities during product design

The last thing you want to discover once you start building your smart HVAC product is that it doesn’t integrate with key systems. Before you start building, thorough market research is crucial to avoid incompatibilities. Dig deep during market research to determine not only what users want and need, but also what technologies you need to integrate. As a best practice, your design team conducts market research that includes engineering members who can help uncover key technical insights.

Solution of existing incompatibilities

But what if you integrate existing devices and systems? Let’s say you have a building running multiple HVAC systems that communicate using different protocols. A possible solution is to implement a protocol gateway. A protocol gateway can act as a translator between two different protocols, allowing the devices or systems to communicate with each other.

However, this solution does not work for everyone. Obstacles to using this approach include:

• A system may not have an integration path for the gateway.
• The gateway may not support all required BAS functions.
• The gateway may be using an older BACnet protocol that is not implemented by default.

Sometimes the best solution from a performance perspective is to upgrade your devices and systems – not a cheap deal. But before you take that leap or abandon integration altogether, it’s worth exploring the gateway approach.

#5: Security Concerns

With the multitude of devices and systems in commercial facilities impacting not only physical security but also professional productivity, smart building understandably raises concerns about security risks. If there was ever a situation where you absolutely do not want to learn “the hard way”, it is smart building security. Although security is not easy and can never be guaranteed to be perfect, fortunately it exists well-documented strategies to secure networked systems. It requires a comprehensive approach that spans multiple dimensions—physical devices, firmware and software, the network, and the data touchpoints.

The path to innovation & value

Smart building technology represents an immense opportunity for the HVAC industry. But for many, the path to realizing this value is elusive.

Raw poll results

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• Meshify Defender sensors detect water leaks and other hazards

• The sensors are characterized by a longer battery life and a greater range

• The water shutoff stops the flow of water with the faucet of a mobile app

Detects and stops leaks, any time of the day or night

HARTFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Specialist insurer HSB today introduced Meshify Defender Sensors, its next-generation LoRaWAN® Internet of Things (IoT) device suite, and the new Meshify Defender Water Shutoff, which together help Avoid property damage and device damage with a mobile app.

Developed by Meshify, HSB’s IoT subsidiary, Meshify Defender Sensors monitor commercial and residential buildings and appliances 24/7 for water leaks, frozen pipes, temperature changes and humidity.

Once a sensor detects a leak, HSB sends an alert to customers, who can activate the Meshify Defender’s water shutoff by using the Meshify Protect mobile app to stop the water supply.

“HSB has provided IoT solutions to a number of companies for nearly a decade,” said John B. Riggs, HSB chief technology officer and president of Meshify. “The Meshify Defender sensors and water shutoff are the culmination of what we have learned about the needs of our customers and our insurance industry partners. Our state-of-the-art sensors and water shut-offs have been extensively tested and made accessible and affordable for insurers and their policyholders to reduce costly water losses.”

A seamless and secure connection

Meshify Defender sensors offer long range and longer battery life with more robust performance to support commercial environments with an enhanced customer experience.

LoRaWAN wireless technology, a low-power wide-area networking protocol, seamlessly connects Meshify Defender to the Internet of Things with end-to-end security.

Installs in 10 minutes, no pipe cutting

Developed through years of research and testing, the Meshify Defender Water Shutoff stops water leaks at the source, with design options that don’t require pipe cutting.

With the Meshify Protect mobile app for iOS and Android, customers can turn off the water from anywhere at any time with a tap of a mobile device screen.

Prevent casualties, provide peace of mind

In the past, water leaks from pipes, water heaters, HVAC systems, boilers, and other sources could go undetected for hours, days, nights, weekends, and holidays, causing serious damage.

Now customers can have peace of mind knowing that Meshify Defender sensors and Smart Shutoff can detect leaks and shut off water supplies to prevent or reduce property damage.

Available exclusively from HSB

The Meshify Defender Sensor Suite and Water Shutoff are available exclusively in the United States and Canada through HSB and its partner insurance carriers.

Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB)

HSB, part of Munich Re, is a multi-line specialty insurer and provider of inspection, risk management and IoT technology services. HSB insurance offerings include equipment failure, cyber risk, specialty liability and other coverages. HSB combines its technical expertise, technology and data to develop inventive insurance and service solutions for existing and emerging risks resulting from technological change. Throughout its 150-year history, HSB’s mission has been to help clients avoid losses, advance sustainable energy use and build deeper relationships that benefit businesses, governments and consumers. HSB holds AM Best Company’s highest financial rating, A++ (Superior). For more information, visit www.hsb.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Munich Re

Munich Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, primary insurance and insurance-related risk solutions. The group consists of the business fields reinsurance and ERGO as well as the capital investment company MEAG. Munich Re operates worldwide and is active in all lines of insurance business. Since it was founded in 1880, Munich Re has been known for its unique risk expertise and solid financial position. It offers clients financial protection in the event of extraordinary losses – from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to Hurricane Ian in 2022. Munich Re has outstanding innovative strength, which enables it to also deal with extraordinary risks such as rocket launches, renewable energies or cyber attacks. The company is driving the digital transformation of the insurance industry and has further expanded its risk assessment and range of services. Tailor-made solutions and proximity to its customers make Munich Re a risk partner in demand for companies, institutions and private individuals around the world.

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SMART General President Joseph Sellers opened the inaugural SMART Leadership Conference on Monday, with local leaders from sheet metal and transportation gathering in San Francisco for four days of hard work on behalf of SMART members across North America. The theme, “Growth Through Unity,” encompassed the focus of the day: in the joint session, sheet metal and Transportation Division sessions, and breakouts, SMART leadership focused on how to secure the future of our union – together.

Leaders emphasize unity in joint session

In his opening remarks, General President Sellers summarized the many events of the last several years for attendees, noting that political developments in both the United States and Canada have created unprecedented opportunity for our union – as well as the labor movement at large.

He began by counting some of the legislative victories achieved for SMART members across North America: huge investments in the union transportation and sheet metal industries in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, pension protection in the American Rescue Plan, project labor agreements on federal projects above $35 million in the United States; and the achievement of the Labor Mobility Tax Credit and real apprenticeship funding for SMART brothers and sisters in Canada. He also noted the recently proposed rule for two-person crews and the importance of working together, across sheet metal and transportation, to secure that victory for SMART rail workers.

SMART General Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Powell

“We must be proactive and seize our opportunities to strengthen and grow our union,” Sellers said. “We must build our capacity and capitalize on union-friendly administrations in both the US and Canada.”

That being said, he pointed out, all those gains will be in danger if anti-labor politicians take back Congress. Elections in battleground states don’t only matter for locals in those states – they will impact the future of our entire union.

“Either we determine the future of our union, or our adversaries will do it for us,” Sellers declared. “So let’s organize, mobilize, recruit and fight like hell to increase our density and our market share across industries.”

General Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Powell elaborated on General President Sellers’ speech, noting the need to accelerate our union’s growth while touching on the battles facing the Transportation Division and the ways SMART has used technology to expand member services without increasing expenses. The general secretary-treasurer pointed out that, given the growth in construction jobs, sheet metal locals need to increase their organizing, recruitment and retention.

“We have learned at this point that we can’t predict the future,” he said. “But two things we know for certain. One is that there is an enormous amount of opportunity ahead. The other is that we will need to work hard to make the most of that opportunity. Together, we will do just that.”

SMART TD President Jeremy Ferguson

Jeremy Ferguson, president of the SMART Transportation Division, used his opening remarks to reflect on the massive efforts to bring SMART together in the past – particularly the 2019 General Convention – and vowed to work tirelessly across sheet metal and transportation to make our union stronger than ever. Ferguson also spoke on the furious fight to safeguard and expand working conditions for Transportation Division members against corporate onslaught, particularly the Class 1 freight railroads.

“When things get tough, I know that the one thing we’re not afraid to do in the face of adversity is to show up and step up,” he said. “We’re not fearful of the challenges that we see ahead, after what we’ve been through.”

Ferguson touched on the ways the Transportation Division has dedicated itself to better serving members, from an app that allows workers to report safety violations, to the rolling out of SMART University, to the improvement of the Transportation Newspaper – including a column written by Ferguson titled “What your union is doing for you.” All of these initiatives, he explained, are part of the Transportation Division’s effort to strengthen, to unify, to come together and meet the needs of the membership as a whole.

Through all the difficulties of the last several years, a bright spot has emerged: friendly figures in government and federal agencies. Ferguson noted that, thanks to relationships with FRA Administrator Amit Bose, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and others, SMART members have a voice in the halls of power. And most importantly, he declared, the unity and solidarity of SMART provides a road map to a better future for all members.

“The changes we made in 2020 that we were all a part of have opened the doors to lasting progress for our organization and hope, even as we fight through all that the carriers and their Wall Street oligarchs throw at us to grind us down, such as Draconian attendance policies,” Ferguson said.

Also speaking during Monday’s joint session were SMART TD California State Legislative Director (SLD) Louie Costa and SMART SM Local 104 (San Francisco) Business Manager Rick Werner. In each of their speeches, Costa and Werner touched on the histories of union transportation and sheet metal in California: the challenges, the battles fought and won, the ongoing struggles and the great potential for growth across all SMART crafts. Notably, both Costa and Werner recounted specific instances where unity – between different locals, and between sheet metal and transportation industries – helped spur the success of SMART.

“It is only together, as one, in all crafts, that we can, and will, solidify the theme of this year’s conference: ‘Growth Through Unity,'” Costa said.

GP Sellers, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, GST Powell

To cap off Monday’s joint session, the SMART Leadership Conference welcomed San Francisco Mayor London Breed and United States Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chair Marty Oberman – both figures who have showed themselves to be allies of working people and SMART. In her speech, Mayor Breed recapped the efforts of the San Francisco government, under her leadership, to bolster the rights of organized labor, including raises for union city employees and the CityBuild program – a pipeline for people from underserved communities to enter the unionized construction trades. She also addressed the city-wide project labor agreement signed into law in 2019.

“Having a strong PLA is important to ensure not only that we get these projects done, but the men and the women who work to push these projects through are supported through good living wages,” Breed said. “I know that’s what you all represent.”

Oberman, meanwhile, discussed the STB’s efforts to investigate the decline of freight rail service in the United States. Pointing to the reckless workforce slashing that has helped spur current freight rail disruptions, Oberman noted that much of the railroads’ difficulties hiring the workers needed to keep America’s supply chain running resulted from current working conditions – no business, he added, could function on the back of a nearly 30% workforce cut.

“It’s quite clear that the main force driving how the railroads are being managed these days are the pressures of stockholders,” he said.

Following Oberman’s speech, General President Sellers closed the joint session – but the day’s work had only begun, as sheet metal and Transportation Division leaders separated for industry-specific breakout sessions. Read more here.

STB Chair Marty Oberman

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SMART General President Joseph Sellers opened the inaugural SMART Leadership Conference on Monday, with local leaders from sheet metal and transportation gathering in San Francisco for four days of hard work on behalf of SMART members across North America. The theme, “Growth Through Unity,” encompassed the focus of the day: in the joint session, sheet metal and Transportation Division sessions, and breakouts, SMART leadership focused on how to secure the future of our union – together.

Leaders emphasize unity in joint session

In his opening remarks, General President Sellers summarized the many events of the last several years for attendees, noting that political developments in both the United States and Canada have created unprecedented opportunity for our union – as well as the labor movement at large.

He began by counting some of the legislative victories achieved for SMART members across North America: huge investments in the union transportation and sheet metal industries in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, pension protection in the American Rescue Plan, project labor agreements on federal projects above $35 million in the United States; and the achievement of the Labor Mobility Tax Credit and real apprenticeship funding for SMART brothers and sisters in Canada. He also noted the recently proposed rule for two-person crews and the importance of working together, across sheet metal and transportation, to secure that victory for SMART rail workers.

SMART General Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Powell

“We must be proactive and seize our opportunities to strengthen and grow our union,” Sellers said. “We must build our capacity and capitalize on union-friendly administrations in both the US and Canada.”

That being said, he pointed out, all those gains will be in danger if anti-labor politicians take back Congress. Elections in battleground states don’t only matter for locals in those states – they will impact the future of our entire union.

“Either we determine the future of our union, or our adversaries will do it for us,” Sellers declared. “So let’s organize, mobilize, recruit and fight like hell to increase our density and our market share across industries.”

General Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Powell elaborated on General President Sellers’ speech, noting the need to accelerate our union’s growth while touching on the battles facing the Transportation Division and the ways SMART has used technology to expand member services without increasing expenses. The general secretary-treasurer pointed out that, given the growth in construction jobs, sheet metal locals need to increase their organizing, recruitment and retention.

“We have learned at this point that we can’t predict the future,” he said. “But two things we know for certain. One is that there is an enormous amount of opportunity ahead. The other is that we will need to work hard to make the most of that opportunity. Together, we will do just that.”

SMART TD President Jeremy Ferguson

Jeremy Ferguson, president of the SMART Transportation Division, used his opening remarks to reflect on the massive efforts to bring SMART together in the past – particularly the 2019 General Convention – and vowed to work tirelessly across sheet metal and transportation to make our union stronger than ever. Ferguson also spoke on the furious fight to safeguard and expand working conditions for Transportation Division members against corporate onslaught, particularly the Class 1 freight railroads.

“When things get tough, I know that the one thing we’re not afraid to do in the face of adversity is to show up and step up,” he said. “We’re not fearful of the challenges that we see ahead, after what we’ve been through.”

Ferguson touched on the ways the Transportation Division has dedicated itself to better serving members, from an app that allows workers to report safety violations, to the rolling out of SMART University, to the improvement of the Transportation Newspaper – including a column written by Ferguson titled “What your union is doing for you.” All of these initiatives, he explained, are part of the Transportation Division’s effort to strengthen, to unify, to come together and meet the needs of the membership as a whole.

Through all the difficulties of the last several years, a bright spot has emerged: friendly figures in government and federal agencies. Ferguson noted that, thanks to relationships with FRA Administrator Amit Bose, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and others, SMART members have a voice in the halls of power. And most importantly, he declared, the unity and solidarity of SMART provides a road map to a better future for all members.

“The changes we made in 2020 that we were all a part of have opened the doors to lasting progress for our organization and hope, even as we fight through all that the carriers and their Wall Street oligarchs throw at us to grind us down, such as Draconian attendance policies,” Ferguson said.

Also speaking during Monday’s joint session were SMART TD California State Legislative Director (SLD) Louie Costa and SMART SM Local 104 (San Francisco) Business Manager Rick Werner. In each of their speeches, Costa and Werner touched on the histories of union transportation and sheet metal in California: the challenges, the battles fought and won, the ongoing struggles and the great potential for growth across all SMART crafts. Notably, both Costa and Werner recounted specific instances where unity – between different locals, and between sheet metal and transportation industries – helped spur the success of SMART.

“It is only together, as one, in all crafts, that we can, and will, solidify the theme of this year’s conference: ‘Growth Through Unity,'” Costa said.

GP Sellers, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, GST Powell

To cap off Monday’s joint session, the SMART Leadership Conference welcomed San Francisco Mayor London Breed and United States Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chair Marty Oberman – both figures who have showed themselves to be allies of working people and SMART. In her speech, Mayor Breed recapped the efforts of the San Francisco government, under her leadership, to bolster the rights of organized labor, including raises for union city employees and the CityBuild program – a pipeline for people from underserved communities to enter the unionized construction trades. She also addressed the city-wide project labor agreement signed into law in 2019.

“Having a strong PLA is important to ensure not only that we get these projects done, but the men and the women who work to push these projects through are supported through good living wages,” Breed said. “I know that’s what you all represent.”

Oberman, meanwhile, discussed the STB’s efforts to investigate the decline of freight rail service in the United States. Pointing to the reckless workforce slashing that has helped spur current freight rail disruptions, Oberman noted that much of the railroads’ difficulties hiring the workers needed to keep America’s supply chain running resulted from current working conditions – no business, he added, could function on the back of a nearly 30% workforce cut.

“It’s quite clear that the main force driving how the railroads are being managed these days are the pressures of stockholders,” he said.

Following Oberman’s speech, General President Sellers closed the joint session – but the day’s work had only begun, as sheet metal and Transportation Division leaders separated for industry-specific breakout sessions. Read more here.

STB Chair Marty Oberman

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A small storefront on Grant Avenue is bringing a taste of Amsterdam — and ancient Egypt — to San Francisco. Professor Seagull’s Smartshop, which opened in North Beach this April, is a cross between an art gallery, a witchy herb shop and a modern cannabis dispensary (except you can touch the products).

Psychedelic art covers the walls and sleek Scandinavian-inspired shelves hold a tightly curated selection of loosely controlled herbs. But instead of the typical variations of cannabis, the shop is devoted to lesser known psychoactive and psychedelic sacred plants from all over the world. 

While the first of its kind in San Francisco — and according to the owners, the entire country — “smart shops” are ubiquitous in Europe, especially Amsterdam, and refer to stores that sell herbal remedies, hangover cures, botanical samples and “nootropics,” or brain-enhancing substances. Although there are other stores selling herbal supplements such as kratom, owner Benjamin Manton says his store is different since the focus is solely on the use of plants and products with psychoactive properties.

The chalkboard sign in the shop window advertises items such as San Pedro and Peruvian torch cacti, which you might be familiar with if you’ve ever embarked on a vision quest in the desert. But the first product to catch my eye is a bag of brilliant blue and yellow petals, which I’d soon try myself, in addition to experimenting with damiana, wild dagga and Mexican dream herb tea.

The exterior of Professor Seagull?•s Smartshop in San Francisco, Calif. on May 19, 2022. The shop specializes in obscure and legal psychedelics.
Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE

Benjamin Manton is the owner of Professor Seagull?•s Smartshop, works on a display inside his store in San Francisco, Calif. on May 19, 2022. The shop specializes in obscure and legal psychedelics.
Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE

Professor Seagull’s Smartshop. Credit: Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE

Manton, who owns the shop with his wife and looks a tad like a younger version of the store’s namesake/logo (if you squint and are on psychedelics), tells me the petals are from an Egyptian blue lotus. 

“The ancient Egyptians would steep it in wine and drink it during religious ceremonies and parties,” Manton says. “But you can also make it into a relaxing tea.” 

The flower, which some call the sacred blue lily of the Nile, is depicted in countless ancient temples and writings throughout Egypt, Greece and parts of Asia. Its ubiquitous depictions suggest that the lotus helped the ancients connect with the divine through its hallucinatory effects and was an important part of ceremonies around sexuality. Given that it increases circulation, the petals are thought to be powerful aphrodisiacs. It also has reported health and psychological benefits, thanks primarily to the apomorphine compound found in the plant that stimulates the body’s dopamine receptors. Historians believe the ancient Egyptians used the flower as traditional medicine, and in more modern times, its active compounds have been utilized to treat anxiety and even Parkinson’s disease. 

Benjamin Manton is the owner of Professor Seagull’s Smartshop in San Francisco on May 19, 2022. The shop specializes in obscure and legal psychedelics.

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Plant medicine for the psychedelic-curious

In the U.S., blue lotus has not received FDA approval, but it’s also not a controlled substance, so it is legal to grow and sell. The same goes for the rest of Professor Seagull’s inventory: Everything is legal in California and most other states — at least in the form it’s displayed and sold in the store and online shop. 

The mescaline that can be extracted from San Pedro and Peruvian torch cacti is illegal, but in their cactus form, they’re just attractive house plants. There’s also Mimosa Hostilis root bark, a major ingredient of ayahuasca, which doubles as a popular natural dye for soaps and fabric. 

“We are providing these products in the form they are legally allowed to be presented,” Manton tells me over email. “Some items we can talk openly about in terms of historical use and dosage. And some things are sold explicitly for growth as a houseplant or for arts and crafts supply.”

Of course, what you choose to do with your house plants and art supplies is your own business.

“It is our hope that the city or the state will decriminalize psychedelic plants soon so that we can begin to have more open and honest discussions with our clients about the history and potentials of these plants,” Manton writes. 

Benjamin Manton, the owner of Professor Seagull’s Smartshop, shows off some recent cuttings of San Pedro cactus in San Francisco on May 19, 2022. The shop specializes in obscure and legal psychedelics.

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Manton sees potential in the store to serve as part of the solution to San Francisco’s (and the country’s) mental health and addiction crises. 

“In the future we hope to be a place where therapists can send their clients for information and access, and where practitioners can come for local access to sustainably sourced plant medicine.”

For now, the Mantons are focused on providing transformational experience through plant medicine and art, as well as being a resource for harm reduction. In addition to providing safer alternatives to party drugs, such as Kanna, which Manton says is being used in place of cocaine and MDMA, the shop offers test kits from DanceSafe to test recreational drugs for adulterants, such as fentanyl. 

Manton gave me a tour of the shop with a matter-of-fact, professorial air that is so knowledgeable and nonjudgmental, and I end up leaving with four bags (and more than 100 grams) of various teas and smokeables that promise to ease anxiety, aid sleep and dream recall and invoke euphoria. At just $40, a similar haul at a cannabis dispensary would cost at least three times that, yet many of the items I purchased boast similar effects and benefits. 

Some of the herbs that can be consumed in a tea or smoked at Professor Seagull?•s Smartshop in San Francisco, Calif. on May 19, 2022. The shop specializes in obscure and legal psychedelics.
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Mimosa Hostilis Root Bark available at Professor Seagull?•s Smartshop in San Francisco, Calif. on May 19, 2022. The shop specializes in obscure and legal psychedelics.
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Several different Yerba Matte products available at Professor Seagull?•s Smartshop in San Francisco, Calif. on May 19, 2022. The shop specializes in obscure and legal psychedelics.
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Some mushroom infused coffee available at Professor Seagull?•s Smartshop in San Francisco, Calif. on May 19, 2022. The shop specializes in obscure and legal psychedelics.
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A selection of products at Professor Seagull’s Smartshop. Credit: Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE

My week of plant discovery

Back at home, I begin a week of plant- and self-discovery. The first order of business is making blue lotus wine, which just requires adding 15 to 20 grams of petals to a bottle of wine (after you pour a little out or have a glass to make room), setting it in the refrigerator and giving it a shake every day until you’re ready to drink it (anywhere between two days and two weeks). I used half a bottle of grocery store cabernet that I had lying around, but any kind will work. Manton suggests not using anything special, since the lotus will alter the taste.  

Then I roll up joints of damiana, which is native to parts of the U.S., Mexico and Central America, and wild dagga, which grows abundantly in southern Africa. Both are said to produce a light, cannabis-like high. Wild dagga can enhance color perception, so tonight I turn to these while I paint instead of my usual sativa. 

As I prep the canvas and the light floral-smelling smoke fills the space, I feel a familiar buoyancy, like I’ve taken a baby hit of weed. The taste is reminiscent of black tea and the psychoactive effects are decidedly subtle. It’s really all I need though — just a slight nudge into flow state. It’s nice to avoid some of the side effects of cannabis, such as misplacing the paintbrush I’m holding or randomly obsessing over something embarrassing that happened seven years ago. 

Next I light up the wild dagga. The bright orange dried petals don’t grind that well, so it makes for a looser joint. The spicy smoke burns the back of my throat slightly, but I’m too lost in mixing satisfying globs of paint to care much. I’m a little bit more excited by the way the paint drips down the canvas and my strokes seem a bit bolder and more confident. The day’s worries wash off my brush in vibrant swirls.

Then it’s time for a cup of Mexican dream herb tea and bed. The mixture is unpleasantly bitter on the back of my tongue, so I add honey. A few minutes later I feel deeply relaxed, like I’m hovering at the doorway of sleep with none of my usual effort to get there. Soon I easily drift off into a land of chaotic dreams. 

A display shows some of the obscure and legal psychedelics available at Professor Seagull’s Smartshop in San Francisco on May 19, 2022.

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I drank the tea before bed a few more nights this week, and each time my sleep was filled with cinematic dreams, some of which took on the quality of “Everything Everywhere All at Once”. Dreaming of surfing atop trash cans and other oddities was an interesting journey, but I was ready for a vibe change. And a glass of wine. So on the sixth day, I decide the blue lotus wine is ready. Internet searches tell me two weeks produce the most potent effects, but I figure one week is the correct level for a Thursday evening of horoscope writing (and my personal emotional state). 

I’ve done enough plant medicine to know that set and setting are major components. So as I run the seductive purple liquid through a strainer, I regret not making plans to take the concoction to a party, or at least share it with a close friend. 

But Mercury is retrograding hard, I’m riding a grief wave, and deadlines are looming, so the best I can do is spend a night in with a blank Google doc and my feelings. 

Taking cues from the ancient Egyptians, I say a meditative prayer to the blue flower, asking it to lift my spirits enough to let me write what I need to, or at least just enjoy my own company, achy heart and all. 

The wine tastes extra floral, but I don’t mind it. With a few summer fruits added in, it’d make a good sangria.

Half a glass and 20 minutes later, I’m crying over nothing and everything. The ancient Egyptians used this concoction for sex rituals, and crying is its own kind of release, so maybe it’s working. Then for a reason I can’t pinpoint, my tears just as quickly turn to belly laughs. 

Maybe it’s the moon, the wine or the lotus, but suddenly I’m buzzy with phrases and so many nonlinear thoughts that I write rough drafts for two separate articles almost simultaneously. Something like euphoria, or just momentary relief from heartache, moves me to dance. Alone in my home studio, I’m filled with love for myself and the plants that are there for us through all of life’s chapters. 

Amy Copperman is a writer and artist based in Oakland, Calif. Find her on Instagram.

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Crown Electrokinetics Corp.

Los Angeles, California, Aug. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crown Electrokinetics Corp. (NASDAQ: CRKN) (“Crown” or the “Company”), a leading smart glass technology company, has received two purchase orders for its Smart Window Inserts.

The Smart Window Inserts will be delivered after Crown’s first-generation production line comes into operation this fall. The Inserts will be deployed in two buildings located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Doug Croxall, CEO of Crown, “These purchase orders for our Smart Window Inserts are a confirmation of years of hard work by the entire team at Crown. While this represents the first purchase order of our Smart Window Inserts, we know they will not be the last. Crown has the only retrofit insert with dimmable smart glass technology, providing existing building owners with a solution that can affordably, effectively, and rapidly reduce their energy consumption levels.”

As part of Crown’s commitment to its vision, the Company is actively working to become a key ESG (“Environmental, Social and Governance”) supplier to US-based office buildings, by helping them retrofit their legacy infrastructure and assets to be environmentally responsible and energy efficient. Crown’s Smart Window Insert can lower the HVAC energy costs for building owners and help lower the building’s carbon footprint.

The recently announced Inflation Reduction Act will expand the tax incentives for retro-fitted energy improvements and has also now made them available to the Company’s REIT customers – further enhancing Crowns already significant value proposition. Other legislation, such as New York City’s Local Law 97 which targets a 40% reduction in building energy use levels by 2030, is compelling REITs to rapidly upgrade their building envelopes.

About Crown Electrokinetics
Crown is a smart glass technology company and the creator of DynamicTint We Make Your Glass Smarter. Originally invented by Hewlett-Packard, our technology allows any glass surface to transition between clear and dark in seconds. At the core of our technology is a thin film that is powered by electrically charged pigment which not only replaces common window tints but is also a more sustainable alternative to traditional window treatments. With its unique ability to be retrofitted to existing glass, DynamicTint offers myriad benefits related to reducing carbon emissions. The company is supported by a robust patent portfolio.

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SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The global smart home services market size is estimated to reach USD 11.7 billion by 2028 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 11.2% from 2022 to 2028, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The growing demand for cognitive systems at smart homes is surging the adoption of installation and maintenance of smart home devices.

Key Insights & Findings from the report:

• Asia Pacific is forecasted to grow with the highest CAGR of 12.1% from 2022 to 2028. The increasing adoption of smart home devices due to emerging technology and growing demands for voice control technology along with the increasing rate of installation and maintenance services in emerging markets.
• IoT services for security & surveillance equipment segment likely to register the 2nd highest CAGR of 10.8% from 2022 to 2028. IoT services for security & surveillance equipment needs repair and maintenance service after complete installation and setup for smooth operation.

Request a free sample copy or view report summary, “Smart Home Services Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Type (IoT Services for Control & Connectivity Devices, IoT Services for Security & Surveillance Equipment), By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2022 – 2028”, published by Grand View Research.

Smart Home Services Market Growth & Trends

Customization of smart home devices by professional installers has also supported the expansion in the industry. However, the expensive nature of repair and maintenance services for smart home devices is the key factor preventing the growth of the market. Most of the key industry players are adopting partnership and service expansion to capture maximum market share globally.

The COVID-19 pandemic has positively influenced the industry size. Smart home services have witnessed considerable growth due to the increase in the adoption of smart home services for installation and maintenance of smart home devices during the pandemic situation. According to IoT Analytics, the spending on smart home cloud or infrastructure services has positively grown due to the remote monitoring of patients during the critical time of COVID-19 which has remarkably contributed towards the development of the market.

The IoT services for smart appliances segment contributed to the global market revenue share of over 60% in 2021. The IoT services for smart appliances help smart homeowners to remain updated with emerging trends and technological developments with professional installers or service providers. Moreover, IoT services for smart appliances help homeowners to customize their smart appliances according to their needs and make home life easier. Thus, its demand is high and contributes more to the market revenue.

NorthAmerica accounted for the largest market share of above 35% in 2021. The US was the major country in NorthAmerica to contribute to the large revenue generation of the smart home services market. According to a survey, around 81% users in US have smart connected homes and one in four owns a smart home device which thereby increase the adoption of installation and maintenance services in this region. The rise in the adoption of smart home services due to growing trends of upgrading and technological development in smart home devices. Thus, it contributes to more revenue generation in NorthAmerica.

Smart Home Services Market Segmentation

Grand View Research has segmented the smart home services market on the basis of type, and region:

Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2017 – 2028)

• IoT Services for Control & Connectivity Devices
• IoT Services for Security & Surveillance Equipment
• IoT Services for Smart Appliances

Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2017 – 2028)

• NorthAmerica
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Central & South America
• Middle East & Africa
• Saudi Arabia
• South Africa

List of Key Players in Smart Home Services Market

• Johnson Controls Inc.
• Lumen Technologies Inc.
• Comcast Corporation
• Telus Corporation
• Vivint, Inc
• ADT Inc
• Charter Communications Inc.
• Trane Technologies plc
• Rexel SA
• Calix, Inc.

Check out more related studies published by Grand View Research:

• Smart Home Appliances Market – The global smart home appliances market size is anticipated to reach USD 92.72 billion by 2027, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., expanding at a CAGR of 14.1% from 2020 to 2027. The market is likely to witness significant growth in the years to come on account of the growing geriatric population, improved M-2-M communication systems, new product development, and improvements in the Internet of Things (IoT).
• Smart Home Automation Market – The global smart home automation market size is expected to reach USD 130.0 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The growing demand for the convenience of remote and real-time operation of smart home automation system has increased the growth and penetration of the smart home automation.
• Smart Home Security Cameras Market – The global smart home security cameras market size is anticipated to reach USD 11.89 billion by 2027, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., expanding at a CAGR of 15.7% over the forecast period. Rising prominence of security devices in smart homes for complete control and access of households through remote is generating higher demand for these security cameras. In addition, rising penetration of smart households across regions is paving way for these devices.

Browse through Grand View Research’s Next Generation Technologies Industry Research Reports.

About Grand View Research

Grand View Research, US-based market research and consulting company, provides syndicated as well as customized research reports and consulting services. Registered in California and headquartered in san francisco, the company comprises over 425 analysts and consultants, adding more than 1200 market research reports to its vast database each year. These reports offer in-depth analysis on 46 industries across 25 major countries worldwide. With the help of an interactive market intelligence platform, Grand View Research Helps Fortune 500 companies and renowned academic institutes understand the global and regional business environment and gauge the opportunities that lie ahead.

Contact:

SherryJames
corporate sales specialist USA
Grand View Research, Inc.
Phone: 1-415-349-0058
Toll Free: 1-888-202-9519
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: https://www.grandviewresearch.com
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The global smart home services market size is estimated to reach USD 11.7 billion by 2028 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 11.2% from 2022 to 2028, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The growing demand for cognitive systems at smart homes is urging the adoption of installation and maintenance of smart home devices.

Key Insights & Findings from the report:

• Asia Pacific is forecasted to grow with the highest CAGR of 12.1% from 2022 to 2028. The increasing adoption of smart home devices due to emerging technology and growing demands for voice control technology along with the increasing rate of installation and maintenance services in emerging markets.
• IoT services for security & surveillance equipment segment likely to register the 2nd highest CAGR of 10.8% from 2022 to 2028. IoT services for security & surveillance equipment needs repair and maintenance service after complete installation and setup for smooth operation.

Request a free sample copy or view report summary, “Smart Home Services Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Type (IoT Services for Control & Connectivity Devices, IoT Services for Security & Surveillance Equipment), By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2022 – 2028“, published by Grand View Research.

Smart Home Services Market Growth & Trends

Customization of smart home devices by professional installers has also supported the expansion in the industry. However, the expensive nature of repair and maintenance services for smart home devices is the key factor preventing the growth of the market. Most of the key industry players are adopting partnership and service expansion to capture maximum market share globally.

The COVID-19 pandemic has positively influenced the industry size. Smart home services have witnessed considerable growth due to the increase in the adoption of smart home services for installation and maintenance of smart home devices during the pandemic situation. According to IoT Analytics, the spending on smart home cloud or infrastructure services has positively grown due to the remote monitoring of patients during the critical time of COVID-19 which has remarkably contributed towards the development of the market.

The IoT services for smart appliances segment contributed to the global market revenue share of over 60% in 2021. The IoT services for smart appliances help smart homeowners to remain updated with emerging trends and technological developments with professional installers or service providers. Moreover, IoT services for smart appliances help homeowners to customize their smart appliances according to their needs and make home life easier. Thus, its demand is high and contributes more to the market revenue.

NorthAmerica accounted for the largest market share of above 35% in 2021. The US was the major country in NorthAmerica to contribute to the large revenue generation of the smart home services market. According to a survey, around 81% users in US have smart connected homes and one in four owns a smart home device which thereby increase the adoption of installation and maintenance services in this region. The rise in the adoption of smart home services due to growing trends of upgrading and technological development in smart home devices. Thus, it contributes to more revenue generation in NorthAmerica.

Smart Home Services Market Segmentation

Grand View Research has segmented the smart home services market on the basis of type, and region:

Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2017 – 2028)

• IoT Services for Control & Connectivity Devices
• IoT Services for Security & Surveillance Equipment
• IoT Services for Smart Appliances

Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2017 – 2028)

• NorthAmerica
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Central & South America
• Middle East & Africa

List of Key Players in Smart Home Services Market

• Johnson Controls Inc.
• Lumen Technologies Inc.
• Comcast Corporation
• Telus Corporation
• Vivint, Inc
• ADT Inc
• Charter Communications Inc.
• Trane Technologies plc
• Rexel SA
• Calix, Inc.

Check out more related studies published by Grand View Research:

• Smart Home Appliances Market – The global smart home appliances market size is anticipated to reach USD 92.72 billion by 2027, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., expanding at a CAGR of 14.1% from 2020 to 2027. The market is likely to witness significant growth in the years to come on account of the growing geriatric population, improved M-2-M communication systems, new product development, and improvements in the Internet of Things (IoT).
• Smart Home Automation Market – The global smart home automation market size is expected to reach USD 130.0 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The growing demand for the convenience of remote and real-time operation of smart home automation system has increased the growth and penetration of the smart home automation.
• Smart Home Security Cameras Market – The global smart home security cameras market size is anticipated to reach USD 11.89 billion by 2027, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., expanding at a CAGR of 15.7% over the forecast period. Rising prominence of security devices in smart homes for complete control and access of households through remote is generating higher demand for these security cameras. In addition, rising penetration of smart households across regions is paving way for these devices.

Browse through Grand View Research’s Next Generation Technologies Industry Research Reports.

About Grand View Research

Grand View Research, US-based market research and consulting company, provides syndicated as well as customized research reports and consulting services. Registered in California and headquartered in san francisco, the company comprises over 425 analysts and consultants, adding more than 1200 market research reports to its vast database each year. These reports offer in-depth analysis on 46 industries across 25 major countries worldwide. With the help of an interactive market intelligence platform, Grand View Research Helps Fortune 500 companies and renowned academic institutes understand the global and regional business environment and gauge the opportunities that lie ahead.

Contact:

SherryJames

corporate sales specialist USA

Grand View Research, Inc.

Phone: 1-415-349-0058

Toll Free: 1-888-202-9519

Email: sales@grandviewresearch.com

Web: https://www.grandviewresearch.com

Grand View Compass | Grand View Pipeline

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