Navigant Research Forecasts Sensors and Network Control Gear for Intelligent Lighting Will Reach US$2.7 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2020

As falling prices for light-emitting diode (LED) lighting systems drive up adoption rates of LED lamps in the coming years, the adoption of intelligent lighting controls is also expected to accelerate. Intelligent lighting controls, including occupancy sensors, photosensors, and networked controls, offer building owners and managers the same central monitoring and management capabilities for lighting […]

Autonomic Debuts New KNX Control System Interface for its Mirage Media Solutions at ISE 2014

Stand 5-R97, ISE 2014 In-house development of new modules will provide ultimate user experience and critical tools for integrators Autonomic, known for supplying the custom electronics industry with award-winning high performance cloud-based media solutions, has announced the introduction of newly developed control system interface modules, making the Mirage Media Server and Mirage Audio System compatible […]

Light+Building 2014 Features Light and Health Theme

For many years light was simply reduced to its basic function: providing brightness to enable vision-related tasks to still be done even after dark. Now it has been recognised that light has a tremendous influence on people and their health. Light significantly determines our well-being, it controls our sleep / wake patterns and during the […]

Gira Presents New KNX Module for its Dual/VdS Smoke Alarm Devices at ISE 2014

Stand 7-P180, ISE 2014 Gira will present its new KNX module for the Dual/VdS smoke alarm device at ISE 2014. This KNX module integrates a Dual/VdS smoke alarm device into the KNX control system. Using this module, fault messages from a smoke detector can be registered and their origins can be linked to specific rooms, […]

MarketsandMarkets Forecasts Smart Cities Market Will Exceed US$1 Trillion by 2016

Smart Cities Market research report categorizes the global market on the basis of smart homes, smart buildings, smart energy, smart industry automation, smart transportation, smart security, smart citizen services geographies technologies and applications. According to a new market research report, “Smart Cities Market – Worldwide Projects, Regional Adoption & Transformations, and Market (by Smart Homes; […]

Light + Building 2014 Adds Exhibition Hall to Cater for Great Demand

Digitalisation of light progressing at a rapid pace Focus on intelligent building and energy management “Explore Technology for Life – the best energy is energy that isn’t consumed” – is the motto of Light + Building 2014, the world’s biggest trade fair for lighting and building-services technology. “Energy consumption can be reduced dramatically through the […]

Somfy Offers Animeo KNX IP Wireless Interface

Interface between WLAN and the KNX bus The KNX IP Interface wireless is a WLAN interface to the KNX/ EIB bus. It can be used instead of a USB or wire-bound IP inter- face, e.g. for ETS3. Utilising the wireless technology the installer can now move unhindered throughout the building. The KNX IP Interface wireless […]

Frost & Sullivan Finds Sensor Technologies are Becoming an Integral Part of Buildings

Focusing on minimizing false readings and improving accuracy will quicken widespread adoption Growing interest in energy conservation and reducing carbon dioxide emissions has encouraged research in energy-efficient buildings and stepped up the use of sensors in building applications. In fact, the construction of green buildings has become easier with the advent of smart sensors and […]

ISE Announces ‘Kick-Starting the Market for Building Automation’ by Dr Dirk Schlesinger as Opening Keynote Address

Global Manufacturing Lead of Cisco Consulting Services will explain how new interoperability model will ‘kick-start the market for building automation’ Integrated Systems Events is delighted to announce that Dr Dirk Schlesinger, the global lead for manufacturing industries of Cisco Consulting Services, will present the Opening Keynote Address of ISE 2014. Titled ‘Kick-Starting the Market for […]