Overview: Is Training for Electricians in the UK Adequate?
By Danny Lawless, ARK M&E Ltd. In the UK under the City & Guilds (C&G) training schemes, electricians currently go through 3 – 4 years of theoretical and practical training. During this time, fundamental electrical understanding is taught along with fundamental practical training. This has been the approach for some time now, but there are […]
Interview: Franz Kammerl on the KNX Market and the Internet of Things
In this exclusive interview with KNXtoday, President of KNX Association, Franz Kammerl, gives his take on the current state of the KNX market, and its future in the IoT. KNXtoday: Why are you so enthusiastic about KNX, and what are your aims for the standard? FK: The unique outstanding benefit is its ability to interoperate […]
Hager Group Announces New 24,000m² Logistics Platform to Support Growth
Hager Group announces construction of a new 24,000 m² logistics platform to support its growth. With an opening planned for 2020, the new platform will be located in the industrial zone ‘Ecoparc Rhénan’ in Reichstett, in the Greater Strasbourg area, France. This logistics platform will be managed by the group and ensure the delivery of […]
Juniper Research Expects Smart Home Automation Revenues to Exceed US$45 Billion by 2023
Automation Service Market to Grow by 260% by 2023 A new study from Juniper Research has found that increasing smart security adoption will drive home automation and monitoring revenues from an estimated $12 billion in 2018 to over $45 billion by 2023, representing a growth of over 260%. The research found that smart security is […]
Futuresource Consulting Finds Climate Control is Most Common First Step into Smart Home Implementation
Smart Home Devices and Appliances: Consumer Ownership and Attitudes – The Battle of the ‘Smart Home’ Trojans Continues As Google and Amazon continue to jostle to position themselves as providers of the leading smart home voice control device, Futuresource Consulting delivers its fourth timely consumer survey. This reveals in-depth insight into the key triggers and […]
Australasia and New Zealand Choose KNX as Standard for Smart Homes and Buildings
KNX is developing its market position in Australasia even further! The Australian standards and standardisation organisation STANDARDS Australia has officially declared the world’s leading standard for intelligent building networking, KNX, as the national technical specification. In doing so, the organisation, whose standards are also of significance in New Zealand, acquired key parts of the ISO/IEC […]
Opinion: Smart Living from an IT Perspective – why KNX is the Logical Choice
By Thanos Derempeis, AD Networks Ltd. After years of working as a freelance IT engineer, I formed AD Networks Ltd in 2002. The initial line of business was B2B IT consultancy, hardware/software supply and support for businesses varying from 5 to 50 users. Networking infrastructure was obviously at the core of our offerings as it […]
Intesis Software Announces New Partnership with DMS Controls Group in North America
Intesis Software, a member of the HMS Group, is pleased to announce the addition of DMS Controls Group to its North American Distribution network. This agreement will allow customers to have unprecedented access to the Intesis solution set for the integration of HVAC systems to building, hotel, industrial, and home automation systems. With the outstanding […]
Energias Market Research Expects the Global Home Automation Market to have a CAGR of 18% to 2024
Global Home Automation Market Outlook and Opportunity Analysis, Competitive Insights, Actionable Segmentation & Forecast 2024 The global home automation market is expected to grow at a significant CAGR of 18.0% during the forecast period. The factors driving the growth of the global home automation market are efficient energy management, safety and security concerns, increasing need […]
Futuresource Consulting Expects Voice Assistants to be Incorporated into the Fabric of Smart Homes
Voice Assistants (VAs) are being integrated into an increasing number and variety of connected consumer devices in multiple markets and are on course to develop as a major user interface over the next 2-3 years, according to the latest Futuresource Consulting Report ‘Voice Assistants in Consumer Electronics’. While smart speakers represented over half of the […]