Technavio Expects Demand to Conserve Energy to Boost the Global Smart Buildings Market
The global smart buildings market is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 12% during the forecast period, according to Technavio’s latest report. Global smart buildings market is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 12% during the forecast period, 2017-2021. Smart building is the integration of building automation with analytical tools of […]
Business Opportunities: KNX – the Perfect Backbone for Voice Control of Buildings

By Dejan Bukovnik, Voxior. The revolution of intuitive hands-free computing is already here. According to Mark Warburton of Ivory Egg, this is “the first time people have communicated with computers and machines using our own natural interface instead of a machine interface such as a keyboard, mouse or screen.” Leading the way in this revolution […]
ZF Switches & Sensors Appoints Ivory Egg as Distributor for KNX Energy Harvesting Switch Technology
ZF Switches & Sensors, a manufacturer of electromechanical switch and sensor solutions for the industrial market sector, has appointed Ivory Egg as its first distributor for their market leading KNX compatible Energy Harvesting Switching solutions. ZF manufacture a compact and highly efficient energy harvesting wireless system consisting of a generator and receiver providing network compatible […]
Integrated Systems Events Welcomes Two New Members to the ISE Board
Corinth and Candeel bring business and marketing expertise Integrated Systems Events, the producers of the Integrated Systems Europe trade exhibition, has announced that Stefanie Corinth, Senior VP Marketing and Business Development NEC Display Solutions Europe and Piet Candeel, Senior VP EMEA, BARCO, have joined the ISE Board of Directors as of July 1 2017. They […]
Memoori Estimates Global Revenues for Smart Building Cyber Security Will Reach US$8.65 Billion by 2021
This Report is a Brand New 2017 Study which Makes an Objective Assessment of the Market for Cyber Security Software, Services & Hardware in Smart Commercial Buildings 2017 to 2021 Memoori presents a brand new report, building on our portfolio of building technology related research. This independent study makes an objective assessment of the current […]
Technavio Projects Global Building Automation and Control Systems Market to be Worth US$54.84 Billion by 2021
According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global building automation and control systems market is projected to grow to USD 54.84 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of nearly 10% over the forecast period. This research report titled ‘Global Building Automation and Control Systems Market 2017-2021’ provides an in-depth analysis of the […]
Industry Opinion: Where to Next for KNX?

According to the recent BSRIA report, KNX is the leading control protocol in the European and Chinese smart home and light commercial markets. This is very encouraging for the industry, but as KNX is not yet a household name, there is still much to do. We asked a number of leading lights about how the […]
Technavio Forecasts Global Connected Home Security System Market to Have a CAGR of 27% from 2017-2021
According to Technavio’s latest market research study, the global connected home security system market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 27% during the forecast period, 2017-2021. This report by Technavio provides an in-depth analysis of the global connected home security system market in terms of revenue and emerging market trends. The […]
TMR Research Expects Safety, Security and HVAC to Drive Global Home Automation Market from 2017 to 2024
Home automation system refers to a computer-based system that monitors and controls ventilation, fire systems, security systems, and lighting within a building. A home building automation system includes hardware and software, configured to work in tandem under the set protocols. With these systems, centralization of lighting, HVAC, security, and entertainment is enabled via integration of […]
Perspective: Women in the KNX Workplace

By Nikita Thompson, Hughes Electra Limited. To see a building be transformed from nothing into a fully-controllable apartment and thinking ‘I was involved in making that happen’ is really rewarding. This industry provides fantastic opportunities for women, but as a female professional in the world of construction and engineering, we are in the minority. According […]