Trade Talk: KNX – 25 Years Young
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. The silver anniversary is a pretty big deal in any household. Every home will have seen some massive changes in that quarter of a century. Children grow up and fly the nest, mobile phones appear, teasmades disappear (although not according to the Internet), and adults dress in over-sized romper […]
Parks Associates Expects 2.5 Million Western European Households to Have a Smart Home Controller by 2019
Parks Associates research finds that 2.5 million Western European households will have a smart home controller by 2019. Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates, discussed the growth of the smart home and its implications at Smart Home Summit in London. “Smart home systems will need the flexibility to deliver multiple value propositions within the household,” Sikes […]
Transparency Market Research Finds Security Solutions and Energy Efficiency Drive Commercial Building Automation Market
The market study presents a comparative analysis of the global market for commercial building automation systems that includes a qualitative as well as quantitative assessment of each segment of this industry. On account of increased investment, the global commercial building automation systems market is undergoing a rapid transformation after years of moderate growth. Various initiatives […]
Show Report: KNX at 100% Design
100% Design is the UK’s largest design trade event, attracting architects, specifiers and designers. This year, the event was held at the Grand Hall, Olympia London, from 23 – 26 Sept 2015. There were all kinds of imaginative products and services on show to inspire building professionals, from fabulous flooring, worktop surfaces and furniture, to […]
TechSci Research Expects Building Automation & Control Systems Market in India to Grow at 22% Through 2020
Rising demand for sophisticated electronic security and lighting systems from commercial complexes to drive building automation & control systems market through 2020 According to recently released TechSci Research report, “India Building Automation & Control Systems Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020”, building automation & control systems market in India is projected to grow at a CAGR […]
BSRIA Expects World Building Automation & Control Systems Market to be Worth Just Over US$26 Billion by 2019
BSRIA is delighted to report that the world building automation and control systems market is expected to be worth just over US$26 bn by 2019, according to its World Market Intelligence (WMI) recently published report – 2015 World Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) study. The 2015 BSRIA WMI BACS study reveals that currently there […]
Grand View Research Expects Smart Thermostat Market to Reach US$2.21 Billion by 2022
The global smart thermostat market is expected to reach USD 2.21 billion by 2022, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. These devices allow users to remotely manage their heating and air conditioning systems using wireless connectivity and mobile apps. They form an important part of smart homes and have gained immense […]
Country Profile: Kuwait
By Yousef B. Almutairi, PAAET. The State of Kuwait is a constitutional emirate with a parliamentary system, situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf. It shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. As with its neighbouring countries, the State of Kuwait makes most of its wealth through […]
Opinion: Winning Business with KNXoT – The KNX of Things
By Colin Price, Ivory Egg. I write this 35,000 feet above the evolving KNX markets of New Zealand and Australia as I return from a European visit, where ‘IoT’ and ‘mobile everything’ seem to occupy the popular press and trade journals. Amidst this incessant turmoil, we should not lose sight of what KNX has to […]
Trade Talk: Who is Eating the Pie – Electrician or Custom Installer?
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. The summer is just about done and dusted for another year. The Tour de France yellow jersey is safely back in British hands, football is on the TV, Andy Murray successfully avoided victory at Wimbledon and the sun came out for several hours one day. Things are, it seems, […]