Gartner Says Smart Cities Will Use 1.1 Billion Connected Things in 2015

Smart Homes to Lead with 294 Million Connected Things in Use in 2015 Increasing urbanization is putting unprecedented pressure on city mayors to constantly balance the challenge of resource constraints against environmental sustainability concerns. Gartner, Inc. estimates that 1.1 billion connected things will be used by smart cities in 2015 (see Table 1), rising to […]

IHS Expects the Smart Home Energy Management Device Market to Reach US$4 Billion by 2025

According to a recently published IHS (NYSE: IHS) report (Smart Home Energy Management Devices Report – 2015), the global market for demand response-enabled Smart Home Energy Management devices will grow to US$4 billion by 2025. As energy-efficiency mandates and the need to update infrastructure drive interest in smart meters and other smart grid solutions, opportunities […]

Frost & Sullivan Finds Evolution of IoT Lays Foundation for Next-Generation Smart Buildings

Demand for device interconnectivity and common standards for data security, spur cutting-edge innovation in IoT for smart buildings, finds Frost & Sullivan The Internet of Things (IoT) offers smart building participants a game-changing opportunity to provide integrated solutions that maximize operational and energy efficiency, enhance innovation, develop remote services and create valuable insights for end […]

MarketsandMarkets Forecasts Smart Building Market Worth US$36,398.7 Million by 2020

According to a new market research report “Smart Building Market by Building Automation System (Physical Security, BEMS, Building Communication, Parking Management, Plumbing & Water Management, Elevators & Escalators Management), by Application & by Region – Global Forecast to 2020”, published by MarketsandMarkets, the global Smart Building Market will grow from $7260.0 Million in 2015 to […]

Frost & Sullivan ‘Roadmap to a Smart City’ Reveals How Cities Can Create Opportunity Through the Use of Existing Data

Frost & Sullivan whitepaper discusses how open-data initiatives can create innovative programs to implement efficient city services Regional and municipal governments are striving to deliver higher levels of service and public safety, but are challenged with their ability to balance the improvement of existing services while creating new ones. One solution is utilizing the vast […]

IHS Forecasts Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 Could Help HVAC Market in USA

The United States Congress, with bipartisan support, has passed a bill titled the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. The bill aims to promote energy efficiency in commercial buildings in three ways: By developing a new voluntary energy program within the current Energy Star framework By adopting new regulations for smart grid-enabled water heaters Promote […]

TechSci Research Expects US Building Automation & Control Systems Market to Grow at 9% Through 2020

Rising energy costs and stringent regulatory policies to drive US building automation & control systems market through 2020 According to a recently released TechSci Research report, “United States Building Automation &Control Systems Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020”, the US market for building automation products is forecast to grow at over 9% through 2020. Favorable regulatory […]