Fairhair Alliance Aims to Drive IoT Interoperability in Lighting and Building Automation Ecosystems
The Fairhair Alliance Brings Leaders in the Lighting, Building Automation, and IT Industries Together to Provide Guidance and Simplify the Transition of Lighting and Building Automation Ecosystems to IoT Technology in Buildings, in a Manner That Eliminates Concerns About IT infrastructure, Security and Compatibility Issues With an estimated 25 billion connected things in the Internet […]
Country Profile: Saudi Arabia
By Ayman Babelly, MacTech. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest Arab state in Western Asia by land area, and an absolute monarchy that was founded in 1932. It is one of the world’s largest oil producers, and controls the world’s second largest hydrocarbon reserves. In a move to diversify its economy, Saudi Arabia […]
Trade Talk: KNX Spreading to the USA – Trends at CEDIA Expo 2015
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. From small acorns mighty oaks grow. That is not a saying, it is a truism. Many moons have passed overhead since I first met my friend and colleague, Barry Billclough, clutching a Jung keypad in a 2m square booth at the 100% Design Show in London. I introduced myself […]
Show Report: KNX USA at CEDIA Expo 2015
By Frederic Chaussy and Christophe Lavergne, DMC Technology. CEDIA Expo is a leading trade show in the world of home automation. It is held every year in the USA, and provides an opportunity to see the latest technology, participate in certified training, and benefit from various networking and social opportunities. The show is run by […]
BSRIA Forecasts Building Automation and Control Market to be Worth Over US$26 Billion by 2019
Products are a third of the market, value-add at 44 percent, with service and maintenance taking the rest The global building automation and control systems market is expected to be worth just over $26 billion by 2019, according to BSRIA’s new World Market Intelligence (WMI) report: 2015 World Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) study. […]
Technavio Expects Building Automation and Control Systems Market to Grow at a CAGR of Over 9% from 2015-2019
Schneider Electric, Honeywell, and Johnson Controls are three key vendors highlighted in a new Technavio report Technavio has published a new report on the global building automation and control systems market, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 9% from 2015-2019. Building automation and control systems market segmentation including product, end-user, and […]
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 […]