Country Profile: United Arab Emirates
By Taj Kollara, KNX Middle East. Established in 1971, the United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates, namely Abu Dhabi (which serves as the capital), Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Fujairah and Ras al-Khaimah. Each emirate is governed by an absolute monarch, one of whom is selected as the President of the United […]
Interview: Di Stickland, President, KNX UK
Di Stickland began her career as a trained Building Services Consultant. This led to her role in project engineering at KNX manufacturer, Wieland, where she completed her KNX Partner certification. In 2012, she joined KNX integrator, Design Innovation, heading up its Business Development department. Two years later, she gained a board seat at KNX UK, […]
DMC Technology Opens KNX Showroom in Beverly Hills, California
On Friday 1st May, DMC Technology held the grand opening of its KNX showroom in Beverly Hills, California. DMC USA is a company specialising in energy efficiency, so it has focused on energy monitoring solutions and smart grid to respond to LEED certification. In addition to these functions, there are lighting control solutions with RGB […]
Technavio Expects Demand for Energy Efficient Solutions to Encourage Aggressive Growth in the Smart Home M2M Market
Technavio has published a new report on the smart home M2M market in the US, which is expected to post a CAGR of 38.02% from 2015-2019. According to new information from the tech-focused research firm, the adoption of appliances like TVs, refrigerators, security cameras, dishwashers and microwave ovens is very high among consumers in the […]
Home of Technologies Launches New Website
The KNX community is continuing to grow at a very fast pace and everyone tries to keep up with the best and latest. Home of Technologies has updated its website to show how its is growing in the KNX industry and emphasize that good presentation is one of the important drivers of a successful and […]
CEA Study Finds Home Technology Becoming a Central Component of New Construction
According to the Consumer Electronics Association’s (CEA)® 13th Annual State of Builder Technology Market Study, the market for built-in home technology is experiencing strong growth and becoming an important differentiator in new home construction. The study found that eight in ten builders now offer clients features like structured wiring (84 percent), home theater (80 percent) […]
IEEE Internet of Things Survey Reports Mind Control Will Be the Technology of Choice in Ten Years
IEEE released global survey results indicating that the human mind will be the technology of choice to control devices used in everyday life in 2025. Results from the survey, which had a sample of more than 3,000 technology enthusiasts, note a decline in the significance of cell phones and mobile devices as the primary means […]
Navigant Research Expects Revenue from Energy Efficient Building Products and Services to Total More than US$4.3 Billion from 2015 to 2023
Building envelope technologies represent the largest energy efficient building market segment, report finds A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for commercial building energy efficient products and services, including global market forecasts for revenue through 2023. Today’s building stock accounts for a substantial amount of global energy use, putting increased pressure on […]
ON World Finds Data Reliability is the Most Important Feature of a Smart Home System
Early Smart Home Adopters Expect 50+ Wireless Sensors in Their Home by 2018 Wireless mesh sensor networks are making the smart home promise a reality, according to a survey by global technology research firm ON World. According to the ON World survey with over 1,000 U.S. adults, over a third believe they will have wireless […]
Bluetooth SIG Research Finds Strong Demand for Smart Home Devices If They Are Simple To Use, Interoperable And Secure
From Sci-Fi to Reality: Almost Half of Consumers Think The Smart Home Will be Mainstream in Five Years New research from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group shows that almost half (46 percent) of consumers think smart home devices will become mainstream within five years. The survey, which looked at US, UK and German consumer attitudes […]