Smart Buildings 2015 Conducts Pre-Election Opinion Poll of Smart Buildings Sector
The Conservative party has taken the lead in a pre-election opinion poll conducted by Smart Buildings 2015, part of UK Construction Week, despite 71 per cent of respondents claiming that the needs of the construction industry have been ignored by the key political parties. The survey questioned architects, specifiers, design consultants and installers from around […]
Business: A Modular Approach to Sustainable Homes

By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. I know quite a few systems integrators and distributors who aim to deliver modular solutions. This is very interesting, for various reasons. Modular systems can be replicated, which means less effort, and the procedures involved can also be replicated. Costs can be reduced, which helps the penetration of the technology, […]
Daintree Networks Finds Smart Buildings Are The Core Application For The Enterprise Internet Of Things
Daintree Networks’ survey for Global IoT Day finds Open Standards are key for IoT Daintree Networks®, the leader in open networked wireless control and operation solutions for smart buildings, is supporting Global ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) Day by sharing the findings of its survey, which was distributed to building owners, managers and other industry professionals. […]
BCC Research Expects US Home Automation Industry to Reach US$10.3 Billion in 2019 with Infotainment a Major Driving Sector
BCC Research reveals in its new report on the U.S. market for home automation systems and devices that this industry is expected to reach close to $10.3 billion in 2019, and register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.3% during the forecast period. BCC Research reveals in its new report on the U.S. market […]
Memoori Expects the Global Market for Big Data in Smart Buildings to Reach US$29 Billion by 2020
Memoori’s new research report is an objective assessment of the market for Big Data Software in Smart Buildings over the next 5 years to 2020. Whilst the market for Big Data and Cloud based services in buildings is still nascent, Memoori believes growth in this area will be the most pronounced of all Building Internet […]
IDC Energy Insights Forecasts Smart Building Technology Spending to Grow to US$17.4 Billion in 2019
Aggressive adoption in Asia/Pacific, North America, and Western Europe An increasing number of case studies are emerging to demonstrate the business case and benefits associated with developing smart buildings. According to a new IDC Energy Insights report, leading organizations around the world are encouraged to evaluate their current smart building status and to implement short […]
ABB, Bosch and Cisco Confirm mozaiq operations Joint Venture to Unify Smart Home Technology
International joint venture mozaiq operations GmbH to offer an open protocol smart home software platform for all home appliances, devices and services, to simplify the experience for home owners ABB, Robert Bosch GmbH and Cisco Systems Inc. today confirmed the formation of an international joint venture called mozaiq operations GmbH to develop and operate an […]
Frost & Sullivan Expects Uptake in Wireless Sensor Networks Due to Technological Breakthroughs
Frost & Sullivan expects convergence of standards to speed up adoption tremendously The global wireless sensor networks market is highly dynamic with rapid technological developments strengthening their use case in a myriad of applications. Need for real-time data monitoring and analysis in factory automation is the primary driver for wireless sensor networks. End users are […]
Navigant Research Expects Home Energy Management Revenue to Total More Than US$22 Billion from 2014 to 2023
The global market is expected to peak in 2020 following Great Britain’s government-mandated smart meter rollout A recent report from Navigant Research examines regional and global trends in the home energy management (HEM) market, including global HEM market forecasts, broken out by segment and world region, through 2023. Shortly after Google purchased Nest Labs in […]
Navigant Research Expects the Smart City Technology Market To Be Worth More than US$27.5 Billion Annually by 2023
IBM and Cisco score highest in assessment of smart city technology providers A recent report from Navigant Research examines the strategy and execution of 16 leading smart city suppliers, including vendor profiles, ratings, and rankings, with the goal of providing industry participants with an objective assessment of these companies’ relative strengths and weaknesses in the […]