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 […]

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, […]

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 […]