Best Practice: Educating M&E Consultants About KNX Integration
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. KNX has been well established in Europe for many years now, but it is still a relative newcomer to the UK residential market. However, it is now cooking up a storm across the land as property developers, builders and M&E consultants everywhere are waking up to the possibilities that […]
Business: When will KNX and Consumer Electronics Converge?
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. It is inevitable that building control systems and technologies from the professional and consumer markets are going to converge. Indeed we can see this happening already with the eruption of iPads and tablets into the professional visualisation market. After all, who is going to pay 1200 Euros for an outdated […]
Country Profile: KNX USA
By David Thurow, Siemens. It has taken a long time, but finally the US market is ready for KNX, and KNX is ready for the US market. Until now, there have been eight major commercial lighting control manufacturers and more than a dozen regional and start-up companies in the US. Each manufacturer has its own […]
Home of Technologies Expands KNX Training and R&D Facilities
Home of Technologies (HoT) Ltd operates from Tempo House, Battersea, London, making it one of the biggest stockists of KNX components in the capital. Following the successful completion of the KNX Tutor exam, Rafal Borek, Managing Director of HoT, has acquired more space and built additional facilities within Tempo House and in Knightsbridge. Borek says, […]
MarketsandMarkets Expects Home Automation and Control Market to be Worth US$12.81 Billion by 2020
According to a new market research report of “Home Automation and Control Market by Lighting Control (Occupancy Sensors, Relays, Transmitters), Security & Access Control (Video Surveillance, Biometric), HVAC Control (Heating & Cooling Coils, Pumps & Fans, Sensors), and Geography – Global Forecast to 2020”, the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.36% […]
Navigant Research Expects Commercial Building Automation Systems to Exceed US$86 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2023
The revolution in energy efficient lighting is helping to drive the overall market for building automation, report finds A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for commercial building automation systems (BASs), including global market forecasts through 2023. The devices and systems that control a building’s lighting, maintain its climate, and ensure the […]
MarketsandMarkets Expects the Smart Cities Market to be Worth US$1,134.84 Billion by 2019
The report “Smart Cities Market by Smart Home, intelligent Building Automation, Energy Management, Smart Healthcare, Smart Education, Smart Water, Smart Transportation, Smart Security, & by Services – Worldwide Market Forecasts and Analysis (2014 – 2019)”, defines and segments smart cities into various sub-segments of technologies, solutions, services and regions with in-depth analysis and forecasting of […]
Navigant Research Expects Revenue from Energy Efficient Buildings in Europe to Reach US$109 Billion Annually by 2023
The EU aims for nearly zero energy buildings by 2019, report finds A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the European market for residential and commercial building energy efficient products and services, including market forecasts for revenue through 2023. Stringent regulations that apply across the European Union (EU) have contributed to the development of a […]
ABB, Bosch, and Cisco Collaborate on Open Software Platform for the Smart Home
ABB, Bosch, and Cisco to Establish Joint Venture / Partner ecosystem to be open to all appliance manufacturers and service providers New software platform allows simple exchange of data between different types of devices enabling a new range of services Partner ecosystem to be open to all appliance manufacturers and service providers ABB, Bosch, and […]
MarketsandMarkets Forecasts Building Automation and Controls Market to be Worth US$55.48 Billion by 2020
According to a new market research report “Building Automation & Controls Market by Product Segment (Lighting control, HVAC control, Security & Access control), Application Vertical (Residential, Commercial, and Industrial), and Geography (North America, Europe, APAC, and ROW) – Trends & Global Forecasts to 2014 – 2020”, published by MarketsandMarkets, the total building automation and controls […]