Tag: business & market research

MarketsandMarkets Projects APAC Smart Homes Market to Reach US$9.28 Billion by 2020

The latest report on APAC smart homes market published by MarketsandMarkets indicates that the market is projected to reach a value of $9.28 Billion by 2020. South East Asia countries are the emerging market for smart homes and are poised for the highest growth rate amongst all the countries. Key players – APAC Smart Homes […]

Navigant Research Expects Shipments of Smart Thermostats to Reach Nearly 20 Million by 2023

Devices and software appeal to a variety of customer segments, not just consumers, report concludes A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market opportunities for communicating and smart thermostats, including global forecasts for unit shipments, average selling prices, revenue, and penetration rates. First introduced in the late 2000s, smart thermostat technology has only […]

B.E.G. Brück Electronic Moves to New Building Equipped With KNX Control

B.E.G. Brück Electronic has moved its administration from the Schlosserstraße to a new building in the Gerberstrasse, in the industrial area of Klause, Germany. After a year of intensive planning, the new building was completed in a year, and is located next to B.E.G.’s existing production and distribution centre. B.E.G. has invested several million Euros […]

IHS Finds Building Automation Integrators and Consumers Find More Value in Maintenance

Consumers in the building automation industry are increasingly only interested in more intelligent services which offer a more targeted approach to maintaining their system. According to the IHS report The World Market for Building Automation Systems Integration and Aftermarket Services, integrators who support automated HVAC controls are expanding their offerings to accommodate this shift in […]

Business: Electric Vehicles and Buildings

By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. It is amazing how the electric vehicle has gone from being a utopian dream to a reality. Electric cars are on the road now, and established car manufacturers such as BMW and Renault, as well as newcomers such as the successful and market-leading Tesla, are putting lot of effort in […]

Trade Talk: Changing Contractual Relationships for Better Control in KNX Projects

By Sophie Thomas, Ivory Egg. One of the strengths of KNX is that more aspects of the building can be controlled more easily, which has massive cost, comfort and energy-saving benefits. The breadth of this control means that tradespeople with many different specialisms are required to work together. But how can the KNX integrator ever […]

Best Practice: Responsibility for an Installation – where to draw the line

By Simon Buddle, KNXtoday. One of the truisms of life in the low-voltage services world is, that as far as the end user is concerned, everything is our fault. If the lights don’t work, the radiators are too cold, the fans are too noisy, the client’s energy bills are too high, the iPad isn’t controlling […]

Frost & Sullivan Expects Big Data Evolution to Fast-Track the Development of Smart Buildings

– Increasing partnerships between data analytics and building technology providers highlight the immense value big data can bring The convergence of next-generation IT solutions such as the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, big data and data analytics will open up new business opportunities for both building technology and ICT companies. More importantly, these platforms […]