Strategy Analytics Forecasts 11% of UK Households Will Have at Least One Smart System by End of Year
1 in 9 UK HOUSEHOLDS TO BE ‘SMART’ BY END OF THE YEAR 3.1 million households will spend £715 million on smart home systems; UK well ahead of global adoption but considerably behind US One in nine (11%) UK households will have at least one smart system by the end of this year, rising to […]
US Department of Energy Opens Berkeley Lab’s FLEXLAB Facility to Drive Building Efficiency
Flexible design building will test low-energy systems and components The world’s most advanced energy efficiency test bed for buildings is open for business, launched today by U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman. DOE’s FLEXLAB at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is already signing up companies determined to reduce their energy use by […]
MarketsandMarkets Forecasts Intelligent Building Automation Technologies Market at US$74.8 Billion by 2019
The report “Intelligent Building Automation Technologies Market System & Services [Physical Security, Life Safety, Facility Management]; IT Technologies; Industry Verticals – Global Advancements, Worldwide Forecast & Analysis (2014-2019)” defines and segments the IBAS market into various sub-segments with an in-depth analysis and forecasting of revenues. The report also identifies the factors driving this market, various […]
Navigant Research Forecasts Shipments of Communications Nodes for Building Automation Systems Will Exceed 380 Million Annually by 2021
Integrated building management and building automation systems (BASs) rely on networks of sensors, switches, fans, alarms, and other devices, along with powerful software tools to provide a real-time view of the current state of a building. The market for networked building controls is expanding as building owners and operators realize the cost savings offered by […]
Business: Do We Need a KNX Partner Certification Maintenance Programme?
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. As part of my email sign off, I display the two certifications of which I am proudest: • KNX Partner (KONNEX Partner). • PMP (Project Management Professional). Both require a reasonable amount of effort and commitment to attain, and both are very well considered amongst professionals in their respective fields. […]
Country Profile: KNX New Zealand
By Colin Price, Ivory Egg. KNX New Zealand was formed in 2014 by ABB, Siemens and a handful of enlightened KNX engineers. Its aim is to promote KNX as an open protocol to the New Zealand building trade. There are a few projects that have been completed with KNX over the last few years in […]
Transparency Market Research Expects Global Smart Cities Market to Reach US$1,265.85 Billion Globally in 2019
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research “Smart Cities Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 – 2019,” the global smart cities market is expected to reach a value of USD 1,265.85 billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of 14.0% from 2013 to 2019. Increase […]
Ivory Egg Launches Subsidiary Company to Serve ANZ Market
The successful KNX wholesaler Ivory Egg is delighted to announce the launch of its subsidiary company to serve the ANZ market. Ivory Egg will supply KNX products from a range of selected suppliers with products including a full range of actuators, interface, pushbuttons and sensors. Gira and Basalte are two premium manufacturers whose products are […]
eu.bac Updates its Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme for Home Controls and Building Automation Products
eu.bac, the European Building Automation and Controls Association, developed in 2014 a voluntary labelling scheme in order to improve the readability and the understanding of its previous one. However, in order to avoid some potential confusion between the European energy labelling scheme and the voluntary eu.bac labelling scheme concerning products for home controls and building […]
MarketsandMarkets Forecasts Smart Lighting Market to be Worth US$56.05 Billion by 2020
According to a new market research report “Smart Lighting Market by Component (Relays, Occupancy Sensors, Actuators, Transmitters, Receivers), Lighting Type (LED, FL, CFL, HID), Connectivity Technology (Wired, Wireless), Application (Commercial, Industrial, Public, Government, Residential) & Geography – Global Forecast & Analysis to 2014-2020” published by MarketsandMarkets, the smart lighting market is expected to grow at […]