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 […]
Zpryme Forecasts the Worldwide Building Energy Management Systems Market to be Worth US$24.2 Billion in 2021
GLOBAL BUILDING ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET VALUE, 2013-2021 Although building automation has existed in various forms for many years, the industry is now undergoing unprecedented and rapid change. Today’s energy management systems (EMS) comprise sophisticated software and hardware designed to increase energy efficiency and cost savings in commercial and industrial environments. But how much are […]
Futurasmus Publishes its Top Selection of New KNX Devices from Light+Building 2014
As it has already become a tradition, Futurasmus KNX Group, an international KNX wholesaler, is releasing its much-appreciated summary of the most important new KNX devices presented during this year’s edition of the light+building fair. A number of members of the Futurasmus team, mostly KNX tutors from China, South Africa, Middle East, Germany and Spain, […]
Business: Sowing the Seeds of Success – Out of Europe
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. ‘Out of Africa’ is the name of a popular shop in South Africa. It is present in all the South African airports, and it is about all the gear and souvenirs related to the local culture and, of course, stereotypes about this side of the African continent. On this occasion, […]
Interview: Mehdi Darabi, Parto Negar Parand
Parto Negar Parand Company is an IT and building automation company based in Tehran, Iran. Its Chairman and Founder, Mehdi Darabi, has worked in IT for more than twenty five years in the Middle East and in Asia, specifically in the research and development of geographic information systems, macro and mini computers, RISC machines, networking […]
CEA Study Finds Almost all Home Technology Installations Increased in 2013
Home technology trends highlighted in HGTV Smart Home 2014 Almost all installations of home technologies in new homes increased or held constant in 2013, indicating the built-in home technology market has a strong, stable foothold in the U.S. The 12th Annual State of the Builder Technology Market Study, was released today by the Consumer Electronics […]