Interview: Wim Voet, RTI

Wim Voet spent much of his professional career in the consumer electronics industry. He has been active in the custom install market since 2000 and in control products since 2006. Currently he is the international sales manager in the EMEA region for Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) and its Pro Control division. RTI is a US-based […]
MarketsandMarkets Expects the Total Building Automation & Controls Market to Reach US$49.5 Billion by 2018
Key Players are CLC bio (Denmark), Biomatters (New Zealand), Partek (U.S.), Genomatix (Germany), Knome (U.S.), and DNASTAR (U.S.) and others. According to a new market research report “Global Building Automation & Controls Market (2013 – 2018): By Product (Lighting, Security & Access, HVAC, Entertainment, Outdoor, Elevator Controls, Building Management Systems (BMS)), Application & Geography (Americas, […]
Allied Market Research Forecasts Global Smart Homes and Buildings Market to Reach US$35.3 Billion by 2020
Allied Market Research today announced the most critically analyzed report titled “Global Smart Homes, Buildings (Energy Efficient, Automated) Market (Applications, Technologies, Products and End-User), Size, Share, Trends, Analysis, Research, Future Demand, Scope and Forecast, 2013 – 2020”. The study concludes that the global smart home and buildings market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 29.5% […]
Navigant Research Forecasts Shipments of Communications Nodes for Building Automation Systems Will be 387 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 […]
Country Profile: KNX China

By Tony Cha, KNX China. KNX China was established over five years ago jointly by Siemens, ABB, Hager and Schneider. Its day-to-day running and secretariat is managed by the Promotion Centre of Instrumentation Technology & Economy Institute, P.R.C. In addition to the four founder member companies, there are currently more than forty other member companies, […]
Memoori Research Forecasts the Global Lighting Controls Product Market will be Worth US$2.54 Billion by 2017
The world value of lighting control products in 2013 was approximately $1.67 billion at factory gate prices. Memoori forecasts that the global market for lighting controls from 2013 to 2020 will grow at a CAGR of 12%. For Only $999 USD, this Report is the new 2014 Definitive Resource for Lighting Controls Market Research & […]
KNX Association Announces 2.1 Release of the KNX Standard

It has been already more than four years since KNX proudly presented Version 2.0, in which a large number of KNX system extensions – that were previously documented in Application Notes – were fully integrated into the body text. Now we are happy to announce the 2.1 Release of the KNX Standard. Four years have […]
IHS Finds US Building Automation Market Primed for Growth
Could Help Commercial Structures Cope with Rising Energy Costs The U.S. market for building automation equipment is set to grow by more than 40 percent within a five-year period ending in 2017, spurred by the need in commercial buildings for more efficient energy consumption, according to a new report from IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS). With […]
BSRIA Forecasts Connected and Smart Home Market Will Reach €620 Million in Europe by 2015
The Connected and Smart Home product market grew by almost 19% in the period 2010-2012 to reach just over €510 million and is estimated to grow by 8% in average each year until 2015. Smart home market applications. Source: BSRIA Smart Home Study 2013 (click image to zoom)The current Connected & Smart home market still […]
Frost & Sullivan Expects Sensor Technologies to Become an Integral Part of Buildings
Focusing on minimizing false readings and improving accuracy will quicken widespread adoption Growing interest in energy conservation and reducing carbon dioxide emissions has encouraged research in energy-efficient buildings and stepped up the use of sensors in building applications. In fact, the construction of green buildings has become easier with the advent of smart sensors and […]