Navigant Research Forecasts Sensors and Network Control Gear for Intelligent Lighting Will Reach US$2.7 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2020
As falling prices for light-emitting diode (LED) lighting systems drive up adoption rates of LED lamps in the coming years, the adoption of intelligent lighting controls is also expected to accelerate. Intelligent lighting controls, including occupancy sensors, photosensors, and networked controls, offer building owners and managers the same central monitoring and management capabilities for lighting […]
MarketsandMarkets Forecasts Smart Cities Market Will Exceed US$1 Trillion by 2016
Smart Cities Market research report categorizes the global market on the basis of smart homes, smart buildings, smart energy, smart industry automation, smart transportation, smart security, smart citizen services geographies technologies and applications. According to a new market research report, “Smart Cities Market – Worldwide Projects, Regional Adoption & Transformations, and Market (by Smart Homes; […]
Frost & Sullivan Finds Sensor Technologies are Becoming 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 […]
ISE Announces ‘Kick-Starting the Market for Building Automation’ by Dr Dirk Schlesinger as Opening Keynote Address

Global Manufacturing Lead of Cisco Consulting Services will explain how new interoperability model will ‘kick-start the market for building automation’ Integrated Systems Events is delighted to announce that Dr Dirk Schlesinger, the global lead for manufacturing industries of Cisco Consulting Services, will present the Opening Keynote Address of ISE 2014. Titled ‘Kick-Starting the Market for […]
Interview: Julio Díaz, SAPIENX AUTOMATION

Julio Díaz is a qualified electronics engineer and the owner and CEO of SAPIENX AUTOMATION, an engineering firm that is also a KNX++ Certified Training Center and a high-tech consultancy. Díaz specialises in smart buildings, NZEB (Net Zero Energy Buildings), smart metering and smart cities. Díaz has been a KNX Trainer (formerly EIB Trainer) since […]
Research: The Smart Home Market in North America

By Zoltan Karpathy, BSRIA. In this series of reports, we highlight some of the key findings from our new and fully-updated study of Smart & Connected Home markets. The North America reports were compiled through findings from 40 interviews with key industry contacts throughout the region. The findings were analysed by BSRIA’s Smart Home market […]
MarketsandMarkets Expects Americas Smart Homes Market to be Worth US$22.4 Billion by 2020
According to a new market research report “Americas Smart Homes Market by Product (Security, Access, Lighting, Entertainment, Energy Management, HVAC, Ballast & Battery Pack), Service (Installation & Repair, Renovation & Customization) and Geography – Analysis & Forecast (2013 – 2020).”, published by MarketsandMarkets, the total market for the Americas smart homes market will be worth […]
KNX Consultants Moves to Larger Premises Reflecting Growth In Demand for its Services
As a result of continuing growth in demand for its services, KNX Consultants has moved into new larger premises near Gloucester. The company, a member of the KNX UK Association, specialises in supporting electrical contractors, systems integrators and other professionals looking to include KNX intelligent building technology as part of their overall installation capabilities. To […]
IHS Forecasts Annual Supplier Revenues for Smart Building Applications to Grow 150% Globally by 2017
Annual Supplier Revenues for Smart Building Applications to Grow 150 Percent Globally by 2017 Annual expenditures of integrated “smart” building applications, as measured by equipment supplier revenues, will grow globally by 150 percent by 2017, according to a new report released by IHS (NYSE: IHS), a leading global source of critical information and insight. The […]
Navigant Research Forecasts Installed Base of Smart Meters Will Surpass 1 Billion by 2022
Growth in the smart electric meter market has cooled during the last year, even though strong market drivers remain in place on which utilities can build a business case. Although the direct operational and societal benefits of smart meters and the broader benefits of smart grids that are enabled by smart meters continue to be […]