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 […]
IHS Forecasts 40% Growth in US Building Automation Market by 2017
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 electricity rates on the rise, driven by increasing wholesale […]
ON World Forecasts 100 Million Smart Building Wireless Sensor Network Devices by 2019
Within the next five years, smart buildings will provide real-time lighting, security and comfort control for its occupants using wireless sensor networks powered by coin batteries, according to recent research by ON World. Continuous advances with wireless sensor network (WSN) technologies will enable sentient buildings within the next decade, according to a recently published report […]
Navigant Research Forecasts Building Energy Management Software Will Nearly Triple in Annual Revenue by 2020
Software is transforming the way energy is used and managed in buildings. A combination of factors, including increased knowledge of the building stock within the industry, the higher priority of energy efficiency among corporations and governments, and the advent of cloud-based data management and Big Data, has led a number of new and existing companies […]
TechNavio Finds Need for Improved Safety Systems a Major Driver for Commercial Building Automation Market
TechNavio recognizes the following companies as the key players in the Global Commercial Building Automation Market: Siemens AG, Johnson Controls Inc., Honeywell International Inc., and Schneider Electric SA. Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio’s team said: “Though the EMEA region contributed less market share to the Global Commercial Building Automation market compared to […]
Interview: Jacob de Muijnck, Gira
Jacob de Muijnck joined Gira in 1991, and is the Export Sales Manager Northern Europe. For the past ten years, he has been working in the UK regularly, and in this exclusive interview with KNXtoday, he gives us his take on the world of KNX. Q: Why did you join the KNX Association? A: Gira […]
TÜV Rheinland Becomes 10th KNX Accredited Test Lab
TÜV Rheinland recently became the 10th test lab worldwide to achieve KNX accreditation for performing KNX conformity tests. Only test reports emanating from such KNX accredited test labs are accepted as the basis for issuing the KNX conformity certificate. Such a certificate in turn is needed to brand a product with the KNX Trademark. Already […]
ABB, Bosch, Cisco and LG Consortium Develops Open Standard for Smart Home Appliances Using WiFi, ZigBee, KNX and Other Connections
Intent to cooperate internationally Access for other manufacturers and service providers Certainty for end customers Different appliances, but just one common standard for data exchange ABB, Bosch, Cisco, and LG aim to set up a consortium to provide a software platform for smart homes. The companies have now signed a memorandum of understanding to this […]