ON World Predicts 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. Wireless sensor networks are becoming essential for smart building systems. Continuous advances with wireless sensor network (WSN) technologies will enable sentient buildings […]
IHS Expects Asian Market for Building Automation Equipment to Exceed US$1 billion by 2015
The Asian market for building automation equipment will grow to more than US$1 billion in 2015, according to a new study by IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), a leading global source of critical information and insight. Growth in the Asian market for building automation equipment is being driven by several key factors, including a recovering manufacturing […]
Futurasmus Expands Wholesale Business to Southern Africa
Southern Africa is not only one of the most amazing places on the planet, but it is within a continent full of potential in the smart building sector, and a place where people are especially aware of the importance of energy-efficient construction. That is why we are so proud to announce that the company KNX […]
MarketsandMarkets Predicts Smart Building Market to be Worth US$18.81 Billion by 2018
Based in the U.S., market research and consulting company MarketsandMarkets has produced a report entitled ‘Smart Building Market [Building Automation Systems, Physical Security, Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS), Building Communication Systems, Parking Management, Water Management, Networking], Worldwide Market Forecasts and Analysis (2013 – 2018)’. This defines and segments the building automation systems market into various […]
KNX Australia and the NECA Partner to Promote Compatible Platforms Across the Electrical Industry in Australia

The KNX National Group and the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) are proud to announce that they will be working together in Australia to promote the move towards compatible platforms across the electrical industry. KNX is the worldwide standard for home and building control and automation and NECA is the peak body of the […]
Research: Smart Home Market in UK

By Piero Russo & Oleksiy Danilin, BSRIA. In this series of reports, we highlight key findings of our European Smart Home Market Study which was carried out during 2011 with a view to anticipating how the market will develop over the coming years. We undertook the research by interviewing and exchanging information with the top […]
Interview: Henk Hazeleger, Leertouwer

Henk Hazeleger is an electrotechnical engineer and one of the earliest adopters of EIB (pre-KNX) in Holland. He works for Leertouwer in Barneveld, the Netherlands. Leertouwer is a systems integrator which has been using KNX for the past 15 years. With 150 employees across the Netherlands, the company specialises in security, ICT solutions and telephony […]
BSRIA Finalises European Smart Home Study with Country Reports for Poland, Sweden and Denmark

KNX features prominently as a major element of the European Smart Home market as detailed in new research by BSRIA (The Building Services Research and Information Association). It has presented the results of its European Smart Home Market Study including nine in-depth reports on different European markets – Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, United Kingdom, […]
Futurasmus Opens Subsidiary in UAE
Futurasmus is proud to announce the inauguration of www.futurasmus-dubai.com, the new subsidiary (both online and with local presence in different cities) for Futurasmus UAE. CEO of TAC Dubai, Taj Kollara, will represent Futurasmus in UAE and other Middle Eastern countries. Mr Kollara has vast experience with countless KNX projects, international recognition and several KNX awards […]
MarketsandMarkets Forecasts Building Automation & Controls Market to Grow to US$49.5 Billion by 2018
Building Automation & Controls System Market Report analyzes the global market on the basis of Products (Outdoor & Elevator controls, Building Management Systems, Lightening, Security & Access), by application & geography for the year 2013-18 According to a new market research report “Global Building Automation & Controls Market (2013 – 2018): By Product (Lighting, Security […]