Research: Smart Home Market in Denmark
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 […]
Country Profile: KNX Brazil
By Geny Caloisi, KNXtoday. Brazil has a strong economy, not only within South America but also on a global scale. It is one of the surging economic powers which make up the BRIC group, the others being Russia, India and China. Miguel José Gamboa Soares, Manager at Eurodomótica and KNX tutor in Brazil, has been […]
TÜV Rheinland Opens its first KNX Accredited Test Lab
TÜV Rheinland LGA Products GmbH has opened its new KNX Test lab accredited for KNX Interworking and Functionality Tests. The global testing service provider is pleased to extend its competence in the area of product security with this additional service. www.tuv.com www.knx.org/knx-certification/test-labs/
Interview: Edwin Hannink, Theben
Edwin Hannink has been involved with KNX since 1997. The following year he became a member of the KNX Association of the Netherlands and since has always worked for companies which offer KNX products. Hannink is now Technical Commercial Advisor and Manager at Theben Netherlands, and has been developing the KNX side of the business […]
Vesternet Brings Zipato Zipabox Z-Wave/ZigBee/KNX Home Automation Solution to the UK
Home automation specialists Vesternet announce partnership with Croation company Zipato to bring innovative all-in-one home automation solution to the UK market for the first time at an affordable price UK home automation specialists, Vesternet, have today announced a partnership with Croatian company Zipato that brings the cutting edge Zipabox to the UK for the first […]
Frost & Sullivan Finds Demand for Greater Energy Efficiency is Driving Building Automation Systems Market
Complete and niche solutions with integration capabilities to enjoy the competitive edge The building sector is one of the primary consumers of energy in Europe, accounting for 40 percent of energy demand and 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. This has underlined the need for improved energy efficiency in both existing and new buildings. Initiatives […]
Entech Wins KNX UK Installation of the Year For ITV Offices Project
KNX UK member EnTech has once again won the Installation of the Year in the Association’s Annual Awards for 2012. The award was given for the ITV (Orange Building) Offices in Salford Quays and follows their success in 2011 with the Prime Development Knightsbridge Hotel. EnTech were asked by client BAS to streamline the design […]
ABI Research Forecasts Commercial Building Automation Market to Top US$43 Billion by 2018
After years of steady but low growth the commercial building automation systems (BAS) market is experiencing a rapid period of change and investment. Traditionally, growth and adoption has been closely tied to new building completion but new entrants and new connectivity are driving greater investment. Over the next five years the building automation services market […]
Interview: Tarek Zakaria, ABB
Having studied electrical engineering, Tarek Zakaria joined ABB in 1988 as manager for building automation in Heidelberg, Germany, where he developed the export market for ABB within Western Europe. The ABB Group of companies operates in over 100 countries and employs 145,000 people. Its power and automation technologies are designed to enable utility and industry […]
Research: Smart Home Market in Poland
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 […]