KSI Projects the Home Automation Industry to be Worth US$122 Billion by 2024

The home automation market was valued at US$62.471 billion in 2018 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 11.86% to reach a market size of US$122.391 billion by 2024 according to the Knowledge Sourcing Intelligence (KSI) report ‘The Home Automation Market – Forecasts from 2019 to 2024’. Rapid mobile connectivity, rising awareness for […]

Berg Insight Expects 144 Million Smart Homes in Europe and North America by 2023

Berg Insight estimates that revenues from shipments of home automation systems in Europe and North America will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 19.8 percent from US$ 36.7 billion in 2018 to US$ 90.6 billion in 2023. According to this research report, the number of smart homes in Europe and North America reached 64 million in 2018. The most advanced smart home market is North America, […]

Park Electrical Distributors and Vitrea Technologies Announce Exclusive Partnership

Partnership lights the way for building technologies division The building technologies division of Park Electrical Distributors, the North East’s leading independent electrical wholesaler, has announced an exclusive partnership with home automation specialist, Vitrea Technologies of Israel. Building technologies manager, Paul Kinghorn, said: “With advanced wired and wireless technology, Vitrea is changing the landscape of home […]

Tanootas International Develops the Smartsho Online Shop for KNX Components

The SmartSho online shop was devised by Tanootas International (TICO) of Tehran, Iran, with the basic idea of creating a base for presenting and procuring the equipment and components used in smart home and building projects based on healthy competition. The end user, as the final decision maker, can make the best decision on the […]

Interview: Siemens CEO of Smart Infrastructure, Cedrik Neike, on smart buildings

Cedrik Neike holds an MBA at the INSEAD Business School as well as a Bachelor (Honours) in Engineering and Business Finance. He started his career at Siemens as a Product Line Manager for Wireless Internet. In 2001 he joined Cisco Systems for several management positions in the US and Germany, returning to Siemens in 2017. […]

Sunpower Publishes KNX Technical Guide Offering Advice for Designers and Installers

Sunpower Electronics has published a KNX Technical Guide, providing comprehensive advice for both prospective and actual users of the popular international building automation standard. The document is available for free download from Sunpower’s website. The Guide offers insights at both conceptual and practical levels. For architects, building system designers and facilities managers, it starts by […]