IDC Energy Insights has announced new preliminary survey data indicating that 50 percent of building owner respondents reported that they currently use smart building technologies. Another 33 percent stated they would be using smart building technologies in the next six months to a year.
LonMark International has announced two new educational webinars that will discuss the key trends and the challenges relating to control system interoperability, integration, and enterprise access facing the commercial building market.
The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) announced that it has become a participant member of the EnOcean Alliance, and with this step, the two organizations have also signed a memorandum of understanding.
Honeywell has announced an agreement to acquire Saia Burgess Controls, a leading provider of intelligent building controls, from Hong Kong-based Johnson Electric for $130 million.
Smart building managed services are growing in demand and popularity as a means of implementing advanced building energy management systems, according to a new report from Pike Research, a part of Navigant’s Energy Practice.
A proposed standard to create smart facilities supporting a national smart grid effort is open for public comment. ASHRAE and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) are jointly developing Standard 201P, “Facility Smart Grid Information Model.”
The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) and ClimateTalk Alliance announced that they have signed an agreement to collaborate on intelligent home and intelligent building issues.
Honeywell announced that it has acquired Inncomm, a Connecticut-based, privately held manufacturer of advanced software-based energy management solutions and in-room controls for lodging, health care, and educational institutions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Within the envelopes of commercial and residential buildings rests the promise of major, new energy efficiencies in the built environment, according to University of Michigan researchers.
Two Smart Building Maturity Model reports, one for vendors and one for end users engaged in or exploring this market, are now available from IDC Energy Insights. According to the firm, the global smart buildings technology market is expected to experience a 27 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2010-2015.
