The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) announced that it has completed a research study that identifies key emerging areas of opportunity in the North American connected home marketplace. The study analyzes the most desired features for connected home solutions.
The Schlage LiNK™ system has been relaunched and expands Nexia™ Home Intelligence, a smart home automation system, to make everything in a home speak one simple language. Nexia enables consumers to remotely manage features and functions of their home, including door locks, heating and cooling, and more.
WaterFurnace International Inc. is donating a complete Synergy3D residential geothermal system for a new smart home in Lake of the Ozarks, Mo., for Marine Cpl. Todd Nicely.
Ingersoll Rand unveiled the Vision House® in Innoventions, a green and smart home exhibit that opened on Earth Day, April 22, at Epcot® at Walt Disney World® Resort.
Powerhouse Dynamics, creator of the eMonitor™ energy management system, announced that Ingersoll Rand has made a strategic investment in the company. Powerhouse Dynamics’ eMonitor system is being integrated into Ingersoll Rand’s Nexia™ Home Intelligence system.
IBM, STMicroelectronics, and Shaspa have announced a collaboration to tap cloud and mobile computing for manufacturers and service providers to provide new ways for consumers to manage and interact with their homes’ systems using multiple user interfaces such as voice recognition and physical gestures for a “smarter” home.
iControl Networks, a leader in broadband home management solutions, and Bell Aliant, one of North America’s largest regional communications providers, are partnering to bring a new home security and automation system to Atlantic Canadians.
The EnOcean Alliance announced that it is advancing the interoperability between EnOcean-based wireless products from different OEMs with its release of EnOcean Equipment Profiles (EEP) Version 2.5. More than 100 product profiles are now available for developing different energy harvesting wireless solutions.
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® announced its partnership with HGTV during the unveiling of the HGTV Smart HomeSM 2013, in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Using CEA’s TechHome Rating System (THRS), HGTV built the first ever smart home that has the infrastructure in place to support current and future digital needs.
Photos from the 2013 ACCA Conference & IE3 Expo in Orlando, Fla.
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