The global market for ZigBee-enabled smart thermostats is forecast to increase substantially at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 67 percent by 2020, according to a market analysis by Technavio.
LonMark International, with the cooperation of Echelon Corp., the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee TC-247, and LonMark Germany, announced plans to develop a new control-networking standard for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
PulteGroup Inc. has announced production of a zero net energy (ZNE) home prototype in northern California, becoming the largest builder to participate in a pilot aimed at building new homes to achieve maximum energy efficiency and utility grid load reduction.
Technavio’s latest research report on the global air conditioning market provides an analysis on the most important trends expected to impact the market outlook from 2016 to 2020.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the 2016 Climate Leadership Award recipients who will be honored for their leadership in helping fight climate change. Ingersoll Rand, Davidson, North Carolina, will be presented with an Organizational Leadership Award for phasing out HCFCs and other refrigerants.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that its Better Buildings Home Upgrade Program Accelerator and Home Energy Information Accelerator are working with partners across the nation to make important progress in lowering the costs of energy upgrade programs, while improving overall program effectiveness.
The global market for ventilation fans, which stood at $1.6 billion in 2015, is forecast to reach $2.4 billion by the end of 2023, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.9 percent between 2015 and 2023, according to a report from Transparency Market Research.
IAC Acoustics, a division of Sound Seal, and a leading manufacturer of metal acoustical and noise control products and solutions serving the industrial, architectural, commercial, and construction industries, announced it has hired Darren Riley to serve as product sales manager for the HVAC Silencer Division.
Buildings could use significantly less energy with the help of a new project announced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) at its Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The lab is being awarded $300,000 for the project which is part of DOE's new Small Business Vouchers Pilot.
The global split air conditioning market is expected to exceed 104 billion tons by 2020, increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 6 percent during the forecast period, according to the latest market research study released by Technavio.