Self-diagnostics are heralded for their ability to save contractors precious time and money and for their ability to communicate a problem before a homeowner even realizes there is one.
Amazon Alexa has a new skill — it’s now compatible with Carrier’s Infinity® Touch™ control. The enhancement is part of Carrier’s on-going effort to improve the customer experience in the rapidly expanding smart home category.
Amazon Alexa has a new skill — it’s now compatible with Carrier’s Infinity® Touch™ control. The enhancement is part of Carrier’s on-going effort to improve the customer experience in the rapidly expanding smart home category.
ECS Global has unveiled a new website as part of a rebranding initiative. The company, formerly known as Energy Conservation & Supply Inc., has expanded its solution set to include smart building integration, effectively leveraging the dynamically expanding and explosively growing "building Internet of Things" globally.
At CeBIT 2017, Huawei announced that it is collaborating with Honeywell to bring to market smart building offerings that take advantage of the latest Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to help make buildings more sustainable, secure, and energy efficient.
While some contractors are proceeding with caution when it comes to smart home automation products, further training and awareness may force their hands sooner than later.
By now, most contractors are offering Wi-Fi-enabled thermostats and systems that include central interfaces. Those ahead of the curve are utilizing these central interface systems to upsell customers on security cameras, camera-infused doorbells, perimeter lighting, and more.
The geothermal industry has a lot going on at the moment. Federal tax incentives, or lack thereof, currently dominate the discussion, but manufacturers are releasing new, intelligent geothermal products all the time.
A smart grid is an integrated system of utilities, consumers, and distributed-energy resources that allows for two-way communications throughout the grid. The smart grid market is expected to surpass $400 billion worldwide by 2020. As a result, the expertise of HVAC contractors will only become more important with the ongoing development of smart homes, smart devices, and home automation systems integrated by the Internet of Things (IoT).