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The global smart homes market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17 percent between 2015 and 2020, and reach $58.68 billion by 2020, according to a new market research report published by MarketsandMarkets.

Goodman Manufacturing Co. Inc. has selected MediaValet to aggregate, organize, secure, and share its large collection of product photos, videos, diagrams, and technical information with its nationwide network of dealers.

Group Mobile, which carries ruggedized laptops, tablet PCs, smartphones, and handheld computers, has extended its product offerings to include the new Panasonic Toughpad FZ-E1 and Toughpad FZ-X1 rugged handheld tablets for field use.

EcoFactor Inc., a supplier of cloud-based home energy management services, announced that NV Energy’s mPowered Home Energy Management Program received Powergrid International’s 2015 Demand Response/Energy Efficiency Project of the Year award.

LSB Industries Inc. announced that Richard Aldridge has been appointed president of its ClimateMaster Inc. subsidiary, a geothermal heat pump manufacturer and the largest business in LSB’s Climate Control segment. Aldridge previously served as vice president of operations for the Climate Control Business.

 Enphase Energy Inc. announced that it is expanding its Enphase Energy Services (EES) business. The company said it is conducting efforts to streamline solar photovoltaic (PV) asset management and operations and maintenance (O&M), and prepare for the broader-based requirements of future energy management systems.

Schneider Electric, a specialist in energy management, has entered into a formal, multi-year agreement to become the first “founding partner” of the new Las Vegas Arena currently under construction and owned by Las Vegas Arena Company partners AEG and MGM Resorts International.

United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) has been awarded a one-year $744,154 contract by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) to develop a database of materials for the manufacture of high-performance industrial and commercial non-metallic heat exchangers.

United States shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 461,835 units in December 2014, up 50.9 percent from 306,141 units shipped in December 2013, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).

Vivint, a leading provider of smart home technology, announced that CEO Todd Pedersen will be featured on the season finale of CBS’s TV series “Undercover Boss,” Friday, Feb. 20 (8 to 9 p.m., ET/PT).