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EnerNOC Inc., a provider of energy intelligence software, announced that EnerNOC and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) have won the 2013 Region I Energy Project of the Year Award from the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc., a leading provider of debt and equity financing for sustainable infrastructure projects, announced that it is working with Johnson Controls to provide the funding for nearly $27 million in energy efficiency upgrades to government buildings across the city of Louisville, Ky.

The global smart homes market is forecast to be worth $51.77 billion by 2020, growing at an estimated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.74 percent from 2013 to 2020, according to a new Smart Homes Market report published by MarketsandMarkets.

Ecova, an energy and sustainability management company, has announced a newly upgraded service designed to provide multi-site commercial and industrial companies with greater visibility into their energy and water resource management performance. 

With competition growing in the building automation market, systems integrators are placing increasing emphasis on product choice and adding value to traditional systems to better position themselves toward enhancing customer satisfaction, according to a report from IHS Inc.

The energy service company (ESCO) market in the United States has gone through a difficult period in recent years, according to Navigant Research. A new report from the firm, however, indicates that growth in the U.S. ESCO market is set to resume.

Nest Labs Inc. has announced plans to begin working with developers on new ways to connect with the Nest Learning Thermostat through integrations such as home appliances and home automation.

iControl Networks, a leader in connected home technology, and EcoFactor, a leading provider of cloud-based home energy services, are partnering to deliver a smart energy service that integrates devices and appliances with data analytics about HVAC energy usage on iControl’s open, device-agnostic platform.

Home automation technologies that offer energy efficiency are the most popular type of installed home technologies among consumers in the United States, according to a study released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®.

Currently valued at $1.5 billion, but with only 1.5 to 2.5 percent penetration in most states, the home energy management systems (HEMS) market is poised for significant growth, according to a report by GTM Research. The firm forecasts that the U.S. HEMS market will be worth over $4 billion by 2017.