Strategies Unlimited recently published its annual market research report, Global Luminaires: Lighting Analysis and Forecast 2016. For 2015, the global luminaire market was assessed at US $62.9 billion with anticipated revenue growth of 2% from 2015 to 2022. The seemingly stagnant growth is due to all other technologies except for LED luminaires declining in demand […]
Lighting Captures Significant Share of Home Automation Market
Recently published in EC&M Magazine: According to research from the ABB Group, the following segments made up the home automation market last year in North America. Lighting, a leading product category for the electrical industry, pulled in 23% of that total. This trend reiterates the importance of lighting and control opportunities in this growing automation […]
Alumage Advisors: Smart Lighting Products to Dominate the Industrial-Commercial Market
Alumage Advisors has released its latest LED Smart Lighting Report, including a free version for end-users, highlighting 40 product features of interest for 1,000 commercial and industrial (C&I) luminaires worldwide. “Since introducing our first reports in 2013, we added a smart lighting focus, as 77% of the products we track are dimmable, 59% offer motion […]
Home Automation and Control Market worth $12.81 Billion by 2020
According to a new market research report by Markets and Markets, Home Automation and Control Market by Lighting Control (Occupancy Sensors, Relays, Transmitters), Security & Access Control (Video Surveillance, Biometric), HVAC Control (Heating & Cooling Coils, Pumps & Fans, Sensors), and Geography – Global Forecast to 2020, the home automation market is expected to grow […]
DOE Profiles Commercial Building Stock
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has begun releasing results from the 2012 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS). The CBECS is an estimated profile of the U.S. commercial building stock based on an interviewed sampling. Information includes number of buildings, floorspace, age, building type, region, energy consumption, end-use equipment and more. DOE defines a […]
High-Bay Lighting Market Study
High-bay lighting must meet the stringent demands of illuminating spaces from afar while minimizing contrast, reducing glare, and in many cases meeting strict safety and hazardous environment requirements. Until very recently, LED technology was not able to meet these requirements, at least not at a reasonable price. In 2013, however, several high-bay LED products were […]
Sizing the Smart Wireless Lighting Controls Market 2013 and Growth to 2018
Not surprisingly, the introduction of LED Lighting has given a major boost to smart lighting controls right across the globe; but we are now entering a new phase of its development, when LED will be dependent upon smart wireless controls, if it is to open up the vast retrofit market in the commercial and industrial […]
Wireless Control Systems for Smart Buildings are Expected to Reach $434 Million in Annual Revenue by 2023
Worldwide revenue from wireless control systems for smart buildings is expected to grow from $97 million annually in 2014 to $434 million in 2023, according to a recent report from Navigant Research. The report examines the state of the global wireless building controls industry, including global market forecasts for wireless node unit shipments and revenue […]
Market Research Suggests High Degree of Confidence with LED Lighting and Controls
Given current adoption of commercial building energy codes, conventional wisdom indicates that LED lighting is frequently specified with automatic lighting controls. However, there is little public data available concerning market penetration of LED lighting, how often it is specified as controllable and with lighting controls, owner preferences, and how satisfied specifiers and installers are with […]
Navigant Report Evaluates Market for LED Streetlighting Controls
From the Navigant website: Falling prices for light-emitting diode (LED) street lights have spurred a global transition from older lamp technologies to the newer, more efficient, and more controllable lamp technology. Prices for LED street lighting have come down to the point where payback periods are becoming reasonable with or without subsidies. Residents in cities […]