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One unique market for smart spaces solutions is that of smart apartments and MDUs. Smart apartments feature smart amenities for residents, community management solutions, and building automation solutions. These solutions are growing in popularity among MDU property managers and owners in the US and Europe. In Europe, this is noted by investments in property management software, such as Plentific, which raised $100M in funding from Brookfield Asset Management, Highland Europe, and Target...
Use cases that reduce OPEX in apartment environments include access management and control, energy management, and automated risk mitigation. These solutions can improve operations and add new layers of safety, security, and convenience.
Access Control
Access control use cases typically involve smart home solutions installed in common and public areas, including smart locks, smart garage door openers, and smart video doorbells.
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by Elizabeth Parks | Aug. 5, 2022
Tags: energy, home automation, home safety, lighting, smart home, smart meter, thermostats
Tags: energy, home automation, home safety, lighting, smart home, smart meter, thermostats
False alarms are a source of frustration for home security owners regardless of the type of alarm, and most have paid a fine as a result. With 62% of home security owners able to recall a false alarm in the past 12 months, and nearly one-in-ten reporting they experienced more than five, it’s clear why false alarms are such a common topic of discussion among security system owners, dealers, and monitoring providers.
Consumers report that their systems misidentify too many moving...
by Elizabeth Parks | Jun. 10, 2022
Tags: CONNECTIONS, demand response, digital content, home automation, home networks, industry event, Internet of Things, interoperability, lighting, M2M
Tags: CONNECTIONS, demand response, digital content, home automation, home networks, industry event, Internet of Things, interoperability, lighting, M2M
Parks Associates’ CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference series is excited to announce Midea as an Event Sponsor.
With more than 150,000 employees and presence in over 195 countries, including in the United States, Midea’s products touch the lives of millions of people and families through air treatment, refrigeration, laundry, small and large kitchen appliances, water appliances, floor care and lighting. The Midea brand’s promise...
Parks Associates’ research reveals that 20% of US broadband households report the COVID-19 pandemic has increased their interest in smart energy solutions that can help them manage their energy use, cost, and comfort. Energy management programs and smart energy solutions can deliver immediate cost benefits to consumers, but the energy industry has generally been unable to find solutions that trigger widespread engagement among their customer base.
Utilities have tried different...
by Parks Associates | Mar. 25, 2022
Tags: energy, lighting, smart home, smart meter, thermostats, Whitepaper
Tags: energy, lighting, smart home, smart meter, thermostats, Whitepaper
If you spent any time in the Sands Convention Center—part of CES 2018’s Tech West exhibition—you couldn’t miss the explosion of companies offering sleep solutions this year. From startups to established companies like Philips and Nokia, everyone wants to capture a piece of this market. Form factors on display include smart mattresses, sensor strips that slip underneath sheets, smart pillows, smart sensors that clip on pillows, smart sensors that clip on clothes, bed-side...
by Jennifer Kent | Jan. 12, 2018
Tags: fitness apps, Internet of Things, lighting, remote health monitoring, smart watch, wearable
Tags: fitness apps, Internet of Things, lighting, remote health monitoring, smart watch, wearable
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FIBARO The Heat Controller is an innovative product which facilitates the management of household heating, providing users with eco energy-saving capabilities.
The device will prove its usefulness in the upcoming winter months. It is easy to install and allows users to customize their heating preferences to their individual needs.
The thermostatic head not only allows users to control heating individually in each room, but also measures the...
by Parks Associates | Oct. 26, 2017
Tags: CONNECTIONS, industry event, Internet of Things, interoperability, lighting
Tags: CONNECTIONS, industry event, Internet of Things, interoperability, lighting
Jacob Nielson , Business Development Leader for Emerson, answers industry questions prior to speaking at Smart Energy Summit in February:
What are the biggest opportunities for the smart home industry to work with the electricity industry?
There are major opportunities–especially now that some of the more energy-hungry industries are adopting smart technologies. For years upgraded lighting and upgraded HVAC systems have been the answer. Now the great...
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