Z-Wave Alliance, a standards development organization dedicated to advancing the smart home and Z-Wave technology, announced that Nabu Casa, an organization driving the development of Home Assistant, has joined its board of directors.

Home Assistant is free and open-source software used for home automation. It serves as an integration platform and smart home hub, allowing users to control smart home devices.

Z-Wave Alliance actively recruits smart home and IoT leaders to join, direct and contribute to the completely member-driven organization on a mission to chart the course of the future of Z-Wave technology and the smart home. Nabu Casa joins a roster of Z-Wave Alliance board of director member companies which includes ADT, Alarm.com, Amazon Ring, ASSA ABLOY, bluesalve partners, Fortune Brands, Johnson Controls, Silicon Labs, Trident IoT and Vivint.

“Z-Wave is an important part of the smart home, providing households with more choice in the selection of devices they can connect to,” said Paulus Schoutsen, founder of Home Assistant and Nabu Casa. “By including Nabu Casa, and by extension the open-source community, Z-Wave sends a strong message about their current direction and plans for the future.”

“We are thrilled to have an illustrious member, and champion, of the open-source community join our ranks,” said Avi Rosenthal, chairman of the board, Z-Wave Alliance. “Open-source projects are majorly important in keeping standards both successful and thriving. By embracing and supporting open-source initiatives, we are not only enhancing the Z-Wave ecosystem but also reinforcing our commitment to an open, secure, and sustainable smart home environment for everyone.”

 “Approximately one tenth of households with Home Assistant are using Z-Wave today, accounting for an estimated 1.7 million Z-Wave devices and we continuously see increased interest in Z-Wave within the Home Assistant community,” added Schoutsen.