The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association, Indianapolis, a global association representing the home technology industry announced today that Sony Electronics Inc. President and COO Mike Fasulo will deliver the 2014 CEDIA EXPO Opening Keynote on Wednesday, September 10 at 5:30 in Denver.
The 2014 Electronic Security Expo (ESX) will be held in Nashville’s Music City Center. Education session will be held June 24-26, an Expo will take place June 25 and 26, and association meetings will take place June 22-26 for the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) and the Electronic Security Association (ESA).
New research from connected home technology provider iControl Networks, Redwood City, Calif., demonstrates the importance of security to smart home adoption, with more than two-thirds of consumers (67%) ranking personal and family security as the number one reason for using a smart home system, and 100 percent of consumers responding that security is a must-have in a home automation system.
ADT has become a principal member and a member of the board of directors for the Z-Wave Alliance, Milpitas, Calif., an open global consortium of companies deploying Z-Wave, an ecosystem for wireless control products and services.
One year after launching Nest energy services, Nest Labs, Inc. (www.nest.com), Palo Alto, Calif., announced the results of its Rush Hour Rewards™ and Seasonal Savings™ programs. In summer 2013, Rush Hour Rewards delivered an average of 55 percent energy reduction in residential air conditioning loads during peak times while Seasonal Savings™ helped customers lower their overall air conditioning runtime by 4.7 percent.
The announcement of a distribution agreement between TRI-ED, Woodbury, New York, and Nest, Palo Alto, Calif., showcased a move by Nest to target the professional channel.
At Alarm.com, we have more than 1 million homes signed on to our Connected Home platform, giving us plenty of insight about the power of connecting all the home’s critical devices together through a single technology platform.
Vivint Solar, a full-service residential solar provider, announced its growing presence in Maryland with expansion into the North Baltimore and Frederick areas.
Lutron Electronics, Coopersburg, Pa., a provider of energy-saving, wireless light and shade control, is making it simpler than ever to propose and evaluate a Lutron lighting control solution for retrofit applications, according to the company.