Home Automation and Security Technologies, Products, and Markets

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Chapter-1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2

• SUMMARY TABLE U.S. HOME AUTOMATION MARKET ($ BILLIONS) 5
• SUMMARY FIGURE U.S. HOME AUTOMATION MARKET ($ BILLIONS) 6

Chapter-2: OVERVIEW OF HOME AUTOMATION 17

• SLUMP IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION 24
• NEW CONSTRUCTION 24
• FIGURE 3 TRENDS IN U.S. HOUSING STARTS: (MILLION STARTS) 25
• RENOVATION 25
• FIGURE 4 REMODELING MARKET INDEX TRENDS 26
• DECLINING CONSUMER EXPENDITURES 27
• FIGURE 5 RECENT TRENDS IN U.S. CONSUMER SPENDING (AVERAGE % INCREASE VS. PREVIOUS YEAR) 27
• SLOWDOWN IN ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT 28
• FIGURE 6 TRENDS IN U.S. SMART GRID DEPLOYMENTS, 2007 - 2014 (MILLION NEW SMART METERS INSTALLED ANNUALLY) 29
• GROWING CONSUMER AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF HOME AUTOMATION 29
• FIGURE 7 U.S. HOUSEHOLDS' ATTITUDES TOWARD AUTOMATION, 2007 AND 2008 (%) 30

Chapter-3: OVERVIEW OF HOME AUTOMATION 7

Chapter-4: LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEMS: TECHNOLOGIES, PRODUCTS AND MARKETS 19

• SUMMARY 31
• FIGURE 8 U.S. MARKET FOR HOME LIGHTING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS AND DEVICES, 2007 - 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 31
• FIGURE 8 (CONTINUED) 32
• AUTOMATED LIGHTING SYSTEM OBJECTIVES 32
• DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES 33
• CENTRAL CONTROL UNIT 33
• USER INTERFACES 33
• SENSORS 33
• Photo Sensor 34
• Occupancy Sensor 34
• ACTUATORS/OUTPUT DEVICES 35
• Switches 35
• On-Off Switches 35
• Dimmer Switches 35
• Automated Window Coverings 35
• "Smart" Windows 36
• "Light Harvesting" 37
• WIRING AND NETWORKING 37
• PROVIDERS 38
• TABLE 3 AUTOMATED LIGHTING CONTROL PRODUCT AND SERVICE PROVIDERS 38
• MARKET 38
• SUMMARY 38
• FIGURE 9 U.S. LIGHTING AUTOMATION MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY (%) 39
• TABLE 4 U.S. LIGHTING AUTOMATION MARKET, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 40
• FIGURE 10 U.S. LIGHTING AUTOMATION MARKET BY COMPONENT TYPE, 2007-20014 (%) 41
• AUTOMATED ILLUMINATION 41
• TABLE 5 MARKET FOR AUTOMATED ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 42
• New Construction 42
• FIGURE 11 AUTOMATED LIGHTING NEW CONSTRUCTION MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, 2007 (%) 43
• TABLE 6 MARKET FOR AUTOMATED ILLUMINATION DEVICES USED IN NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 44
• Retrofit Systems 44
• FIGURE 12 AUTOMATED LIGHTING RETROFIT MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, 2007 ($ MILLIONS/%) 45
• TABLE 7 MARKET FOR AUTOMATED ILLUMINATION DEVICES USED IN RESIDENTIAL RETROFIT PROJECTS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 46
• AUTOMATED WINDOW COVERINGS 46
• FIGURE 13 AUTOMATED WINDOW COVERING COST BREAKDOWN (%) 47
• TABLE 8 MARKET FOR AUTOMATED WINDOW COVERINGS AND CONTROLLERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 48
• SMART GLASS 48
• TABLE 9 MARKET FOR SMART GLASS WINDOWS AND AUTOMATIOIN INTERFACES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 49

Chapter-5: HVAC CONTROL SYSTEMS: TECHNOLOGIES, PRODUCTS AND MARKETS 14

• SUMMARY 50
• FIGURE 14 U.S. MARKET FOR HOME HVAC AUTOMATION SYSTEMS AND DEVICES, 2007 - 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 51
• OBJECTIVES 51
• DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES 52
• CONTROLS 52
• Programmable Thermostats 52
• Multi-Zone Controllers 53
• USER INTERFACES 53
• Wall Mounted Display Units 53
• SENSORS 54
• ACTUATORS AND OUTPUT DEVICES 54
• Automated Dampers 54
• WIRING AND NETWORKING 55
• PROVIDERS 55
• TABLE 10 PROVIDERS OF HOME HVAC AUTOMATION SYSTEMS AND DEVICES 55
• MARKETS 55
• SUMMARY 55
• TABLE 11 U.S. MARKET FOR AUTOMATED HVAC SYSTEMS AND DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 56
• FIGURE 15 U.S. HVAC AUTOMATION MARKET BY COMPONENT TYPE. 2007-2014 (%) 56
• FIGURE 15 (CONTINUED) 57
• CONTROLS 57
• TABLE 12 U.S. MARKET FOR HVAC AUTOMATION CONTROLLERS, THROUGH 2014 (UNITS/$ MILLIONS) 57
• Thermostats 57
• FIGURE 16 TRENDES IN PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTATS' U.S. MARKET PENETRATION 58
• TABLE 13 U.S. MARKET FOR PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTATS, THROUGH 2014 (UNITS/$ MILLIONS) 59
• Multi-Zone Controllers 59
• TABLE 14 U.S. MARKET FOR MULTI-ZONE CONTROLLERS, THROUGH 2014 (THOUSAND UNITS/$ MILLIONS) 60
• USER INTERFACE 60
• TABLE 15 U.S. MARKET FOR THERMOSTAT WALL DISPLAY UNITS, THROUGH 2014 (UNITS/$ MILLIONS) 61
• SENSORS 61
• Outside Temperature Sensors 61
• TABLE 16 U.S. MARKET FOR RESIDENTIAL HVAC SENSORS, THROUGH 2014 (UNITS/$ MILLIONS) 62
• ACTUATORS AND OUTPUT DEVICES 62
• Automated Zone Dampers and Registers 62
• TABLE 17 U.S. MARKET FOR AUTOMATED ZONE DAMPERS AND REGISTERS, THROUGH 2014 (THOUSAND UNITS/$ MILLIONS) 63
• WIRING/NETWORKING 63
• TABLE 18 U.S. MARKET FOR HOME HVAC AUTOMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 63

Chapter-6: AUTOMATED ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: TECHNOLOGIES, PRODUCTS AND MARKETS 23

• SUMMARY 64
• FIGURE 17 U.S. MARKET FOR AUTOMATED HOME ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND DEVICES, 2007 - 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 64
• OBJECTIVES 65
• DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES 65
• FIGURE 18 ENERGY MANAGEMENT HOME AREA NETWORK 65
• CONTROLLERS 66
• Information Gateway 66
• Smart Meters 66
• Smart Meters (Continued) 67
• Smart Meters (Continued) 68
• Programmable (Intelligent) Communicating Thermostats 69
• USER INTERFACES 70
• In-Home Displays 70
• Web-Based Interfaces 71
• SENSORS 72
• ACTUATORS AND OUPUT DEVICES 72
• Remote Actuators 72
• Integrated Actuators 72
• Plug-in Actuator 73
• Non-HAN-Connected Actuators 73
• WIRING AND NETWORKING 74
• PROVIDERS 74
• TABLE 19 PROVIDERS OF AUTOMATED HOME ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES 74
• TABLE 19 (CONTINUED) 75
• MARKETS 75
• TABLE 20 U.S. HOME ENERGY MANAGEMENT AUTOMATION MARKET, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 75
• FIGURE 19 U.S. HOME ENERGY AUTOMATION MARKET BY COMPONENT TYPE, 2007-2014 (%) 76
• CONTROLLERS 77
• TABLE 21 U.S. MARKET FOR AUTOMATED ENERGY MANAGEMENT CONTROLLERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 77
• Smart Meters 77
• TABLE 22 U.S. MARKET FOR SMART METERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 78
• Programmable Communicating Thermostats 78
• TABLE 23 MARKET FOR PROGRAMMABLE COMMUNICATING THERMOSTATS METERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 79
• USER INTERFACES 79
• TABLE 24 U.S. MARKET FOR HOME ENERGY MANAGEMENT INTERFACES, THROUGH 2014 79
• In-Home Displays 80
• TABLE 25 MARKET FOR IN-HOME ENERGY DISPLAYS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 80
• Web-Based Interfaces 81
• TABLE 26 MARKET FOR WEB-BASED ENERGY CONSUMPTION MONITORING DEVICES,* THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 82
• SENSORS 82
• TABLE 27 MARKET FOR ENERGY CONSUMPTION MONITORING SENSORS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 82
• ACTUATORS AND OUTPUT DEVICES 83
• TABLE 28 U.S. MARKET FOR REMOTE APPLIANCE ACTUATORS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 83
• Integrated Actuators 83
• TABLE 29 MARKET FOR HOME ENERGY MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED ACTUATORS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 84
• Plug-in Actuators 84
• TABLE 30 MARKET FOR HOME ENERGY MANAGEMENT PLUG-IN ACTUATORS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 85
• Non-HAN-Connected Actuators 85
• TABLE 31 MARKET FOR GRID-GRIENDLY APPLIANCE ACTUATORS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 85
• NETWORKING/COMMUNICATIONS 86
• TABLE 32 U.S. MARKET FOR HOME ENERGY AUTOMATION WIRING AND NETWORKING, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 86

Chapter-7: HOME ENTERTAINMENT AUTOMATION SYSTEMS: TECHNOLOGIES, PRODUCTS AND MARKETS 15

• SUMMARY 87
• FIGURE 20 U.S. MARKET FOR HOME ENTERTAINMENT AUTOMATION SYSTEMS AND DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 87
• FIGURE 20 (CONTINUED) 88
• OBJECTIVES 88
• DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES 89
• CONTROLLERS 89
• Digital Media Servers 89
• Amplifiers/Switches, Distribution Modules and Power Sources 90
• USER INTERFACES 91
• Handheld and Tabletop Remote Controls 91
• Wall-Mounted Panels 92
• ACTUATORS AND OUTPUT DEVICES 92
• WIRING AND NETWORKING 92
• PROVIDERS 93
• TABLE 33 PROVIDERS OF AUTOMATED HOME ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES 93
• MARKETS 93
• TABLE 34 U.S. MARKET FOR HOME ENTERTAINMENT AUTOMATION SYSTEMS AND DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 94
• FIGURE 21 U.S. HOME ENTERTAINMENT AUTOMATION PRODUCT MARKET SHARES, 2007 - 2014 (%) 95
• CONTROLLERS 95
• TABLE 35 MARKET FOR HOME ENTERTAINMENT AUTOMATION CONTROLLERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 96
• Digital Media Servers and Entertainment Hubs 96
• TABLE 36 MARKET FOR DIGITAL MEDIA SERVERS AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT HUBS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 96
• Switches, Distribution Modules, and Power Supplies 97
• FIGURE 22 HOME ENTERTAINMENT AUTOMATION SYSTEM COST BREAKDOWN (% OF TOTAL EQUIPMENT COSTS) 97
• TABLE 37 MARKET FOR HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM SWITCHES, DISTRIBUTION MODULES, POWER SUPPLIES AND OTHER COMPONENTS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 98
• USER INTERFACES 98
• TABLE 38 U.S. MARKET FOR HOME ENTERTAINMENT AUTOMATION USER INTERFACE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 99
• Handheld and Tabletop Remote Controls 99
• TABLE 39 MARKET FOR ADVANCED HOME ENTERTAINMENT HANDHELD AND TABLETOP REMOTE CONTROLS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 99
• Wall-Mounted Control Panels 99
• TABLE 40 MARKET FOR HOME ENTERTAINMENT WALL-MOUNTED CONTROL PANELS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 100
• ACTUATORS AND OUTPUT DEVICES 100
• Automated Home Theater Lighting and Window Coverings 100
• TABLE 41 MARKET FOR AUTOMATED HOME THEATER LIGHTING AND WINDOW COVERINGS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 101
• WIRING AND NETWORKING 101
• TABLE 42 MARKET FOR WIRING SUPPLIES USED IN HOME ENTERTAINMENT AUTOMATION SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 101

Chapter-8: HOME SECURITY SYSTEMS: TECHNOLOGIES, PRODUCTS AND MARKETS 12

• SUMMARY 102
• FIGURE 23 U.S. MARKET FOR RESIDENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS AND DEVICES, 2007 - 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 102
• OBJECTIVES 103
• DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES 103
• CONTROLS 103
• USER INTERFACE 103
• SENSORS 104
• Door and Window Sensors 104
• Motion Sensors 104
• Glass Break Sensors 105
• Smoke Detector 105
• Carbon Monoxide Detector 106
• OUTPUT DEVICES 107
• WIRING AND NETWORKING 107
• PROVIDERS 108
• TABLE 43 HOME SECURITY SYSTEM PROVIDERS 108
• MARKETS 108
• SUMMARY 108
• TABLE 44 U.S. MARKET FOR RESIDENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 109
• FIGURE 24 U.S. AUTOMATED HOME SECURITY MARKET BY COMPONENT TYPE, 2007 (%) 110
• CONTROLLERS 110
• Central Control Panels 110
• TABLE 45 U.S. MARKET FOR RESIDENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEM KEYPADS, THROUGH 2014 (UNITS/$ MILLIONS) 111
• USER INTERFACES 111
• Keypads 111
• TABLE 46 U.S. MARKET FOR RESIDENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEM KEYPADS, THROUGH 2014 (UNITS/$ MILLIONS) 111
• SENSORS 111
• TABLE 47 U.S. MARKET FOR RESIDENTIAL SECURITY SENSORS, THROUGH 2014 (UNITS/$ MILLIONS) 112
• OUTPUT DEVICES 113
• Alarm Siren 113
• TABLE 48 U.S. MARKET FOR RESIDENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEM OUTPUT DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 (UNITS/$ MILLIONS) 113
• WIRING AND NETWORKING 113
• TABLE 49 U.S. MARKET FOR RESIDENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEM WIRING AND NETWORKING DEVICES AND SUPPLIES, THROUGH 2014 (UNITS/$ MILLIONS) 113

Chapter-9: INTEGRATED HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEMS: TECHNOLOGIES, PRODUCTS AND MARKETS 5

• SUMMARY 114
• FIGURE 25 SALES OF INTEGRATED HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEMS, 2007 - 2014 ($ MILLIONS/% OF TOTAL HOME AUTOMATION MARKET) 115
• OBJECTIVES 115
• DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES 115
• CONTROLLERS 115
• Hardware-Based Controllers 116
• Software-Based Controllers 116
• PROVIDERS 116
• TABLE 50 PROVIDERS OF INTEGRATED HOME AUTOMATOIN CONTROLLERS 117
• MARKETS 117
• TABLE 51 U.S. INTEGRATED HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEMS MARKET, THROUGH 2014 (UNITS/$ MILLIONS) 117
• MARKETS (CONTINUED) 118

Chapter-10: APPENDIX 31

• APPENDIX A: COMPANY PROFILES 119
• LIGHTING AUTOMATION 119
• CENTRALITE SYSTEMS, INC. 119
• FUTRONIX CO., LTD. 119
• LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 120
• LIGHTOLIER CONTROLS 120
• LITETOUCH, INC. 120
• LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC. 121
• MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, INC. 121
• POWERLINE CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC. 121
• RESEARCH FRONTIERS INC. 122
• SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS INC. 122
• SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC/SQUARE D COMPANY 123
• SOLAR SHADING SYSTEMS 123
• SOMFY SYSTEMS, INC. 123
• VANTAGE CONTROLS, INC. 124
• WATT STOPPER 124
• ENERGY MANAGEMENT 124
• ADVANCED TELEMETRY, LLC 124
• AGILEWAVES, INC. 125
• COMVERGE, INC. 125
• COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC. 126
• DIY KYOTO 126
• ECOBEE 126
• ECHELON CORP. 127
• ELSTER LLC 127
• EMBER CORP. 128
• EMETER CORP. 128
• ENERGATE INC. 128
• ENERGYICT INC. 129
• GAINSPAN CORP. 129
• GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. 130
• GOOGLE.ORG 130
• GREEN ENERGY OPTIONS LTD. 130
• GREENBOX TECHNOLOGY 131
• GRID NET, INC. 131
• HOME AUTOMATION, INC. 132
• ITRON, INC. 132
• LANDIS+GYR AG 132
• LUCID DESIGN GROUP LLC 133
• MMB RESEARCH, INC. 133
• ONZO LTD. 134
• RADIO THERMOSTAT COMPANY OF AMERICA 134
• SEQUENTRIC ENERGY SYSTEMS LLC 134
• SENSUS METERING SYSTEMS 135
• TENDRIL NETWORKS, INC. 135
• TRILLIANT NETWORKS 135
• ZENSYS INC. 136
• HOME ENTERTAINMENT AUTOMATION SYSTEMS 136
• AMX CORP. 136
• CONTROL4 CORP. 137
• CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC. 137
• ELAN HOME SYSTEMS LLC 137
• EMBEDDED AUTOMATION INC. 137
• FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 138
• LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL SA 139
• MICROSOFT CORP. 139
• NUVO TECHNOLOGIES INC. 140
• REMOTE TECHNOLOGIES INC. 140
• ROYAL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV 140
• RUSSOUND 141
• SONOS, INC. 141
• UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL 141
• XANTECH CORP. 142
• HVAC AUTOMATION SYSTEMS 142
• AUTOMATED ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, LLC 142
• EWC CONTROLS INC. 143
• HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 143
• RES AUTOMATICA LTD. 143
• RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORP. 143
• RESIDENTIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS 144
• SUNCOURT INC. 144
• TRANE INC. 144
• WATTMASTER CONTROLS INC. 145
• WHITE-ROGERS CO. 145
• ZONEX SYSTEMS, INC. 145
• HOME SECURITY SYSTEMS 146
• BOSCH SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. 146
• DIGITAL SECURITY CONTROLS 146
• LINEAR LLC 146
• MACE SECURITY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 147
• OPTEX INC. 147
• VISONIC GROUP 147
• INTEGRATED HOME AUTOMATION 148
• EXCEPTIONAL INNOVATION 148
• LAGOTEK CORP. 148
• APPENDIX B: PATENT ANALYSIS 149
• FIGURE 26 U.S. HOME AUTOMATION PATENTS (%) 149