Home Systems and Controls

Parks Associates has been commissioned by CEDIA (the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association) to conduct significant and unique industry research on the residential custom installation market in key territories within the UK, Europe and Africa.

The research project will be comprised two defined parts. Starting in June 2012, Parks Associates will conduct - ...read more

U.S. revenues for both consumer and SMB-oriented technical support services totaled $16 billion in 2011 and will double to roughly $32 billion by 2015. This is a huge opportunity for support service companies and service providers. Emerging service areas for both the consumer and the SMB markets include smartphone and tablet setup and configuration, particularly as businesses contend with the rising trend of "BYOD" (bring your own device). In addition to well-established brands - ...read more

Best Buy plans to start selling home energy management products in stores later this year. Best Buy will start a trial, in October, in three stores that will have dedicated areas to demonstrate and explain a range of home energy technologies.

The choice of products has not yet been finalized but they will range from simple whole-house energy monitors to a combination of a home security service and smart thermostats. The - ...read more

Eragy has made a free app available for Control4 home control system users. Users can see the cost per hour, easy-to-understand month-to-date costs and estimates—as well as use the system to turn devices like lights on and off. This app is run on Watts on Now! software, which provides a simple user interface that shows the amount of energy being used on the network.

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Join Parks Associates and PlumChoice for a complimentary webcast Thursday, September 15, 1 p.m. CT. Presenters Josh Clifford, Vice President & General Manager, Business Services, PlumChoice and Kurt Scherf, Vice President & Principal Analyst, Parks Associates will examine the best practices for launching a national SMB technical support - ...read more

Parks Associates projects the percentage of U.S. households with professionally monitored services will expand to 30% by 2020, with consumer demand for remote monitoring, coupled with the expanding presence of broadband service providers, driving growth in the security market. In its new report IP-based Home Monitoring: Security, which analyzes trends driving the market in 2011 and beyond, the international research firm - ...read more

Verizon will soon start selling a Home Monitoring Control service, and Bright House will soon start selling a more premium home-monitoring and security service, staffed and connected to police and fire departments. "The more services they can get someone to sign up for, the stickier that customer is to them," said ...read more

Bill Ablondi, Director of Home Systems Research, Parks Associates is presenting during the session, "Digital Lifestyles at Community Associations" on Thursday, May 5th from 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM at the CAI Annual Conference and Exposition in Boca Raton, Florida.

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CABA Digital Home Forum will take place in St. Paul, Minnesota on February 17, 2011.

Tricia Parks, CEO, Parks Associates will be presenting on the session, Connected Home Roadmap on Thursday, February 17 from 10 AM - 10:45 - ...read more

Join Parks Associates and the Z-Wave Alliance on Thursday, February 17th at 2 pm CENTRAL for the webcast, Enabling the Home Area Network: Solutions that work for Consumers and Utilities, and learn about the market outlook for residential energy management (REM) products and services.

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