Press Releases

Inaugural Smart Spaces opening session on tech growth in buildings features Arize, Blueport, Greystar, and Vantiva

Research firm Parks Associates will host Smart Spaces on April 17-18 in Frisco, Texas, bringing together technology leaders and property owners / building managers to share insights on next-generation solutions for smart apartments and smart spaces. The research firm’ latest study Smart Apartments: Connectivity and Services reports that 30% of MDU residents who ...read more

48% of households report monthly energy savings as the main purchase driver of solar panels

Parks Associates’ latest report “Solar and Storage: Opportunities in the Smart Home,” available to purchase online, finds consumers are concerned about high energy prices but still have low familiarity overall with solar panels. More than 60% of US internet households report their electricity costs are too high, which would benefit the market for solar solutions, but only 17% of US in ...read more

Duke Energy, Electronic Caregiver, and Rapid Response Monitoring to Keynote Executive Conference focused on the Connected Home

Parks Associates today announced the co-location of the tenth annual Connected Health Summit and the 27th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference on May 23-25, 2023, at the Omni Frisco Hotel in Frisco, Texas. The conferences, with keynote speakers fromDuke Energy, Electronic Caregiver, and Rapid Response Monitoring, will feature th ...read more

Executive conference, hosted April 17-18 in Plano, Texas, addresses growth of “PropTech” market

Parks Associates today announced the keynote lineup and confirmed speakers for its upcoming Smart Spaces: Apartments, Hospitality, and Community Living, April 17-18 in Plano, Texas, featuring visionary speakers from ADT Multifamily, World Cinema and Cox. The research firm will share its latest consumer and industry data throughout the event, including current penetration and resid ...read more

38% of Gen Z households with home security monitoring report intentions to cancel security monitoring contract

Parks Associates’ new consumer study Security Monitoring: Business Models, Pricing, Attrition finds that younger households are at higher risk for cancelling their professional monitored security, even as plans to cancel have dropped among all households. The research firm reports that 38% of Gen Z home security monitoring subscribers intend to cancel their contract ...read more

DIY customers show higher interest in add-on services than do security customers with a professionally installed system

Parks Associates released new research today, available to purchase online, showing nearly half of DIY security systems owners purchase their systems online versus just under a quarter of pro-install system owners. The new study, Home Security User Experience: Pro vs. DIY Installation, tracks the purchase journey for security system owners and quantifies th ...read more

Alarm.com roundtable addresses the role of energy management solutions, driven by solar and storage, in forming the next generation of services in the connected home

Parks Associates’ latest research finds seven percent of US internet households own solar panels and five percent own an electric vehicle. Seven percent of US internet households plan to purchase solar photo voltaic (PV) panels in the next year, including 12% of households with more than 2,000 square feet. The i ...read more

Smart home and CE consumer research study finds nearly one-half of households now prefer working with a professional technician 

Parks Associates’ latest  research, Quantified Consumer: Support Services for Modern Connected Lifestyles, reveals US household preferences for DIY install are dropping, as installation difficulties are driving product returns. The Quantified Consumer study of 10,000 US Internet households examines the support needs and options for consumers buying ...read more