Homes and Buildings

This study provides insights into key mega trends for the buildings sector in Asia-Pacific. Global mega trends such as urbanization and economic and technological development are changing the demographics and financial outlook in Asia-Pacific, and will shape the region’s buildings sector. The trends examined are, broadly, building construction, a...

This Frost & Sullivan research service outlines the flourishing market for home automation in the Asia-Pacific, and it discusses the reasons this market is experiencing a high growth rate. The fundamental factors driving and restraining this market are examined, and the revenue generated, together with the unit shipments, for the market is forecast...

Overall, the main objective of this study was to identify levels of familiarity with 12 building technologies, measure their usage rates and evaluate the impact that one has on the other. Moreover, the following research attempts to determine which building technologies have the highest and the lowest growth potentials, based on the current usage a...

New energy-efficient luminaires allow luminaires' manufacturers to tap into opportunities both in the replacement market and fresh installations. The European Union (EU) directives aid the growth of this market, supplemented by EU initiatives, partnerships, and funded technical pilot projects. These benefit the companies in this space to strategica...

This study provides an insight into the key Mega Trends regarding the environmental sector in Asia-Pacific. Global Mega Trends, such as urbanization and economic and technological development, are changing the demographics and financial outlook in Asia-Pacific, and these will in turn shape the regions environmental sector. The macro implications e...

Higher energy savings can be achieved by the use of geothermal heating and cooling systems. This research service provides an in-depth analysis of the North American geothermal heating and cooling market. It is split between open-loop and closed-loop geothermal heat pumps segments. The analysis provides revenue forecasts for the total market and co...

The market for energy saving contract and performance contracting in Europe was worth more than 4 billion Euros in 2012. The market has been performing exceptionally well, considering the economic conditions of the past three years during for which several other building-related industries have reported negative growth levels. The outlook for the m...

The Indian fire and safety market is largely driven by the construction boom and the Government's stringent enforcement of safety and security in modern buildings has also hugely contributed to the growth of this market. The key challenges being faced by market participants are high initial cost, lack of adequate awareness, lack of willingness to s...

Retrofitting of existing buildings contributes a major share in the European building automation systems (BAS) market. The BAS market discussed is segmented into office buildings, educational buildings, hospitals, wholesale and retail trade buildings, industrial buildings, and other building. The convergence of information communication and technol...