Homes and Buildings

The key challenges that the LED lighting market face are the prevalence of alternate technologies and high initial investment. Raising awareness amidst residential end users, financing projects, and leasing and maintenance of lighting solutions in the professional lighting market can tackle these challenges and provide untapped opportunities. End u...

The European lighting control systems market is poised for a period of strong growth. Driven by energy efficiency needs, LED lighting penetration, and the on-going emergence of smart buildings, Frost & Sullivan expects the next 5 years to witness intensified competition. This will be accompanied by a period of technology convergence that will also ...

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...

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...

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...