Abstract
This report provides in-depth analysis of the home controls market based on surveys and research of all principals in the home systems installation channel, including custom electronic systems designers / integrators, security systems integrators / installers, home builders, & consumers. It provides updated forecasts of unit sales and revenues for home controls, presented both in aggregate and in key segments including application, single-family vs. multifamily units, and new vs. existing homes.
“Activities like Best Buy' s new ConnectedLife.Home package are setting the stage for broad-based adoption of connected home systems,” said Bill Ablondi, director of home systems research for Parks Associates. “The market for home controls lacks consumer awareness, not technical capability, and the entry of high-profile companies, together with the increasing adoption of broadband and connected-entertainment services, will help overcome this hurdle.”Table of Contents
The Bottom Line
1.0 Notes on Methodology
- 1.1 Sources of Data
- 1.2 Definitions and Descriptions
- 1.2.1 Components of Home Control Systems
- 1.2.2 Communication Protocols
2.0 Current State of the Home Controls Market
- 2.1 Adoption of Home Controls
- 2.2 Industry Structure and Key Participants
- 2.2.1 Technology Providers and Enablers
- Echelon
- Lagotek
- SmartLAbs
- UPB
- XanBoo
- Yitran
- Zensys
- 2.2.2 System and Device Manufacturers
- Examples of Low Cost Systems Manufacturers
- Intermatic
- Lagotek
- Logictech
- SmartLabs
- Selected High-end manufacturers
- AMX
- Clipsal
- Control4
- Crestron
- Lutron
- Vantage
- Examples of Low Cost Systems Manufacturers
- 2.2.3 PC-based Software System Integrators
- Exceptional Innovation
- Homeseer
- Superna
- 2.2.4 Home Systems Conglomerates
- D&M Holdings
- Duchossois
- Legrand
- Nortek
- Linear
- 2.2.5 Distributors
- ADI
- AVAD
- D+H
- Worthington
- 2.2.6 Builders and Integrators/Installers
- 2.2.1 Technology Providers and Enablers
3.0 Analysis of Market Dynamics
- 3.1 Technology and Product developments
- 3.1.1 Proliferation of Protocols
- 3.1.2 Impact of IP- based systems
- 3.1.3 Remote Control and Monitoring Applications
- 3.2 Market Drivers
- 3.2.1 Multiple "Trojan Horses" to Ride
- 3.2.2 Role of Entertainment and Content Delivery
- 3.3 Limited Availability of Affordable Installation Services
4.0 Home Controls Forecasts
- 4.1 Summary
- 4.2 Energy Management
- 4.3 Entertainment
- 4.4 Lighting
- 4.5 Advanced Central Controllers
- 4.6 Security System Controllers
5.0 Takeaways and Recommendations
- For: Control System Manufacturers
- Technology Providers and Enablers
- PC-based Software System Integrators
- Home Networking System Providers
- Service Providers
- Security System Providers
Resource Book
Section I: Survey Data
- 2006 Builder Insights
- Survey Overview
- Survey Topics and Respondents
- Home Control Systems
- Channel Monitor
- National Scan - 2007 Consumer Survey Results
Section II: Enabling Technologies and Standards
- Overview
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Standards Approaches
- Structured Wiring
- Internet Protocol Standards
- Web Services for Devices
- Wireless Protocols and Standards
- Infrared
- INSTEON™
- RadioLink
- RadioRA®
- ZigBee
- Z-Wave
- Power Line Protocols and Standards
- HomePlug
- Insteon™
- LonWorks™
- Universal Powerline Bus
- X-10
- Other
Section III: Company Profiles
- Control Systems Manufacturers
- Advanced Control Technologies
- AMX
- CentraLite Systems
- Colorado vNet
- Control4
- Cooper Wiring Devices
- Crestron
- Home Automation Inc. (HAI)
- iControl Networks
- Intermatic
- Leviton Manufacturing Company
- LiteTouch
- Lutron Electronics Company
- Powerline Control Systems (PCS)
- Remote Technologies, Inc. (RTI)
- Savant Systems LLC
- SmartLabs, Inc.
- Square D Clipsal
- Vantage Controls
- X-10 Ltd
- Audio/Video Manufacturers
- ELAN Home Systems
- NetStreams LLC
- Niles Audio Corporation
- Russound
Section IV: Forecasts
- Market Forecast Background
- Basic versus Advanced Controllers
- Market Forecast Considerations
- Methodology
- Advanced Controller Methodology
- Basic Controller Methodology
- Data Sources
- Housing Forecasts
- Energy Management Controllers
- Intelligent Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning Controllers
- Programmable Thermostats
- Entertainment Controllers
- Advanced Entertainment Controllers
- Universal Remote Controls
- Lighting Controllers
- Intelligent Lighting controllers
- Basic Lighting and Appliance Controllers
- Advanced Central Home Controllers
- Security System Controllers
- System Classifications
- Market Forecasts
Figures
The Bottom Line
- Home Systems Controllers
- Penetration of Selected Home Systems
- Percentage of New Homes Sold in 2005 with Selected Technology Amenities
- Household Purchase Intensions 4Q06
- Household Purchase Intensions 4Q06: All Households vs. Those Planning to Move within the Next 12 Months
- Home Systems Industry Value Chain
- Selected Technology Providers and Enablers
- Selected Low-cost Control Systems Providers
- Selected High-end Control Systems Providers
- PC-based Software Systems Integrators: Examples
- D&M Holdings
- Legrand
- Linear - A Division of Nortek
- Selected Home Systems Distributors
- Breakdown of New Home Builders by Number of New Starts in 2005
- Percent of Homes Started in 2005 that were Custom
- Forecast of Market Value of Electronic Technology Amenities Sold in New Family Residences
- Forecast of Market Value of Central Control Systems Sold in New Family Residences
- Breakdown of Home Systems Integrators by Revenue
- Types of Locations Operated by Home Systems Integrators
- Forecast of Total High-end Home Systems Revenue through Installing Dealers
- Estimated Revenues by Major Category through Installing Dealers: 2006 vs. 2010
- Selected Command & Control Protocols
- Most Valued Applications for a Home Network
- Evolution of Home Networks
- Consumer Interest in Remote Monitoring and Control
- Examples of Remote Monitoring and Control Systems and Services
- Number of Self-monitoring Households in the U.S. and Penetration into All Households vs. Broadband Households
- Remote Self-monitoring Revenues (U.S. Only)
- Multiple Paths into the Home for Control Systems
- Percent of Households with Selected Devices Connected to Their Home Network
- Frequency with which Owners of Portable Media Devices Connect Them to Home Stereo Systems
- How Consumers with PC-CE Connections Use Those Connections
- Installation Services Pyramid & Opportunity Gap
- Installation Services Pyramid: Expanded
- Total Controller Market: 2007 vs. 2004 Forecast
- Controller Market Excluding Universal remote Controllers: 2007 vs. 2004 Forecast
- Intelligent Control Systems Market
- Security Controller Market
- Basic Controller Market
- Total Households Adding IHVAC Controllers: New Starts vs. Existing Homes
- Total Annual End-user Market Value of Programmable Thermostat Sales ($M) and Average System Selling Price ($)
- Total Annual End-user Market Value of Advanced Entertainment Controller Sales ($M) to New vs. Existing Homes and Average Selling Price ($)
- Total Annual End-user Market Value of Aftermarket Universal Remote Controls Sales: Standard, Mid-level and High-end
- Total Annual End-user Market Value of Intelligent Lighting Controls Sales to New Starts vs. Existing Homes
- Total Annual End-user Market Value of Basic Lighting & Appliance Controller Sales ($M) and Household Penetration (%)
- Total Annual End-user Market Value of Advance Central Home Controls Sales: Sales to New Starts, Replacements and Existing Homes
- Total Annual End-user Market Value of Security Controller Sales: Dealer-installed, Regular & ISSC* and Do-it-yourself Systems
- Breakdown of Total End-user Market Value of Security System Sales, Installation and Monitoring for 2007
- Total Potential Market for Home Management Controllerss
Resource Book
- Product Categories Covered in 2006 Builder Insights Survey of Home Builders
- Functionality of Home Control Systems Installed by Builders
- Does Consumer Demand Exist for Home Control Systems?
- Importance to Builders to Integrate Selected Systems into Home Controls
- Top Ten Most Widely Installed Brands of Control Systems
- Why Home Buyers are Interested in Home Control Systems
- Percentage of Builders Already Offering Control Systems Interested in Offering aComputer-based Control System
- Product Categories Installed by Home Systems Designers/Integrators/Installers
- Percentage of Home Theater Installations that Expand into Broader Home Control Projects
- Estimated 2006 Revenues Through Installing Dealer Channel
- Percentages of Security Dealers Installing Products
- Breakdown of Security Dealers Residential revenues by Major Product Group
- Percent of Security & Control Systems installed in New vs. Existing Homes in 2005
- Penetration of Home Control Systems at the End of 2006
- Standards and Technologies that Impact Home Controls
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Standards Approaches
- What is Structured Wiring?
- Structured Wiring Installations in New Housing Starts
- Home Controller Forecast Methodology Summary
- Advanced Controller Forecasts
- Typical Basic Controller Configuration
- Basic Controller Forecast Methodology
- Data Sources
- Total New Single Family Homes
- Total Existing Households
- Existing Single-family Households by Value
- Penetration and Sales of IHVAC
- Programmable Thermostat Sales and Penetration
- U.S. End-user Market Value and Average Unit Price of Programmable Thermostats
- Installed Base and Annual Sales of Advanced Entertainment Controllers
- Unit Sales and Revenues of Aftermarket Universal Remote Controllers
- Annual Unit Sales of Universal Remote Controllers by Category
- U.S. End-user Market Value of Universal Remote Controllers by Category
- Installed Base and Annual Sales of Intelligent Lighting Controllers
- End-user Market Value & Average Unit Price of Intelligent Lighting Controllers
- Penetration and Number of Homes with Basic Lighting and Appliance Controllers
- U.S. Revenue (End-user Market Value) and Annual Sales of Basic Lighting and Appliance Controllers
- High-end Central Home Controllers: Total Installed, Annual Sales, and End-user Market Value
- Forecast Model for residential Security Market
- Basic System Configuration
- Initial Sales of Security Systems by Category
- Percentage of U.S. Homes with Security Systems by Type
- Average Security System Controller Price by Type
- U.S. Security Controller Revenues by Type







































