Networked building controls cover a variety of building systems, including HVAC, lighting, fire and life safety, and security and access systems. These devices include a wide range of sensors, controllers, actuators, switches, air handlers, alarms, and detectors. When networked together by one or more protocols, they can drastically reduce energy usage and costs, alert building operators to repair or maintenance needs, and provide significant upgrades to occupant comfort and safety.
Since many of the systems present in a building often do not share the same communications protocol, connecting them can be a time- and resource-intensive process, particularly when the protocols are proprietary in nature. The market is transitioning to the use of more open protocols, which allow more manufacturers to sell and service the market. While the introduction of Internet Protocol (IP)-enabled devices is helping to ease this transition, full utilization of open, IP-based networked controls and devices is projected to be years away. Navigant Research forecasts that global revenue for networked building automation control devices will grow from $20.1 billion in 2013 to $34.7 billion by 2021.
This Navigant Research report analyzes the global market opportunity for networked building automation controls across three primary levels of the building controls ecosystem: field devices, floor/room-level devices, and building-level devices. Each of these categories contains devices used in four primary building systems: HVAC, lighting, fire and life safety, and security and access. Global market forecasts for unit shipments and revenue, broken out by region, segment, device type, and technology, extend through 2021. The report also provides a comprehensive assessment of the demand drivers, business models, policy factors, technology issues, and key industry players associated with the rapidly evolving networked building automation controls marketplace.
Key Questions Addressed:
- What is the expected growth rate of networked control nodes through 2021 across each major world region?
- What are the most commonly used networking protocols used for building automation?
- How are building control devices arranged within a building automation network?
- How many devices will be shipped by protocol and building automation segment?
- How much revenue is projected to come from the shipments of networked building control products?
Who needs this report?
- Building control manufacturers
- Building owners and managers
- Building control integration firms
- Building control distributors and installers
- Architects and engineers
- Investor community
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
1.1 The Growing Need for Networked Building Controls
1.1.1 Report Scope
1.2 Market Overview
1.3 Technology Overview
1.4 Key Findings
2. Market Issues
2.1 Smart Buildings Networking and Communications Systems
2.2 Market Drivers for Building Communications Systems
2.2.1 Overall Maintenance and Operational Cost Drivers
2.2.2 Enhanced Operational Visibility and Control
2.2.3 Reduction in Energy Costs and Integration with Utilities
2.2.4 Adherence to Green Building Certifications
2.2.5 Improved Security
2.3 Current State of Building Controls Networks
2.3.1 Network Control Level
2.3.2 Building Level
2.3.3 Floor/Room Level
2.3.4 End-Devices Level
2.4 Evolution of Building Controls Networking
2.4.1 Evolution and Convergence of IT and Building Controls
2.4.2 Coopetition
2.4.3 Interoperability
2.5 Challenges
2.5.1 Installation Costs
2.5.2 Operational Costs and Maintenance
2.5.3 Configurability and Commissioning
2.5.4 Typical Controls Acquisition Process
2.6 Market Overview by Region
2.6.1 North America
2.6.2 Europe
2.6.3 Asia Pacific
2.6.4 Latin America
2.6.5 Middle East & Africa
3. Smart Buildings Controls Architectures
3.1 Common Building Automation and Control Network Designs
3.1.1 Reference Architecture for Smart Building Networks
3.1.2 Controls Networks Communications Layers
3.1.3 Physical and Data Link Layers
3.1.3.1 Ethernet
3.1.3.2 Serial Communications
3.1.3.3 PLC
3.1.3.4 Fiber Optic
3.1.3.5 Network and Transport Layers
3.1.4 Upper Layer Protocols
3.2 Open Building Communication Protocols
3.2.1 BACnet
3.2.2 LonWorks
3.2.3 KNX
3.2.3.1 BatiBUS (France)
3.2.3.2 EIB
3.2.4 DALI
3.2.5 Modbus
3.2.6 oBIX
3.3 Proprietary Building Communication Protocols
3.3.1 Fire and Life Safety Communication Protocols
3.3.2 Security and Access Systems Communications Protocols
3.4 Proprietary versus Open Standards
3.4.1 Technical Challenges
3.4.2 Evolution toward IP-Based Systems
3.4.3 Wireless Technologies
3.4.3.1 ZigBee
3.4.3.2 EnOcean
3.4.3.3 Sub-GHz Proprietary Solutions
3.4.3.4 Integration with Utility-Based Programs
4. Key Industry Players
4.1 Introduction
4.2 International Building Controls Manufacturers
4.2.1 Honeywell International
4.2.2 Johnson Controls, Inc.
4.2.3 Schneider Electric SA
4.2.4 Siemens Building Technologies
4.2.5 Trane (Ingersoll Rand)
4.2.6 United Technologies Corporation
4.3 Other Significant Market Players
4.3.1 Cimetrics
4.3.2 Control Consultants, Inc.
4.3.3 Delta Controls
4.3.4 Echelon
4.3.5 EnOcean
4.3.6 PCN Technology
4.3.7 Tridium
4.4 Certification and Standards Bodies
4.4.1 ASHRAE
4.4.2 Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
4.4.3 Continental Automated Buildings Association
4.4.4 European Building Automation Controls Association
5. Market Forecasts
5.1 Scope and Methods of Forecasting
5.2 Global Forecasts
5.2.1 Market Structure
5.3 Global Forecast by BAS
5.4 Field Devices Lead Unit Shipments
5.4.1 BACnet Installations Lead Market
5.4.2 Regional Differences
5.5 Regional Forecasts
5.5.1 North America
5.5.2 Europe
5.5.3 Asia Pacific
5.5.4 Latin America
5.5.5 Middle East & Africa
5.6 Conclusions and Recommendations
6. Company Directory
7. Acronym and Abbreviation List
8. Table of Contents
9. Table of Charts and Figures
10. Scope of Study, Sources and Methodology, Notes
List of Charts and Figures
- BAS Communications Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by BAS Segment, World Markets: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Device Type, World Markets: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Device Type, World Markets: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Technology, World Markets: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Segment, North America: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Segment, North America: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Technology, North America: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Segment, Europe: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Segment, Europe: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Technology, Europe: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Segment, Asia Pacific: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Technology, Asia Pacific: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Segment, Latin America: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Segment, Latin America: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Technology, Latin America: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Segment, Middle East & Africa: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by BAS Segment, Middle East & Africa: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Technology, Middle East & Africa: 2013-2021
- BAS Functional Model
- Building Control Networking Layer Comparison
- BACnet Collapsed Architecture
- Modbus Protocol Stack
List of Tables
- Honeywell SWOT Analysis
- Johnson Controls SWOT Analysis
- Schneider Electric SWOT Analysis
- Siemens Building Technologies SWOT Analysis
- Trane SWOT Analysis
- UTC SWOT Analysis
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Segment and Device Type, North America: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Segment and Device Type, North America: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Segment and Technology, North America: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Segment and Technology, North America: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Segment and Device Type, Europe: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Segment and Device Type, Europe: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Segment and Technology, Europe: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Segment and Technology, Europe: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Segment and Device Type, Asia Pacific: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Segment and Device Type, Asia Pacific: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Segment and Technology, Asia Pacific: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Segment and Technology, Asia Pacific: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Segment and Device Type, Latin America: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Segment and Device Type, Latin America: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Segment and Technology, Latin America: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Segment and Technology, Latin America: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Segment and Device Type, Middle East & Africa: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Segment and Device Type, Middle East & Africa: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Segment and Technology, Middle East & Africa: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Segment and Technology, Middle East & Africa: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Segment and Device Type, World Markets: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Segment and Device Type, World Markets: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Segment and Technology, World Markets: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Segment and Technology, World Markets: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Node Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2013-2021
- BAS Communications Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2013-2021