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Home automation (also called domotics) is a field within building automation, specializing in the specific automation requirements of private homes and in the application of automation techniques for the comfort and security of its residents. Wikipedia.
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Agilewaves - the Resource Monitor, constantly monitors electric, gas, and water consumption of a home or office and reports consumption and carbon footprint through a built-in touchscreen interface or a password protected web page. The system measures the ecological footprint of a property in real time. It monitors each electrical circuit, water line, and the main gas line, as well as temperature in key locations throughout the building. In addition to the overall footprint, it tracks the performance of major appliances and calculates the resource consumption by room or floor. Current and time-series information is displayed and stored for future reference, allowing the user to compare data with any past period.
Locations: Menlo Park, California.
People: http://www.agilewaves.com/about.html
Website: http://www.agilewaves.com/about.html
AlertMe - The company is a leader in the field of web connected home security, driving innovation in Internet and mobile communications for the consumer security and monitoring market. AlertMe.com provides an intelligent service that enables people to directly protect, control and monitor their homes from their mobile phones and the Internet.
Locations: Cambridge, England; Palo Alto, California.
Website: http://www.alertme.com
Automated Outlet - An online store for home automation products.
Website: http://www.automatedoutlet.com
Blue Line Innovations - specializes in developing and providing real-time energy feedback products that help meet the Conservation and Demand Management (CDM) needs of electric utilities, government, and the consumer. Whether we are working with electric utilities, metering companies, or other industry partners, Blue Line Innovations remains committed to the principles of CDM.
Locations: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
People: http://www.bluelineinnovations.com/default.asp?mn=1.274.283.289
Website: http://www.bluelineinnovations.com
Control4 - manufactures a complete line of affordable wired and wireless home automation products, making safety, convenience, comfort and economy available to virtually any homeowner in America. Control4 wireless products can be installed in any home in just a few hours, without the need for extensive or expensive remodeling. Not only can homeowners easily customize their Control4 system to meet their unique lifestyles, but the modular nature of the products also enables customers to start small and add to their systems over time. Our products are capable of delivering a complete solution for the home because they integrate the control of lighting, audio, video, landscape and climate into a single cohesive system.
Locations: Salt Lake City, Utah.
People: http://www.control4.com/company/management.htm
Website: http://www.control4.com
CopperGate - Chipset solutions for multimedia home networks. CopperGate is the leading provider of standards-based home networking chipsets for the reliable networking and distribution of multimedia entertainment content throughout the home over coaxial cables and phone lines. CopperGate products, integrated into gateways, optical network terminals and set-top boxes, are key components enabling the deployment of IPTV services by major service providers.
Website: http://www.copper-gate.com/
Draintree Networks - The company is a leading provider of tools and platforms for the development, management, and operation of wireless embedded networks based on standards such as ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4. In a rapidly evolving industry, accelerated development and deployment cycles are key to market success. Daintree’s professional tools and platforms help OEMs, system integrators, installers and administrators of wireless sensor and control networks speed their time to market and ensure reliable operation of their systems.
Locations: Fremont, California.
People: http://www.daintree.net/company/team.php
Website: http://www.daintree.net
Echelon - Energy - Site Automation Page.
Power Line Smart Transceivers: http://www.echelon.com/products/transceivers/powerline/
Ember - Energy - Building Automation Page. Also provides Home Automation products.
Energate - is a leading provider of home energy management controls, systems, and services for the energy, HVAC, and home automation markets. Our unique approach, based on a firm belief that collaboration and integration is critical to delivering breakthrough value, is to work closely with our business customers to provide innovative, enabling technology solutions. Energate's team has a deep-rooted history of success in the energy and HVAC controls market. Recognized as leading industry innovators, our team has contributed to and led the development of landmark products including the first electronic programmable thermostat and the revolutionary Enerstat Slimline thermostat. The societal pressures of out-of-control energy demand, environmental issues, energy costs, and technological change are quickly forcing governments, companies, and consumers to look for new solutions. Energate's Home Energy Management Platform, including industry-leading smart thermostats, is empowering companies and consumers to take advantage of new technology to manage energy use, enhance convenience, and deliver comfort in an increasingly integrated world. Energate's customers include leading AMI companies, utilities, service companies, and home automation and HVAC companies who have recognized the value of working with Energate.
Locations: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Ownership: Private
Website: http://www.energateinc.com
EnTek (Energy Technologies International, LLC) - Demand Response - Supporting Technology Page. Locations: Atlanta, Georgia. Company provides products for homes to enable Demand Response.
EnergyHub - is a technology start-up that aligns the interests of utility companies and consumers. We give consumers the ability to monitor and control their home energy use, reduce their electricity consumption, and save money. We give utilities the ability to better manage peak loads, extend demand response to residential customers on a wide scale, and engage their customers in the process. By combining information with automation, EnergyHub's system reduces home electricity usage by up to 20%. The EnergyHub system comprises several hardware and software elements that work together to give home consumers an immediate, accurate and complete picture of their electricity usage. The system allows consumers to take direct action to reduce their costs when their individual usage information is combined with real-time rate and load information from the utility company.
Locations: New York, New York.
Website: http://www.energyhub.net
Entek - Energy - Industry - Suppliers Page. Locations: San Mateo, California.
Gaia Power Technologies - Energy - Storage Page. Offers a home battery based backup system.
GreenBox Technology - provides leading-edge energy management solutions for the home. Our products enable homeowners to conveniently track, understand, and manage their utility usage, reducing their environmental footprint while saving them money. Through world-class human interface design and insightful analysis of home resource usage, Greenbox Technology empowers people to make informed choices about their utility use that are aligned with their values and priorities. The company also utilizes historical data, predictive algorithms, and open source strategies to offer an extendable platform to software developers and homeowners alike. Locations: Locations: San Bruno, California
People: http://www.getgreenbox.com/company/about/
Website: http://www.getgreenbox.com
Green Energy Options (GEO) - Over 50% of the energy consumed is used in buildings, however it is largely invisible: meters are hidden away, bills are paid by direct debit and few people have any idea of how much they are using, let alone wasting. What we are doing is producing a range of products that will make energy visible and help both home and business users manage, understand and reduce the amount of carbon dioxide they produce.
Locations: Cambridge, England.
Website:
http://www.greenenergyoptions.co.uk/
HAI (Home Automation, Inc.) - is considered a market share leader in home automation systems and actively engages in research for the advancement of HAI products and the industry as a whole. HAI is a privately held company and enjoys Dun & Bradstreet's highest credit rating. All HAI products are sold through its worldwide network of Distribution Partners and installed by over 1,000 trained dealers.
Locations: New Orleans, Louisiana.
Website: http://www.homeauto.com
HomeGrid Forum - supports the development of a next-generation single coax, powerline and phone line standard for home networking, promotes its wide adoption, and ensures compliance and interoperability.
Website: http://homegridforum.org/
INSTEON - is the best-selling, most reliable home automation technology. Using both the existing wires (power line) in the home and radio-frequency communication, INSTEON adds remote control and automation to lighting, appliance and home control applications of all types. From lighting control to integrated security systems, the new home automation standard allows you to manage your home the way you want. Easy to install and set up, INSTEON offers the flexibility and dependability to make life more convenient, safe and fun.
Website: http://www.insteon.net
InTellon - Fabless semiconductor supplier of chips that enable home networking over existing electrical wiring at a fraction of the cost and with higher reliability than wireless. Wesbite. Investors: Enertech. HQ: Ocala, FL.
Invensys - is a global technology and controls group focussing upon industrial automation, rail transportation and controls. In the appliance market, Controls designs, engineers and manufactures components and control systems for cooking, refrigeration, laundry and dishwashing products sold in the commercial and residential sectors. Controls develops products used in the water heating, HVAC, automotive and commercial refrigeration markets. It is a leading designer and manufacturer of products that sense and control temperature and humidity in residential, light commercial and automotive applications, and improve air quality in homes. The business also distributes a vast array of replacement products for OEM equipment, including thermostats, valves, zone controls, timers and electronic components marketed under a number of leading brands.
Locations: Many - http://www.invensys.com/contact_us/global_locations.asp
Website: http://www.invensys.com/aboutus/default.asp?top_nav_id=1&nav_id=27&prev_id=29
Kill-A-Watt - Energy - Efficiency Page.
Leviton - Home automation products.
Website: http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/ibeCZzpHome.jsp?minisite=10024&respid=22372
Lightstat - manufactures and sells innovative energy-saving thermostats, lighting controls, and load control modules. We help our customers to conserve energy dollars and lower maintenance costs while preserving comfort. Website.
LSR Research - is a leader in wireless product development, certification and manufacturing. With the experience of well over 300 customer radio designs, let LS Research assist you in your next radio design.
Locations: Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
Product - Smart energy in home display - http://www.lsr.com/smartenergy/
Website: http://www.lsr.com/smartenergy/
Mi Casa Verde - mission is to provide home control and home entertainment solutions that are far simpler to setup and use than products currently sold, and which are extremely energy-efficient and eco-friendly.
Locations: Reno, Nevada.
Website: http://www.micasaverde.com/about.php
Mile High Automation - We have provided countless home automation and multi-room audio systems to clients all over the world. Our high-level of service, rock-solid products, and proven process have made us the premier DIY home automation distributor. Our home automation systems range from simple security and lighting control to whole house audio and video control via touch screens. In addition to designing and programming your system, we create custom installation guides that show you how to install your system. The step-by-step instructions will enable installation to go smoothly and quickly.
Locations: Commerce City, Colorado.
Website: http://www.milehighautomation.com
Onzo - will team up with your computer and link you straight to Onzo on-line. You can niftily compare your home's carbon footprint over time - or with everyone else. No more old-style invisible energy tricks to send our climate hay-wire - you'll be up close, and in control.
Website: http://www.onzo.co.uk
Sequentric Energy Systems - has developed and is now deploying SmartSequencing(TM) an electrical demand control technology for the electric utility companies. The technology, for which patents have been applied, helps utility companies to substantially reduce the electric demand placed on the power grid by residential electric usage. By managing a systemic inefficiency present in all homes, Sequentric’s technology is proving effective in reducing peak and average electrical demand by over 50% and reducing monthly electric bills by as much as 40%.
Locations: Wilmington, North Carolina.
Website: http://sequentric.com/
SmartHome - An online store for home automation products.
Website: http://www.smarthome.com
Sustainable Spaces - Energy - ESCOs Page. Locations: San Francisco, California. Also does home automation.
X-10 Inc. - When you buy from X10.com, you get more than the lowest price and best product selection available in the security, surveillance and home automation organizations on the Web today. With over than 30 years in business and online since 1996, X10 is both a manufacturer and Web retailer. Whether you are a huge company, a one-person small business or just family, you will find we deliver the lowest prices on the very best merchandise of its kind available on the Web.
Locations: Seattle, Washington.
Website: http://www.x10.com
Zensys - provides one of the key enabling technologies of the intelligent home, the Z-Wave® wireless mesh network ecosystem. Z-Wave transforms virtually any electronic device into an intelligent networked device that can be controlled and monitored wirelessly, and can seamlessly interact with other home devices and systems.
Website: http://www.zen-sys.com
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