Market Trends of United States Smart Homes Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the US Smart Homes Market according to our research experts:
Smart Appliances Accounted for the Highest Market Share
- Companies in the market have been focusing on improving food recognition and extending the same into their kitchen applications, such as full-size ovens and fridges. The majority of the trade shows across the past few years have observed the presence of ABB Limited, Emerson Electric Co., Siemens AG, and other emerging players in the smart home segment, launching concepts such as control over blinds and lights from a mobile device without needing additional wiring, remote monitoring of a stovetop, and integrating AI into appliances for recommendations.
- The role of a kitchen has evolved. It has evolved from a simple space for food preparation to be associated with activities such as entertainment, socializing, dining, and working. Technology has aided similar lifestyle changes. For instance, appliances are being designed to have added functionality to make them easier to use. This is one of the significant drivers for the adoption and development of smart and connectable appliances. Additionally, increased interest in cooking has been contributing to the growing adoption.
- Moreover, developments in the field of geofencing technology to determine smartphone locations to prevent leaving home without turning off an oven or receiving an alert to avoid accidental house fires are being observed. As per the New York City Fire Department, "unattended cooking" accounts for 33% of home fires on average. Moreover, it stated that the fire starter is attributed to when a stove or oven is near items that can catch fire, like paper towels, or when food or grease is left in the oven.
- A proprietary standard for home automation called Matter, formerly Project Connected Home over IP (CHIP) is royalty-free for manufacturers. Two years ago, Matter was launched in California, US, to reduce fragmentation among vendors and achieve interoperability between innovative home technology and Internet of Things (IoT) platforms from various suppliers. Amazon, Apple, Google, Comcast, and the Zigbee Alliance, now known as the Connectivity Standards Alliance, launched and introduced the project group to develop an open standard for smart home devices. The specification's first version, version 1.0, was released this year in October.
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Energy Management to Witness the Fastest Growth
- Favorable government regulations and tax credit facilities for the installation of HVAC systems and the increasing focus of end users on reducing electricity bills have significantly contributed to the growth of the market studied.
- As per Project Drawdown, approximately 4-46% of households with internet access in the United States are expected to install a smart thermostat by 2050. This means that around 704 million homes would have a smart thermostat installed.
- The UEI TBH300 Smart Thermostat was launched this year by Universal Electronics Inc., one of the innovators in wireless universal control solutions for home entertainment and smart home devices. Ruckus Network's dedication to integrating with partners focused on green energy projects, including UEI's Energy Management Solution, within UEI's building network installation environment is shown in its integration with CommScope's RUCKUS. The UEI-connected thermostat offers consumers an immediate energy-saving option because it is a complete end-to-end solution with available sensors that can be incorporated into the RUCKUS wireless gateway using Zigbee technology. Once installed, it offers remote management features that help keep an eye on and manage the energy systems even when somebody is not there.
- Furthermore, most of these builders of large, planned communities offer various smart-home products like thermostats, lights, door locks, and garage openers as either standard equipment or available options. At the same time, smart appliances and water heaters are typically known as upgrades.
