Commercial Building Automation

Wireless Sensor Networking in Building Management Systems

This study examines the nascent market for wireless field bus technology used in commercial building automation applications, including key vendor profiles. The report surveys the overall market for building management systems (BMS) to provide context for a specific discussion of the market opportunity for wireless field bus technologies. The market ecosystem and key trends are analyzed and specific drivers and challenges to the adoption of wireless field bus technology are discussed. The research includes a five-year forecast for total BMS revenue, total wired/wireless field equipment shipments, and wireless field equipment shipments for the period from 2005 through 2011, on a cumulative, worldwide basis, segmented by region, vertical building type, and application type.

What Questions Does This Report Answer?

  • What are the growth dynamics of the underlying building management system (BMS) market?
  • What is the total addressable market for WSN technologies in commercial building automation?
  • What is the market potential for WSN technologies in commercial building automation?
  • What are the key factors driving the growth of WSN technologies in commercial building automation?
  • What are the roles of ZigBee, TinyOS, proprietary stacks, BACnet, LonWorks, and Web Services commercial building automation?
  • Who are the leading Building Management System (BMS) vendors?
  • Who are the vendors comprising the ecosystem of wireless technology providers for the commercial building automation market?
  • What are the key market segments for commercial building automation?

Who Needs This Report?

  • BMS System Vendors
  • WSN Technology Providers
  • 802.15.4 Chip Makers
  • Consultants
  • Financial Community