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DUBLIN, Mar. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Research and Markets

(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/g72dw7/home_automation) has announced the addition of the "Home Automation Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 - 2020" report to their offering.

Global home automation market was valued at USD 4.41 billion in 2014, growing at a CAGR of 26.3% from 2014 to 2020.

This market research study analyzes the home automation market on a global level, and provides estimates in terms of revenue (USD million) from 2014 to 2020. It recognizes the drivers and restraints affecting the industry and analyzes their impact over the forecast period. Moreover, it identifies the significant opportunities for market growth in the coming years.

With technological advancements in several developing countries across the globe, home automation solutions are evolving continuously. Modern day home automation solutions utilize high end digital technology for providing better performance and efficiency. Home automation systems refer to all such systems, whether used as a single application or as integrated solutions that are used to automate processes. They are electricity powered and are manually controlled (such as turning on the AC, dimming lights, managing entrance gate and cameras, operating smart appliances in a house, and so on.

The home automation market is primarily driven by growing need for effective solutions in various domestic applications such as lighting, safety and security, energy management, entertainment (audio and video) and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning). High degree of internet connectivity and penetration in developed countries such as the U.S., the U.K., France, and Germany is also contributing to the growth of home automation market globally. Safety and security was the highest revenue generating application segment in 2013.

Factors such as rising awareness towards energy conservation and ability to manage energy consumption through automation technologies primarily influence market growth. Smartphone based home automation solution is also observing a significant growth in demand. Increasing usage of smartphone based home automation apps is also contributing to the growth of overall home automation market globally.

North America led the home automation market in 2014 and the region is expected to continue its dominance in 2020. The region's dominance is due to advancement in technology in countries such as the U.S. and Canada. Moreover, consumer awareness and affinity towards new technology is further contributing to the growth of home automation market in North America. Europe and Asia Pacific followed North America in the global home automation market to collectively account for more than forty percent of the global market revenue share.

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Home Automation Market: By application

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(WOIO) - Alarm systems are supposed to keep you safe, but they also may make you a target for scammers. A woman wants to warn others after her elderly father-in-law was duped by con men who claimed he needed to update his home security system.

William Burnette said he feels safe in his home, but a recent knock at the door rattled his nerves. Men showed up claiming to be with his alarm company, but he later found out, none of it was true.

"Be careful who you let in your house," the 85-year-old said.

The men at the door claimed they were there to upgrade his existing system.

"What they were actually doing is taking the system I had out and putting their system in," he explained.

By the time he realized he had been fooled, the men had already ripped out his alarm system and installed their own. When his daughter-in-law, Susan, got word of what happened, she quickly started working to fix what had happened.

"From what I understand, this is a scamthat is done, especially with the elderly. Companies ride around the neighborhood and look for signs in the front yard for an alert system," Susan Burnette said.

Those con artists not only took out Burnette's system, they also got him to sign a contract. He had no clue what was going on.

His family hopes his story will be a warning to other seniors.

"Beware of signing any contracts if you are not sure about the company. Make sure you protect your identity and that you alert other people to this," Susan Burnette said.

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Frederick, MD (PRWEB) April 01, 2015

A new home energy savings solution developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now available for the first time to many homeowners in central Maryland and southern Pennsylvania. Aeroseal is a breakthrough technology developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory that is 95% effective at sealing air duct leaks a major source of energy loss that is estimated to plague 90 percent of homes and buildings in the U.S. today. Earlier this year, Holtzople Heating & Air Conditioning became one of the first licensed Aeroseal service providers in the area, making the breakthrough technology available for the first time to many local homeowners.

According to independent studies, most U.S. homes lose between 30% and 50% of heating and cooling air through leaks in the duct system. Aeroseal seals these leaks through a unique process that locates and seals the leaks from the inside of the ductwork. Aeroseals impact on reducing home energy loss is so significant that it has been rated the single most effective means for increasing home energy efficiency in most homes today about twice as effective as insulating the basement and more than five times more effective than upgrading windows.

Before Aeroseal technology, leaky ducts could only be sealed using sealing tape or applying a compound directly to the exterior of the duct where each leak was located. In contrast, Aeroseal is applied as a non-toxic mist that travels throughout the interior of a homes entire duct system. The microscopic particles of sealant locate and collect around the leaks until a permanent airtight seal is created.

Its kind of like Fix-A-Flat for your heating and cooling system, said Jerred Holtzople, Owner of Holtzople Heating & Air Conditioning. Since it works from the inside of your duct work, it easily fixes all leaks even those hidden behind walls and under insulation. The entire process usually takes us just a few hours to complete and the results are immediate.

Aeroseal was selected as Popular Sciences Invention of the Year and was recently named to the U.S. Department of Energys Top 100 Inventions of the last 23 years. The technology was recently acquired by Aeroseal LLC., a company dedicated to making the technology available to home owners throughout the United States.

About Aeroseal Technology First developed in 1994 by researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The Department of Energy (DOE) and others, Aeroseal technology provides a highly effective method for sealing leaky ductwork in residential homes and commercial buildings. The Aeroseal process has proven to be the most effective, affordable and viable method of sealing leaky ductwork. More than 100,000 homes throughout the U.S. have been treated with Aeroseal.

About Holtzople Heating & Air Conditioning: Holtzople Heating and Air Conditioning is a division of Holtzople's Incorporated, a family owned and operated HVAC company in Frederick, MD. The company provides complete installation, repair and preventive maintenance agreements for residential oil and gas furnaces, boilers, heat pumps and air conditioning systems.

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Indianapolis, Indiana (PRWEB) March 31, 2015

Williams Comfort Air knows people dont like waiting for a repair visit when their home comfort is at stake. In order to expedite the repair and make the visit fit into the customers schedule, a new online scheduling service promises to provide fast, quality repair at requested times.

To take advantage of the service, residential and commercial customers in the Indianapolis area can visit http://williamscomfortair.com/services-maintenance/schedule-online/, fill out the required fields, and request two preferred appointment times. As an added incentive, online scheduling customers receive a 10% discount on repairs and a free plumbing inspection.

For more information about Williams Comfort Air or to learn more about Indianapolis cooling and heating services, residents are encouraged to visit http://williamscomfortair.com/.

About Williams Comfort Air Williams Comfort Air and Metzlers Mr. Plumber have been serving the Indianapolis area for six decades: Williams Comfort Air since 1966 and Metzlers Mr. Plumber since 1946. Our team is homegrown from our owners to our 90+ team members and committed to our clients and community. We have 65 lime green trucks on the move around Indy, Carmel, Fishers, Zionsville, Noblesville, Westfield, Avon, Brownsburg, Greenwood, Lapel and many other Central Indiana towns.

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Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) March 31, 2015

As a family owned and operated HVAC company, Metro Express Service knows the value of a good teacher when it comes to raising their children. In an effort to thank local area educators for their instrumental service to the community, Metro Express Service is launching a special Educator Discount Program so that during the summer, all area teachers can be too cool for school.

We support the hard work our DFW teachers and educators put in to help our children get a head start in life, says Metro Express Service.

Starting now, any teacher or educator in the Dallas Fort Worth area can present their teacher identification card and reference the code TEACH10 for 10% off any HVAC service. For more information, educators are encouraged to visit https://www.mes-ac.com/discount-landing-page/index.html.

To learn more about the services offered for heating and cooling Dallas, homeowners can visit https://www.mes-ac.com/.

About Metro Express Service Metro Express Service was founded in 1987 and is the premier choice for HVAC services in the Dallas and Fort Worth area. We specialize in providing quality heating and air services including: air conditioning and heating installation, repair and maintenance, heat pumps, furnaces, duct cleaning, and insulation. Our contractors licensed, insured and receive extensive training.

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BLOOMINGTON The last couple weeks have been like Christmas morning for Danny Rice.

Rice, circulation and outreach services supervisor for Bloomington Public Library, beams like a kid with a new toy as he climbs into the front seat of the new Bookmobile that will hit the streets April 13.

BPL's 1999 Bookmobile will be put out to pasture, replaced by a $250,000 vehicle funded 80 percent by the library and 20 percent by Golden Prairie Public Library District, a collection of townships that pay to use BPL services and donated additional money to help buy the vehicle.

The new Bookmobile comes with a bunch of improvements, including on-board wireless Internet, better heating and cooling systemsand a backup camera. But Rice, a driver for two years, is most excited about what it shouldn't have: electrical issues that led to canceled stops and extra repair costs.

"It still serves us well when it works correctly, but it's time to move on," he said of the previous Bookmobile that recently crossed 100,000 miles."This will be less expensive because of fewer maintenance issues."

Rice hopes the new vehicle and increasing public awareness will make Bookmobile service more popular than ever. It currently averages about 25 patrons per stop the vehicle visits each stop every three weeks for between 45 and 90 minutes, most for about an hour.

The basics of the operation will stay the same with the new vehicle: six BPL employees will take turns driving the Bookmobile around those 40 locations across Bloomington and in Arrowsmith and Ellsworth, serving as a librarian while it's stopped. A full schedule is available on the library website.

The new vehicle also has about the same capacity as its predecessor. It will be stocked with about 6,500 books, magazines, Blu-ray movies, DVD's and video games selected from BPL's most popular and available for checkout, and it will deliver other items patrons have put on hold online.

Rice said there's a perception the Bookmobile is intended for children the 1999 model has a rainbow of colors painted on the side, versus clean gray, green and blue stripes for the new one or for people who can't afford the time or money to go to the library. But he said any patron is welcome.

"It has less to do with finances and more with convenience," he said of why patrons visit the vehicle that has been on the street in some form since 1930. "If the Bookmobile is two blocks from your house, it's easier than driving 20 minutes downtown."

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If your home is baring some wounds from winter, Property Brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott are here to help.

From cleaning the deck to clearing the gutters, the home experts shared DIY ways to spruce up your home for spring and they had some April Fools' Day fun pranking the anchors in the meantime.

Regroutingtile

One quick way to make your bathroom shine is to clean and, if necessary, regrout the tile.

"You don't have to redo all of the tiling," Jonathan said. All it takes is either picking up tools from your hardware store to scrub in between the tiles. If that isn't doing the trick, knock out any tiles surrounded by stained grout, remove mortar and any stained pieces, then reset the tile and it should look as good as new.

Stained siding

Take a look at your home's siding. If it's stained, don't break out the paint just yet. Instead, grab a scrub brush, get it wet and scrub down the siding to remove dirt and residue.

"It's just about cleaning up the outside of the house," Jonathan said. "Usually you can just clean up and repair."

Deck wear

Because decks wear quickly, you typically have to do an overhaul on a deck every two years. There are a few different options if you want to do this on your own. If you want a natural look, simply clean up the wood and reseal it with something that'd clear. If you want a bold appearance, you can stain the wood with any color you want. If you have a composite deck, you don't have to worry about staining. Just wash it!

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