Environment

The homes and buildings industry experienced a solid 7.2% growth in 2023, driven by increasing demand for facility management services, smart home devices, transition towards energy-efficient HVAC systems, tech-driven building optimisation solutions, and construction management solutions. This growth was further propelled by the increasing adoption...

Natural resource scarcity, the harmful environmental impacts of emissions, and discarded materials in landfills and water bodies are pressing global challenges. The lighting industry significantly contributes to eWaste and pollution, including greenhouse gases and used materials from parts. This challenge warrants adopting circular economy principl...

Global eWaste generation reached 59.4 million tons in 2022 and will likely reach 74.7 million tons in 2030, recording a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.9% between 2022 and 2030. Frost & Sullivan estimates an average of 2 million metric tons of eWaste added yearly due to the explosive rise in EEE consumption over the last two decades. Lea...

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need to automate buildings, presenting opportunities to increase digitalization and underscoring the need to decrease energy consumption in buildings. This has resulted in a spurt in demand for smart building management solutions. The Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud technol...

The residential air conditioner market in Southeast Asia (comprising Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) is currently in the growth stage and will expand at a strong CAGR of 7.3% between 2023 and 2028. Increased urbanization and rising awareness about energy-efficient air conditioners is increasing the demand. Po...

The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly changed the way buildings are operated and managed. Growing smart city initiatives and demand for organized crowd distribution drive the adoption of solutions that allow crowd control and monitoring. Crowd management and public monitoring are crucial in the planning and fruition of successful smart cities. In ad...

This Frost & Sullivan study explores the lighting industry's dynamic landscape, with a focus on the adoption of digital technologies to revolutionize lighting systems for built environments. Frost & Sullivan estimates the market to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.4% between 2022 and 2028. The escalating global demand for energy-...

This Frost & Sullivan research service focuses on B2B eCommerce in the building technology (BT) industry and its related business growth opportunities. Frost & Sullivan segments the BT industry into building automation systems (BAS); light-emitting diode (LED) lighting; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment; and facility manag...

Frost & Sullivan defines the facility management (FM) market revenue as end-user contracts in outsourced FM services and exclude in-house FM services and small FM. Outsourced FM that this study analyzed is termed as ‘FM market’. From now until 2027 will be the defining period for next-generation solutions in the FM market. As the market rebo...