In 2016 IFSEC International, the security exhibition, will feature a dedicated Smart Zone, comprising a replica ‘smart home’ fitted out with home automation from exhibitors including Y3K, Lilin and Control 4. The event will again run at London’s ExCeL, from June 21 to 23.
Having polled the views of hundreds of installers, IFSEC found that 92pc saw the ‘smart home’ – whereby lighting, heating, alarms and other household functions are interconnected and remotely controlled via smartphone or PC – as a potential area for diversification. The survey also suggested that 88pc of respondents would be more likely to attend IFSEC International if a dedicated home automation zone were introduced.
Gerry Dunphy, Event Director of IFSEC and FIREX International says: “Although we sensed that home automation and smart buildings were on the brink of a growth surge, even we were taken aback by the enthusiasm among installers to move. It certainly seems to vindicate our decision to launch an area dedicated to home automation and smart buildings for IFSEC International 2016.”
The new zone will also incorporate presentations on ‘smart cities’; on the internet of things, home automation and the latest building automation technologies.
IFSEC International will again be presented as part of UBM EMEA’s Protection & Management Series, with FIREX International, Facilities Show, Safety & Health Expo and Service Management Expo. You can register for your free visitor badge here: www.ifsec.co.uk/HomeAutomation_PR/.
