02-20-2019
Johnson Controls General Manager Thermostats Rob Munin to Participate on Panel at Smart Energy Summit
Philadelphia, PA, Feb. 20, 2019 – Johnson Controls General Manager, Thermostats, Rob Munin will participate on a panel discussion at the Parks Associates Smart Energy Summit being held in Austin, TX from Feb 18-20, 2019. Munin joins other industry thought leaders on a panel titled, Demand Response in the Smart Home. The session takes place on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 2:15 p.m.
Joining Munin are executives from SRP, Resideo and Con Edison. The panel, moderated by Denise Ernst of Parks Associates, will examine how Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) demand response programs are gaining momentum. Consumer adoption of smart thermostats reached 13% at the end of 2017, 32% of households own at least one product that can be controlled with their smartphone, and the popularity of voice control makes smart speakers with voice assistants a new key platform throughout the smart home ecosystem. Aggregators will play a role in this vision by eliminating friction as multiple players integrate their solutions into fragmented market. In this session, a variety of utility and smart home players discuss ways to change and improve control algorithms and engagement strategies as the smart home industry expands.
The tenth-annual Smart Energy Summit takes place February 18-20, 2019, at the Omni Downtown in Austin, Texas. Smart Energy Summit addresses the challenge and opportunity for utilities as consumer adoption of connected products and participation in renewable power generation increase. The event addresses the new approaches and solutions that are using connectivity and data to transform how energy is delivered.
More information about the Smart Energy Summit is available at http://www.parksassociates.com/events/smart-energy-summit.
LUX is an innovative name in home comfort and one of the largest brands of thermostats with over 16 million thermostats installed worldwide. LUX thermostats are powered by innovative design and technology with a focus on ease of use and rich features making it easy for end users to manage their indoor comfort. Users can save energy and money no matter the project budget with a full range of comfort controls from smart through job-friendly programmable and mechanical thermostats.
About Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls is a global diversified technology and multi industrial leader serving a wide range of customers in more than 150 countries. Our 135,000 employees create intelligent buildings, efficient energy solutions, integrated infrastructure and next generation transportation systems that work seamlessly together to deliver on the promise of smart cities and communities. Our commitment to sustainability dates back to our roots in 1885, with the invention of the first electric room thermostat. We are committed to helping our customers win and creating greater value for all of our stakeholders through strategic focus on our buildings and energy growth platforms. For additional information, please visit www.johnsoncontrols.com or follow us @johnsoncontrols on Twitter.
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