Next-generation thermostats offer greater indoor quality control
Implications - The desire to blend outdoors and indoors is being implemented in a hi-tech, energy efficient way, with the introduction of next-generation thermostats that offer air quality control. In addition to affording added control, these systems demonstrate how nuanced and particular the modern consumer is about the environments they inhabit.
Workshop Question - How could you give consumers more control of their digital environment (with respect to your brand's online experience)?
Trend Themes
1. Air Quality Control - Modern consumers' desire for nuanced and particular control over indoor environments has led to the development of next-generation thermostats that offer air quality control.
2. Personal Atmosphere-monitoring Devices - As more consumers seek out ways to optimize their indoor environments with technology, the rise of products that measure and optimize air quality and indoor atmospheres is on the rise.
3. Accessible Smart Thermostats - The introduction of affordable smart thermostats with core features, such as the ecobee3 lite, shows that companies in the industry are already looking to tweak their products to suit people with lower budgets.
Industry Implications
1. Smart Home Technology - The rise of air quality control and personal atmosphere monitoring devices signals a growing trend in the smart home technology industry.
2. HVAC (heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) Systems - Next-generation thermostats that offer air quality control and personal atmosphere-monitoring devices are disrupting traditional HVAC systems, giving consumers more control over their home environments.
3. Green Building Certification - Thermostats with air quality control features, such as the Honeywell IAQ 'Point2,' are future-ready for those upgrading their spaces to be more efficient and seeking Green Building Certification credits.
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