How will we be living in the future? This is a question that humanity has always yearned and worked to answer. Finding out the answer, surprisingly, is not limited to time travel. Humanity has a tendency to shape its own future by pushing forward certain developments, and, now, at the forefront of this decade’s developments are autonomous deliveries; smart home devices like thermostats that control heating, cooling, and ventilation based on user preferences; refrigerators that automatically send out orders when food is running low; and smart speakers that communicate with their owners.
All these developments have already had a huge impact on our daily ways of living; therefore, following the progress of these trailblazers will give us an idea of how our world could look like tomorrow. Understanding what enabled these groundbreaking developments will help us with the question raised in the first sentence. As people increasingly spend more and more of their time indoors, it is increasingly important for everyone to understand the consequences of indoor living and how today’s developments can pave the way for a healthier tomorrow. This article will focus on buildings and related aspects of the HVAC industry. We will investigate and analyze some of the micro trends in the HVAC industry that may play a major role in building tomorrow’s world. Note that these macro trends are not solely associated with the HVAC industry but are valid for other markets as well (e.g. mobile and consumer electronics MCE).