Mr. Zimmer joined CABA in 1997 working with industry leaders who promote integrated systems and home/building automation throughout the world. CABA’s members include
manufacturers, dealers, installers, service providers, energy utilities, builders, consultants, research organizations, publishers, educational institutions, governments, associations and content providers.
In addition to working closely with the CABA Board of Directors, Ron is actively involved with a number of industry committees/councils including the CABA Intelligent & Integrated Buildings Council, CABA Connected Home Council, and represents CABA on the Automation Federation
Board of Directors. He is also on the Advisory Board for IBcon, an intelligent buildings conference hosted by Realcomm.
He was instrumental in establishing the CABA XML and Web Services Committee (oBIX), which now resides with OASIS. He was also on the transition team that integrated the nternet
Home Alliance into CABA, which became CABA’s Connected Home Research Council.
Ron is a Certified Association Executive with 30 years of Association Management experience. He has authored a number of articles and documents including, “Smart Communities: A Concept Paper,” and he regularly makes presentations on integrated buildings and home/building automation at industry events.