By Dharmendra Patel, KNX Controls. The advent of LED lighting a few years back has been the biggest challenge to lighting controls, ever. The lack of capable dimming products on the market is still an issue. The notable exception is … [READ MORE]
By Franco A. Bonutto, Soltris Gebäudesystemtechnik. The Kerenzerberg sports centre lies on a high plateau above Lake Walen, in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. Among the sports on offer are rowing, boxing, gymnastics, martial arts, crossbow, volleyball, climbing, swimming, aquafit … [READ MORE]
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Christmas is all about creating a scene. Be it a nativity scene, a beautifully-set dining room table or falling out with your family over that ill-advised game of Monopoly! Lighting scenes are one of the … [READ MORE]
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. There’s a common saying, often attributed to Einstein: “If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, then you don’t really understand.” I’m often reminded of this when I’m trying to explain what KNX is and … [READ MORE]
By Stephen Payne, B.E.G. St. John’s College, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, which is ranked fourth in the Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, was founded in 1511 by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII. It … [READ MORE]
By Robin Baddley, IBT Controls. The Urban Sciences Building at the University of Newcastle is an exciting KNX project installation that won systems designer and integrator, IBT Controls, the KNX UK 2018 ‘Commercial Installation of the Year’ award for demonstrating … [READ MORE]
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Working at a distributor means that I get to see a lot of product, but very rarely do I actually get to commission and test them. Usually, it’s only when something goes wrong and we … [READ MORE]
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. There’s something amazing about the fairground when you’re young. It comes once a year and is the only place to be during its time in town. The smell of candyfloss mixed with generator fumes. … [READ MORE]
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday Light + Building 2018 was a real treat for the KNX professional. There was something for everyone and so much on show from KNX manufacturers, service providers and the KNX Association, that our show report has … [READ MORE]
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. I think I might have missed the fanfare heralding the arrival of DALI 2. Or is it just that it has flown under the radar somewhat, like military HALO troops whose goal is to … [READ MORE]