View from America: strategies for a safer and more humane built environment
By Philip R. Juneau. Thanks to COVID-19, we are experiencing change in so many ways, which has left us feeling uneasy, to say the least. As we very cautiously enter back into social and business environments, we are not sure … [READ MORE]
Future-proofing: beware of smart home products with a limited lifespan
By Paul Foulkes, Theben and KNX UK. Not having to worry whether your technology is functioning as it should, whether it be your car starting, the fridge running or the boiler supplying heat and hot water, engenders a sense of … [READ MORE]
Looking Past the Current Crisis: practical examples of helping the environment with KNX
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday. As I write, the world is facing two obvious crises; COVID-19 and the climate. In both cases, the most pressing imperative is to save lives. The second, arguably, is to balance a sustainable world economy with … [READ MORE]
Virtual Show: a selection of Spring KNX product previews and launches
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. With everything going on around the world, it is really inspiring to see the way people and communities are working together to support each other and those that are less able or fortunate. Even seeing … [READ MORE]
View from America: exploiting the sun to save energy with KNX
By Philip R. Juneau, ATC. I’d like to start off with a definition of the term ‘daylighting’ within the context of building design and construction. Daylighting is the use of building infrastructure (e.g., windows, skylights etc) to capture direct sunlight … [READ MORE]
View from America: KNX is key to the ultimate guest experience
By Philip R. Juneau, ATC. The hospitality market has shown consistent, significant growth over the years, and has been moving towards the highest end of the building technology spectrum. This can be seen in myriad high-rise, beautifully-designed hotels in Europe, … [READ MORE]
View from America: mastering intelligent room control through a combination of KNX and DALI
By Philip R. Juneau, ATC. You may think the title bold, but based on all of the successful and sustainable installations worldwide, I’m quite comfortable and proud to state this. I must admit, for many years, I was unaware of … [READ MORE]
View from America: the first KNX intelligent commercial building in the USA
By Philip R. Juneau, ATC. My previous article talked about complete commercial field applications across multiple trades and protocols with a streamlined IP interface to the overall building energy management system (BEMS). The good news is that we’ve accomplished this … [READ MORE]
Looking Ahead: does the wireless light controller spell the end for the dimmer rack?
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. We still rely heavily on copper in our industry. It forms the backbone of any system we install. Power and communications travel back and forth from switches to dimmer panels to lighting fixtures. It’s … [READ MORE]
Sponsor’s Whitepaper: Energy Harvesting Switch radio protocols
By Simon Ziegler, ZF Friedrichshafen AG. Due to the rising connectivity of mobile devices, industrial applications, smart home applications and vehicles, the importance of wireless technology for data communication is increasing continuously. As a result, wireless technology grew by 32% … [READ MORE]