By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Temperature is a funny thing. The difference between being comfortable and too hot is a very fine margin, but when the threshold is crossed, it’s suddenly way too hot! The fluctuating temperature in the UK … [READ MORE]
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Feedback takes many forms, from the HR (Human Resources) interview or personal appraisal (urgh – not my cup of tea), to the nostalgic car driver who loves the feedback they get from the road … [READ MORE]
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. My dad has long since retired, but during his working life – all of it – he drove lorries. He drove them to Scotland, London, Spain, Iraq and just about every other place in … [READ MORE]
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. It is once more the turning of the season’s tides. The long grey is finally giving up and the days are, at last, beginning to brighten and lengthen. And with it comes the day-by-day … [READ MORE]
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. The change of seasons is a timely reminder of how much the external environment impacts on the internal spaces we live and work. It could be returning home to a dark house because the days … [READ MORE]
By Paul Foulkes, EchoHouse Energy. Just before Christmas in 2015, the family and I moved house. The building we purchased required a lot of work – we knew this from the beginning, but it had a great ‘footprint’ and would … [READ MORE]
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday. Rafal Borek is the director of Home of Technologies (HoT), a value-added distributor of electrical and engineering components with a focus on building and home automation. He is a KNX and PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) solutions … [READ MORE]
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Another ISE and another bumper year. The RAI Conference Centre is now officially full, with a large marquee erected in the central square to accommodate the overspill. Next year, they say, they’ll be filling … [READ MORE]
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Once again ISE has exceeded expectations with a huge jump in visitor numbers and exhibitors. One of the big themes across the show and also at the Smart Building Conference on the Monday, was voice … [READ MORE]
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday. For systems integrators, KNX is an excellent protocol to use as a building control system. It is a worldwide standard and is very reliable. It uses a bus structure onto which thousands of compliant products, such … [READ MORE]