By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. According to legend, ‘Many years ago, a fine young boy, supposedly named Hans Brinker, lived in Haarlem, one of the principal cities of Holland. His father was a sluicer, a man who opened and … [READ MORE]
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By Christian Gossé, Actimage. At the Smart Grid fair 2015 in Paris, the French electrical and digital equipment manufacturers’ union, IGNES, presented a new local radio transmitter solution, ERL (Emetteur Radio Linky). This wireless module links appliances and building automation … [READ MORE]
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Last month I had the pleasure to attend the CEDIA Expo in San Diego. This was a really interesting show and it was great to see the scale and professionalism of the AV industry in … [READ MORE]
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. After a blistering hot summer, here we are again. I managed to escape the worst of the heat, deciding to become a hermit in the Alps. Fresh, clean, rejuvenating air, hot days, cool nights, … [READ MORE]
By Paul Foulkes, Wago. Using technology to help people maintain their independence is a hot topic, and next March we see an event at the Birmingham NEC dedicated entirely to the subject. Smart Home for Independent Living will be running … [READ MORE]
By Jesus Arias, KNX Association The green KNX bus cable has been, for more than 25 years, the reference in home and building control. This physical support for bus signals, elevated to an iconic component thanks to the devoted work … [READ MORE]
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. It is a rare project that runs smoothly. A project manager will likely tell you it doesn’t matter how much forward planning, forward procurement, system design or testing you do, somewhere down the line … [READ MORE]
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. KNX stands alone in building control. No other system has the history, technical stability, interoperability and standardised platform for configuring products from multiple manufacturers. We all know this, and it’s one of the main reasons … [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 Danny Lawless, ARK M&E Ltd. In the UK under the City & Guilds (C&G) training schemes, electricians currently go through 3 – 4 years of theoretical and practical training. During this time, fundamental electrical understanding is taught along with … [READ MORE]