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]
Discover new energy harvesting solutions from ZF that were to be shown at the now-postponed Light + Building 2020 show in Frankfurt. New developments include the following batteryfree and wireless product innovations incorporating energy harvesting technology from ZF: ZF Bluetooth Switch Module … [READ MORE]
Wind direction detection for optimum protection of buildings and technology The weather station for the KNX building bus system records all relevant weather data for building control, including temperature, brightness, precipitation, wind speed, wind direction, humidity and pressure. Temperature (risk … [READ MORE]
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]
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. After a recent expansion at Ivory Egg headquarters, we have been making some improvements to the control system to make sure we are showing the full potential of KNX. It’s always great fun to get … [READ MORE]
By Thomas Weinzierl, Weinzierl Engineering GmbH. Using KNX to upgrade existing buildings may seem like a contradiction to some installers because often, it is not an option to open walls to lay bus lines. However, a detailed analysis of the … [READ MORE]
– New rail-mounted devices added to Gamma instabus product line – New switch actuators with load current detection, new switching/dimming actuators and new sun protection actuators – Powerful and universal applications across all devices, short installation times, low maintenance costs … [READ MORE]
Inaugurated in October 2018, the new Campus in Lodi of University of Milan, ensures smarter, safer and more reliable power for over 2,400 students and staff with low and medium-voltage solutions from ABB. From switchgear to circuit breakers, a range … [READ MORE]
WAGO‘s flexROOM® Application was specifically designed for user-friendly room automation, allowing a building’s lighting, shading and temperature to be quickly and easily controlled. In addition to WAGO‘s standard I/O modules and building-specific DALI and EnOcean systems, both the SMI and … [READ MORE]
The ScreenTronic Blind Control Centre with 9.7-inch touch display from CONTROLtronic, is the ideal shading system with sun tracking possibility for venetian blind slats, and offers efficient sun protection for buildings. Based on an iPad with wall mounting solution (glass … [READ MORE]
