Each day, visionary, creative, and innovative smart home and building projects are brought to fruition using KNX technology. After an extensive application process for the KNX Awards 2024, a panel of esteemed experts selected 55 outstanding KNX projects from a large pool of submissions. Of these, 12 projects and 1 KNX Member were honored with the prestigious award, announced during an online ceremony after being introduced by distinguished presenters. Thousands of viewers from the global KNX community tuned in to witness the event, where the audience once again played a key role by casting their live vote for the People’s Choice Award. In addition, a special Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to retiring KNX President, Franz Kammerl, in recognition of his lasting contributions to KNX.
14 KNX Awards Presented by Global Industry VIPs
The nominees across fourteen categories were presented by key figures in the home and building industry, who also had the honour of announcing the KNX Award winners: Kristel Osorio, Representative of KNX LATAM, Daniel Lee, President of KNX Korea, Massimo Valerii, President of KNX Italy, Luc Vercruyssen, KNX Hackathon 2023 winner and CEO of CDI Projects, Jean-Christophe Krieger, Strategy & Partnerships KNX Ecosystem and VP of KNX Association, Dan Jago, Director of Inavate and Hiddenwires Magazines, Katja Schuster, Founder of Women in KNX, Blaise Mempouo, Director of KNX-EDGE Training, José Miguel Romero Castelló, CEO of Futurasmus KNX Test Lab & Hans-Joachim Langels, Product & Marketing Manager of Siemens.
Global Innovation Celebrated at the 2024 KNX Awards
The 2024 KNX Award-winning projects span across multiple countries, including Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Egypt, Italy, Iraq, Malaysia, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. These projects feature extensive and innovative installations, such as the Aldi Logistics Platform Control Project or the MOD UK – Single Living Accommodation (SLA) programme. Additionally, intelligent residential buildings and educational projects, including the Porto KNX Learning platform, have been recognized for their excellence, showcasing the best in smart home solutions worldwide. The 15th edition of the KNX Awards was held on 25 September, once again celebrating the leading innovations in smart building technology. Each winner received a trophy, certificate, and a cash prize of 1,000 EUR.
For those who missed the event, the 2024 KNX Awards ceremony can be viewed on-demand on the KNX Association’s YouTube channel.
KNX Awards 2024: The Winners
- Smart Home Award – Africa, America, Australia: Palm Hills Smart Villa by Twin Line Technologies (Egypt)
- Smart Building Award – Asia: Imperial Lexis Hotel, Kuala Lumpur by Seikou Systec Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
- Smart Home Award – Asia: AlDora Villa Luxury by El-Nukhba Engineering Company (Iraq)
- Smart Building Award – Asia: Imperial Lexis Hotel, Kuala Lumpur by Seikou Systec Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
- Smart Home Award – Europe: Flanders House by Domotechnology (Belgium)
- Smart Building Award – Europe: Biohort GmbH by EBG GmbH (Austria)
- Sustainability Award – Technology, innovation and sustainability: the core of btrade26 by MT Distribuzione (Italy)
- Innovation Award: MOD UK – Single Living Accommodation (SLA) programme by REDS10 (United Kingdom)
- Publicity Award: iCASA smarthome – Complete Open-Source by Bruhin Engineering Gmbh (Switzerland)
- Special Award: Aldi Logistics Platform Control Project by IKNX Engineering (Spain)
- Education & People’s Choice Award: Porto KNX by Porto Smart (Egypt)
- KNX Product Award: Iddero VERSO+IP 2 by Iddero (Spain)
