Safety: protecting homes against electrical surges
With experts warning of increasing lightning strikes due to climate change, Simon Buddle makes the case for overvoltage protection of mains and low-voltage systems in
KNX IoT: Broadening the KNX Development Landscape
Jesus Arias discusses how KNX IoT makes it even easier to create products, solutions and services, and explains the main features of the KNX IoT
Better Living: KNX is ideal for the accessible home
Simon Buddle explains why KNX is the ideal solution for a smart home that can bring significant benefits to people with disabilities whilst remaining adaptable
KNX Secure: how safe are voice assistants?
Whilst KNX IP Secure and KNX Data Secure protect KNX installations from unauthorised local or remote access, Christian Kiefel reminds us that we must also
KNX Standard Version 3.0: the ‘Access All Areas’ for KNX members in the Internet of Things
It’s here! On 22 April 2022, KNX Association launched Version 3.0 of the KNX Standard to its manufacturer members. This was the first major release
KNX Secure: ensuring system security in a connected world
Simon Buddle explains why any building control system which can be physically or electronically tampered with must be made secure, and why KNX Secure is
The New Living and Working Environment: KNX at the core of safe and energy-efficient spaces
Paul Foulkes looks at the way we must adapt buildings to provide safe, healthy and energy-efficient environments for living and working, and outlines why KNX
System Security: how to set up a VPN
Whether a client’s home control system has access to the Internet for remote control, monitoring or maintenance reasons, Simon Buddle explains how to use a
Integration of Disparate Systems in Commercial Buildings: IP-BLiS promotes common best practices
As building control technology converges with IT, the market interest group, IP-BLiS, is recommending the consistent use of Internet Protocol (IP) across the entire network.
Robust Design: KNX systems can survive Internet failure
Simon Buddle explains that with a little critical thinking at the design stage, the impact of an Internet outage can be minimised when other platforms
