Show Report: Top Ten Innovations at Light + Building 2018
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Having spent the full six days at Light + Building 2018, plus a preview day on the Saturday, I was able to see the majority of the show – well, the building part anyway! Other than a decent coffee, the key thing I was looking for was innovation. Those products […]
Interview: Casto Cañavate on Planning Your KNX Visit at Light + Building 2018
If you want to see the world of KNX at its most impressive, Light + Building (18 – 23 March, Frankfurt, Germany) is the show for you. This biennial show is the world’s largest trade fair for lighting and building services technology, and it is here that KNX really shines. New products are launched, existing […]
Interview: Iris Jeglitza-Moshage Talks about Light + Building 2018
Light + Building is the world’s largest trade fair for lighting and building services technology. It takes place biennially and is organised by Messe Frankfurt – the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event organiser. Light + Building (L+B) covers all electrically-controlled building services systems and supports integration in the planning of buildings and building […]
Interview: Mike Blackman, ISE
Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) is the world’s largest trade show for professional audio/visual manufacturers and service providers. It attracts over 1200 international exhibitors and 75,000 attendees to a four-day exhibition that takes place in Amsterdam every February (6-9 February 2018). It’s a B2B show held in 15 halls at the RAI Amsterdam, supplemented by a […]
Case Study: Two-hotel KNX Control in Rhodes, Greece
By Georgios Petalidis, Katsidonis Pantelis & Sia EE. This project involved bringing together two hotels, namely the Boutique 5 Hotel & Spa and Princess Andriana Resort & Spa, into the same network using KNX. Boutique 5 Hotel is one of the few five-star Adults Only hotels located in Kiotari, southern Rhodes. Princess Andriana Resort & […]
Case Study: Why an M&E Consultant Specified KNX in a London Residential Block
By Danny Lawless, ARK M&E Ltd. KNX is gaining in prominence in the UK’s large high-end residential sector. This is primarily due to its capabilities, which are compelling and are now being noticed by large M&E (Mechanical & Electrical) consultants. As a result, KNX is being specified as the standalone system for new high-end residential […]
Country Profile: KNX in Sweden
By Hans Walltin and Rikard Nilsson, KNX Sweden. The market for KNX in home and building control in Sweden is growing. Historically, proprietary systems were commonly used to provide control of HVAC, lighting and blinds etc, and whilst customers accepted these types of solution, they did not always appreciate being locked into one or, at […]
Interview: Graham Oliver, Jung
Graham Oliver has been involved with security for most of his career. He formed a systems integration company called Smart3 Intelligent Homes Ltd, not because AV was his passion, but because he saw a need for having high-quality security as an integral part of home automation. The company was a dealer for proprietary systems such […]
Case Study: Automation of a Self-Sufficient Eco-Apartment Complex in Slovenia using KNX
By Flavio Sanches, ComfortClick. The Ankaran complex comprises ten apartments, a concierge’s office, a wine cellar and a swimming pool. It is located in the coastal region of Slovenia, and as such, has high solar incidence and good wind power density. ComfortClick was contacted by the Ankaran project team at the end of 2015 to […]
Industry Opinion: Where to Next for KNX?
According to the recent BSRIA report, KNX is the leading control protocol in the European and Chinese smart home and light commercial markets. This is very encouraging for the industry, but as KNX is not yet a household name, there is still much to do. We asked a number of leading lights about how the […]