New products to look out for
Simon Buddle looks at some of the new products which caught his eye from Light + Building and ISE that were showcased in the UK by distributor Ivory Egg. Light + Building is traditionally where KNX manufacturers show off their new products and this year was no different. With over 150 exhibitors showing KNX technology, […]
Light + Building 2024 Show Report: highlights from the larger stands
Yasmin Hashmi looks at a selection of KNX member stands located throughout the building automation halls, and gives some highlights of what was new. Light + Building, the leading international biennial trade fair for lighting and building services technology, took place from 3 – 8 March 2024 at the Frankfurt Messe, Germany. With a tag […]
Light + Building 2024 Show Report: KNX Members on the KNX stand
Yasmin Hashmi provides highlights from the KNX members exhibiting on the main KNX Association stand at Light + Building 2024. Light + Building, the leading international biennial trade fair for lighting and building services technology, took place from 3 – 8 March 2024 at the Frankfurt Messe, Germany. KNX Association had a huge presence at […]
Heating and Cooling with Heat Pumps: a KNX solution
Simon Buddle looks at the control of heat pumps for heating and cooling, and how KNX installers can add the benefit of cooling at little or no extra cost. It has been quite a few years since the heat pump first appeared on the market. I then recall plumbers suggesting that it may well be […]
KNX and Matter: Position Paper
Joost Demarest and Casto Cañavate provide a high-level comparison of KNX and Matter, discuss how the two technologies can work together, and show why a KNX ecosystem is still the logical choice over the long term. Anything that helps with the democratisation of smart home technology is a welcome move. For thirty plus years, KNX […]
Interview: Lucy Han on leading the way with advanced technologies to tackle tomorrow’s challenges
Lucy Han is the Executive Vice President for Building and Home Automation Solutions at ABB. She has over 20 years’ experience of sales, strategy, and product management in the building automation industry, with a career to date that has spanned across China and Switzerland. In this interview with KNXtoday, she explains the driving forces behind […]
Assisted Living: KNX is the ideal technology
Simon Buddle explains how technology can help with the quality of care for the elderly, and why KNX is the ideal backbone. Old age creeps up on the lucky ones. So many tragically die before their time, before they’ve experienced the joys and wonder of a fulfilled life. Wars, famines, or the ravages of climate […]
ISE Show Report Part 1: KNX IoTech, cyber security and energy management in one ecosystem
Part 1 of this two-part article covers the KNX Association presence at ISE 2024, explaining its main message to the pro-AV and systems integration market, and what it provided for visitors. This was the 20th anniversary of ISE, the leading annual trade show aimed at the pro-AV and systems integration community. It took place 30 […]
ISE Show Report Part 2: the KNX stand
Part 2 of this two-part article covers the KNX Association stand at ISE 2024, and what the members exhibiting on it had on offer. In Part 1, we explained KNX Association’s main messages to the pro-AV and systems integration market at ISE 2024. These were KNX IoTech, cyber security and energy management in one ecosystem. […]
Installation: enhance your KNX offering by integrating door intercom
Simon Buddle discusses why systems integrators should consider adding door intercom as part of their KNX offer. If you had to boil an industry down to a single word what would that be for KNX? I would be the first to say that I’m quite robust in terms of not crossing boundaries into other systems, […]