View from America: net zero-carbon buildings – a challenge that KNX can meet
By Philip R. Juneau. These are clearly tumultuous times around the world, and here in America, we seem to be muddled in the midst of it all. Living with COVID-19 has awoken a survival mode in every one of us, which can take us over and cause mayhem and panic. To add insult to injury, […]
View from America: getting back to basics for a safer future
By Philip R. Juneau. As building structures become bolder, with more complex building functions, building equipment and associated controls become ever more strategically important to the future planning and development of buildings. With the current COVID-19 pandemic, there is a surge of concern regarding poor indoor air quality (IAQ) due to insufficient or improperly-designed/applied HVAC […]
KNX Professionals: documentation sets us apart from the trunk slammers
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. ‘Trunk slammers’ is the term used by custom installers in the USA to denote a person or company who provides a simple, cheap in-and-out service with little to no design, programming or any other paperwork for that matter. They usually compete on price and swiftness of service. They are […]
Programming Tips: keeping KNX push buttons in sync with the controlled circuit
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. When controlling lights individually with KNX, a common complaint is that the buttons don’t correctly show the status of the lights and require two presses to operate. This is caused by not setting up the feedback status correctly. Looking at each of the group addresses below, namely 1/0/1, 1/0/11 and 1/0/15, […]
Interview: Casto Cañavate on bringing KNX to the World with the KNXperience online trade show
The KNXperience is a new online trade show organised by KNX Association, scheduled for 28th September to 2nd October 2020. It will serve as a central platform for presenting and experiencing the latest KNX products, solutions and tools created by KNX Association and its participating KNX Members. In addition, KNX Association will be running a […]
Interview: Paul Foulkes, President of KNX UK
Paul Foulkes MSc MIET was elected as President of the KNX UK Association this spring. He is also KNX Business Manager for Theben UK and unashamedly passionate about creating inclusive buildings. In this exclusive interview with KNXtoday, Paul talks about his passion for KNX, why the protocol is highly-suited to our changing needs, and the […]
View from America: strategies for a safer and more humane built environment
By Philip R. Juneau. Thanks to COVID-19, we are experiencing change in so many ways, which has left us feeling uneasy, to say the least. As we very cautiously enter back into social and business environments, we are not sure what our future interactions will be like. With so much information being thrown our way, […]
The New Reality: using KNX to create virus-conscious buildings by treating internal spaces as a single environment
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. One of the immediate impacts that the pandemic will have on our industry is changes to the specifications on new projects. Even if the current coronavirus crisis comes to a quick close (which looks increasing unlikely), building specifications are still likely to be adapted to include some of the lessons […]
The Show Must Go On: operating a showroom in socially-distant times
By Graham Oliver, JUNG UK JUNG UK is one of 19 subsidiaries of the German parent company Albrecht JUNG GmbH & Co KG. JUNG products have been available in the UK for many years, but not through dedicated JUNG channels, which led to insufficient specification business. My own company, Door Entry IP Ltd (DEIP), was […]
Panel Design: getting the most from valuable space
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Many years ago, I worked on a video installation in a swimming pool. The displayed film had been specially recorded. It spanned a huge sweeping landscape capturing beautiful mountains, and in the foreground, the meadows and foothills. The aspect ratio was 5:1 and the film was to form the […]