Month: October 2021

Embedded Automation Equipment Joins the KNX Association

Embedded Automation Equipment (Shanghai) Limited is a privately held company, established in 2013 and located in Shanghai, China. The company’s goal is to improve customer comfort, safety and reduce energy consumption in homes and buildings through innovative products and cost-effective automation technology solutions. www.stammkon.com

Light + Building 2022: Countdown is running

“Breaking new ground” – this is the motto for the reunion at Light + Building from 13 to 18 March 2022. The new concept is in place and preparations are in full swing. In future, face-to-face meetings on the exhibition grounds will be possible, but also digital encounters. “In five months’ time, the lighting and […]

CEDIA Announces 2021 Award Finalists in the EMEA Region

CEDIA has revealed the finalists for the project categories at the prestigious 2021 CEDIA Awards which returns as an in-person celebration event on Thursday 11th November at the world-renowned Science Museum in London. Following a rigorous process, this year’s shortlist has been adjudicated by a panel of industry experts, gathered from across the USA region.   […]

First Certified IoT Platform to Combine OCF and Thread Capabilities Offers Significant Step Towards Achieving the Vision of IP-BLIS

Pioneers strong security offering for low power, large area IP-based mesh networks OCF welcomes the certification of the first ever standards-based, low power IoT platform to combine the end-to-end security benefits of Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) technology and the low power and wide-area coverage advantages of Thread. Its availability creates an unprecedented opportunity for the […]

VYC Joins the KNX Association

VYC srl provides architects and designers with a range of innovative and customisable solutions, making even a simple gesture like switching on a light unique and exclusive. The range of push-button panels is the result of obsessive attention to detail, simplification, and sensitivity to the shopping experience, history and emotions that the shapes and materials […]

KNX Association Celebrates Availability of ETS6 with ETS6Days in November

Even smarter, more secure and more open: ETS6, the new version of the popular professional KNX tool for automating smart homes and buildings is now available. ETS6 is the only tool available able to integrate +8000 products offered by +500 manufacturers in the world of Smart Homes and Buildings. Plan, design, and commission all in one tool. Save time […]

Omdia Expects Purpose-Driven Smart Homes to Drive Market Size of US$178 Billion in 2025

Despite a turbulent 2020, the smart home market is poised for exceptional growth as the industry aims to bring intelligence to ‘not-so-smart’ smart homes, according to research group Omdia. The expansion beyond traditional retail channels and traditional use cases such as security will be achieved through partnerships and new technologies, ranging from Matter to Wi-Fi/radar […]

Light + Building 2022 Focuses on Digitalisation, Infrastructure Expansion and the Pandemic

Upheaval in the Planning and Construction Sector From planning and building to the operating phase, numerous people work together over the life cycle of a construction project. Throughout, digital technologies have an enormous potential for exactly coordinated timing, improved quality assurance and cost reductions. Building information modelling (BIM) depicts the complete life cycle of a […]

Show Report: KNXperience 2021 conference highlights

The second KNXperience took place online over three days from 28-30 September 2021. Yasmin Hashmi picks highlights from the conference presentations. Opening Speech: KNX is Innovation, Innovation is KNX Franz Kammerl, President, KNX Association, opened proceedings by saying how innovation is the DNA of KNX. He then announced key innovations, including the highlight of KNXperience […]