Best Practice: Heating Control via KNX – Part 2
By Nikita Thompson, Ivory Egg. Up here in the Northern Hemisphere, the days may be getting warmer, but we are still waking up to the odd cold and frosty morning, and so may possibly rely on our heating to get us out of bed. Last month, we covered getting the temperature on the bus and […]
Trade Talk: KNX and Smart Metering
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. The scrap metal business in the UK is about to get another significant and sizeable quantity of metalwork heading its way. It will, this time, come through a slightly more orthodox route than some of the lead that they have received from the top of church roofs. There won’t […]
Best Practice: Heating Control via KNX – Part 1
By Nikita Thompson, Ivory Egg. As the days warm up and spring is in the air, heating seems like an odd topic to tackle. We all know however, that it is a crucial part of home automation and must be planned well, at the start of the build, no matter what time of year it […]
Navigant Research Expects Home Energy Management Revenue to Total More Than US$22 Billion from 2014 to 2023
The global market is expected to peak in 2020 following Great Britain’s government-mandated smart meter rollout A recent report from Navigant Research examines regional and global trends in the home energy management (HEM) market, including global HEM market forecasts, broken out by segment and world region, through 2023. Shortly after Google purchased Nest Labs in […]
Case Study: ABB’s New HQ in France Saves 25% in Energy Costs
By Edouard Vidoudez, ABB France. The new ABB headquarters in France is located outside Paris in Cergy Pontoise. It was converted from a factory into an office building, and is now fully equipped with advanced building automation systems including centralised monitoring. To bring the site into line with safety standards, ABB took the opportunity to […]
KNX Association Presents New Green Technology Solutions for Home and Building Control at ISE 2015
The worldwide Standard for Home and Building Control KNX provides variable control of multimedia technology throughout the entire home and building. KNX manufacturers are developing solutions for so-called multi- room systems which are becoming increasingly simple and convenient – for both the user as well as the installer. At the Integrated Systems Europe 2015 (ISE […]
Case Study: KNX installation for Hotel in Jönköping, Sweden
By Giangiacomo Pastore, Eelectron. The Vox Hotel in Jönköping, Sweden is a new hotel where a high level of automation is matched by beautiful environments, high-end finishes, and a green attitude. The hotel looks out onto Lake Vättern, and boasts 143 premium rooms as well as communal areas. The owner had high ambitions for the […]
Business: Opportunities for the KNX Market in 2015
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. I feel very fortunate. I have spent the last three years travelling all over the world doing work related to KNX. Being in touch with enthusiastic KNX Partners from different cultures and continents has provided me with interesting information. This, together with macroeconomic indicators and specialist reports, helps me to […]
Kottmann Technology Introduces KOTT-SMART A Electronic Shower Display with KNX Support
Just in time for the start of the new year, Kottmann introduces its product innovation KOTT-SMART® A. With KOTT-SMART® A, we developed an electronic shower display, which not only displays the water consumption during showering, but also determines the efficiency class resulting from this and motivates the consumer to save water. Due to the detailed […]
ABB i-bus KNX Devices Help Save 25% in Energy Costs at its New Headquarters in France
ABB i-bus® KNX devices optimize the energy efficiency of new building and offers a pleasant working environment for employees of ABB. ABB helps customers optimize energy consumption in commercial and industrial buildings worldwide. With its new headquarter building in France, ABB is utilizing its own products and solutions to voluntarily comply with ISO 5001 – […]