Berg Insight Finds Number of Homes with Smart Thermostats Doubled in 2014
According to a new research report from Berg Insight, the number of North American and European homes with a smart thermostat grew by 105 percent to 3.2 million in 2014. The North American market recorded a 107 percent growth in the installed base of smart thermostats to 2.5 million. In Europe, the total number of […]
Case Study: KNX-based Fire Station in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands
By Remco Hoveling, BAM Techniek What could be a greater contrast than water and fire? For the fire department in Bergen op Zoom, both are equally important and have been incorporated in a special architectural design. Built on the exact spot where the former city wall held back the sea water, the new fire department […]
Going Green: Low-Cost KNX and Emerging Countries
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. Many people in the industry will not agree with the sentiment of this title, but two things happened to me over the past few weeks that made me reflect on this subject. Prepaid Electricity Meter Like the vast majority of the houses in South Africa, I had a prepaid electricity […]
JUNG Offers Energy-Efficient Heating with its KNX Facility Pilot
Every year the heating bill is a vexed issue. The energy for heating is becoming increasingly expensive, and 2014 is no exception. In fact, the cost of heating accounts for the largest share of costs in private households. So for homeowners and tenants being able to see their energy consumption at a glance means they […]
ABB Helps South Africa’s Environmental Affairs HQ Make 30% Energy Savings with its i-bus KNX Intelligent Building Control System
As South Africa deepens the national dialog over reducing its carbon footprint, its Department of Environmental Affairs has put down an important marker: Its new headquarters in Pretoria incorporates sustainable features including building controls and rooftop solar power equipment from ABB that will cut electricity use. ABB provides solar inverters and building automation for the […]
Grand View Research Expects the Global Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) Market to Exceed US$2 Billion By 2020
The global Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) market is expected to exceed USD 2 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Owing to increasing energy cost coupled with growing environmental concerns, energy management has emerged as a significant priority, which is expected to fuel the HEMS market. The need […]
Case Study: Providing a KNX Infrastructure within a Listed Building – Part 2
By Ben Lewis, KNX Consultants. This three-part series covers the practicalities of controlling the lighting and heating in our headquarters, and monitoring our energy consumption, all using KNX. The building is a 17th-century Grade II listed former dovecote, and is located in Staunton, Gloucestershire, UK. In part 1, we looked at the installation of KNX-based […]
Going Green: Green Buildings, Energy Efficiency and Legislation
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. Nikola Tesla, one of the most prolific engineers of our time and father of alternating current, was a fan of renewable energy. His new and state-of-the-art technology spawned the modern city, and was responsible for one of civilization’s milestones: the first-ever hydraulic power plant. Powered by the Niagara Falls, this […]
Trade Talk: Shade Control – the most underspecified aspect of the KNX smart home
By Sophie Thomas, Ivory Egg. The nights are beginning to draw in again, and the clocks will soon be changing. Rather than feeling down, we can focus on the positives: KNX installations around the world will be effortlessly switching external lights on automatically at dusk, just that bit earlier, and the heating will begin to […]
Business: Electric Vehicles and Buildings
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. It is amazing how the electric vehicle has gone from being a utopian dream to a reality. Electric cars are on the road now, and established car manufacturers such as BMW and Renault, as well as newcomers such as the successful and market-leading Tesla, are putting lot of effort in […]