Product Article: The Eelecta KNX Pads and Touch Panel from Eelectron
By Giangiacomo Pastore, Eelectron. Established in 1994, Eelectron is an Italian company that manufactures cutting-edge KNX solutions for home and building automation, with references and installations in more then 72 countries. In addition, 23,000 hotel rooms are equipped with the Eelectron hotel guest room management system and lighting controls. Our products are made in Italy, […]
Luxonic Designs KNX Controlled Lighting Scheme for Large Warehouse
Luxonic has designed a new lighting scheme for a large warehouse in the North of England to be occupied by delivery company Hermes. The 15,000 sq.m cross-dock property is in Warrington’s Omega North Business Park and will serve as a new state-of-the-art parcel handling distribution depot for the international courier company. Luxonic was charged with […]
Waseda University Puts KNX Demand Response Into Practice
KNX to be integrated soon As a result of the major tsunami in Japan, the Japanese government has put its focus on demand response in order to save energy and fully integrate renewable energies. The research in order to implement demand response is done by Waseda University, one of the leading universities in Japan. After […]
US Department of Energy Opens Berkeley Lab’s FLEXLAB Facility to Drive Building Efficiency
Flexible design building will test low-energy systems and components The world’s most advanced energy efficiency test bed for buildings is open for business, launched today by U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman. DOE’s FLEXLAB at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is already signing up companies determined to reduce their energy use by […]
Jung Demos its Commitment to EEBus Initiative with KNX Interface
Jung demonstrates its openness to future solutions with its commitment to the EEBus e.V initiative. The aim is to create a sustainable, reliable, efficient infrastructure for smart networks by means of a comprehensive, universal, open concept. EEBus sees itself as an interface between in-house communications and the energy suppliers. As a result, it is a […]
eu.bac Updates its Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme for Home Controls and Building Automation Products
eu.bac, the European Building Automation and Controls Association, developed in 2014 a voluntary labelling scheme in order to improve the readability and the understanding of its previous one. However, in order to avoid some potential confusion between the European energy labelling scheme and the voluntary eu.bac labelling scheme concerning products for home controls and building […]
Zpryme Forecasts the Worldwide Building Energy Management Systems Market to be Worth US$24.2 Billion in 2021
GLOBAL BUILDING ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET VALUE, 2013-2021 Although building automation has existed in various forms for many years, the industry is now undergoing unprecedented and rapid change. Today’s energy management systems (EMS) comprise sophisticated software and hardware designed to increase energy efficiency and cost savings in commercial and industrial environments. But how much are […]
Best Practice: Aiming for Grade C or Above In Energy Efficiency
By Simon Buddle, KNXtoday. Grade C or above? I’m sure I’ve heard that somewhere before. Of course! It was the constant mantra that teachers used in school when describing our exam requirements. I was simply pleased to get through in one piece, and I’m pretty sure my teachers were pleased to see the back of […]
Gira Introduces its Comfort KNX Energy Meter
In addition to “sustainability”, “energy savings” is a major topic in building and renovating. There are numerous intelligent technical solutions for saving energy or consuming it as needed. One factor is often overlooked: use behaviour is also decisive for the economical or wasteful consumption of energy. In order to be able to adapt their own […]
Merten Offers U.motion KNX Building Management for Comfort, Safety and Energy Efficiency
Comfort, safety and energy efficiency, are the properties that real estate owners and developers expect from a future-proof solution for building communication. In addition to the technical possibilities, the ease of use adapted to a modern mobile life, is important role for customers. With U.motion, Merten offers a smart solution that meets all these requirements […]