Jung Announces New KNX Energy Sensor for Effective Energy Management
The new KNX Energy Sensor provides targeted measurement and monitoring of energy consumption. Values and data can be stored over months and years. Clear graphics and statistics give an open overview. This enables the user to identify possible savings potential at a glance, thereby optimising their energy use accordingly. Significant energy savings can easily be […]
Elektro Hering Wins ZVEH/ZVEI Energy Efficiency Award 2014
Systems Integrator, Elektro Hering GmbH, won first prize for its project ‘The Intelligent Hotel’. Awarded by the ZVEH, ZVEI and KNX Association at the Light+Building show in Frankfurt in 2014, the prize was in recognition of the energy efficiency, system integration, innovation and user-friendliness of the project. Visitors to the show were able to see […]
ON World Predicts Wireless Smart Energy Markets to Reach US$20 Billion by 2018
Energy savings for smart homes, buildings and cities will soon be a multi-billion market, driven by Smart Grid initiatives and consumer targeted wireless Smart Energy innovations, according to the latest research by ON World. Enabled by wireless sensor network technologies combined with cloud software and smart mobile devices, Smart Energy solutions have emerged for utilities, […]
Case Study: The Monarch I – Turning an Old Office Block into a Shining Example of Energy Efficiency using KNX
By Remco Hoveling, BAM Techniek – Regio West. The Monarch is an office development in the centre of The Hague, Netherlands. Ultimately, it will comprise four office buildings, one of which, the Monarch I, is a refurbishment of an existing building. The Monarch I is the largest KNX project in Benelux. The aim of the […]
Siemens Industry Becomes Founding Industry Partner of The Energy Management Association
The Energy Management Association (EMA) announced today that Siemens Industry has become the group’s first Founding Industry Partner. The relationship will be formalized during EMA’s organizational meeting at the Cx Energy 2014 Conference & Expo where Siemens will also be an exhibitor. EMA is a presenter of Cx Energy, an event that connects engineers, service […]
Schneider Electric Jointly Presents its Merten and Ritto Brands as Team Schneider Electric at Light+Building 2014
Explore Technology for Life – Visit “Team Schneider Electric” at the world’s biggest fair for lighting and building. Light+Building in Frankfurt/Main in Germany is the world’s leading fair in terms of latest innovations for the fields of lighting, electrical engineering, home and building automation. Around 2,300 exhibitors take part at Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre […]
Solutions: Why Metering is Key to Reducing Energy Use in the Home
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Active metering is key to reducing demand on natural resources and reducing utility bills. By including metering and a method to easily view data – for example, on a smartphone as part of a KNX installation – your customer will be able to review both live and historical water, electricity […]
Going Green: The Smart City – Way of the Future or Outdated Idea?
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. I was recently in South East Asia and Japan, and I was amazed at the size of the cities there. Singapore is somewhat hard to describe, with its massive buildings everywhere and impossible designs that challenge the force of gravity. You can see something similar in Kuala Lumpur, where the […]
Navigant Research Forecasts Annual Revenue for Home Energy Management Systems Will Reach US$2.8 Billion by 2020
Non-utility providers and smart thermostats will help drive steady growth, report concludes Until 2012, home energy management (HEM) systems, which help residential customers monitor and adjust their energy use, struggled to gain market traction. More recently, however, non-utility stakeholders have moved into this segment, increasing awareness of new tools and helping to drive steady growth. […]
Light+Building 2014 Announces Smart Powered Building Exhibition
Open-air site 11 between the halls 8, 9 and 11 The special ‘Smart Powered Building’ exhibition – ‘your building in the smart grid’ presents technologies for intelligent and sustainable energy management in networked buildings. Market-ready systems for the product areas of electro-technology, home and building automation demonstrate clearly how buildings function as energy generators, storage […]