Siemens Presents Safe and Energy-Efficient Building Solutions at Light+Building 2014
Stand Booth B56 in Hall 11.0 At the Light + Building trade fair in Frankfurt between March 30 and April 4, Siemens will show how innovative products and solutions can be used to plan and operate buildings more safely, more intelligently, and with greater energy efficiency. Siemens is presenting new developments in building and room […]
Energy Management Association Advances Energy Management Services for Building Owners
The newly-created Energy Management Association (EMA) is an innovative association dedicated to advancing the quality of energy management services for the benefit of building owners. EMA responds to a need created by the growing importance of managing and reducing energy consumption in buildings and the emphasis on the total building envelope. EMA membership is open […]
Case Study: Sleepy Hollow Residence, Prestbury, Cheshire, UK
By Paul Murphy, Intecho UK. Intecho was commissioned to devise a home technology solution for Sleepy Hollow; a stunning, architect-designed and environmentally-friendly luxury home in the village of Prestbury, Cheshire. The client – award winning property developer Hillcrest Homes – understood that the inclusion of a comprehensive home intelligence system was an essential element to […]
Going Green: Imitating Nature
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. Commuting by bicycle is not easy in Cape Town. Here, car and taxi drivers are not happy to share the tarmac with you, but there are also other factors that make the ride a challenge. If it is winter, you have to deal with cold temperatures and rain, so wearing […]
Light+Building 2014 Presents Market-Ready Technologies for Energy-Optimised Buildings and Districts
Major cities such as Berlin are ‘energy guzzlers’ and responsible for around 80 percent of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. Hence, it is particularly important that energy consumption be stemmed there. To this end, Berlin is particularly creative and pioneering and has come up with a number of ambitious ideas. One of them is the ‘Energy […]
Going Green: Energy and Resources – Keep it Simple
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. I currently live in South Africa, and as I was enjoying my six-day offline holiday in a nature reserve, I could not stop thinking about the overload of information and technology that mankind is exposed to. Being directly involved with technology and building automation, I thought deeply about this matter […]
Light+Building 2014 ‘Smart Powered Building’ Feature Puts the Spotlight on Intelligent Building and Energy Management
Special show presents technologies for intelligent control systems in the energy sector Focus on the interaction of individual components in the smart grid The electricity market in Germany has become more decentralised through the big increase in the use of renewable energies. Smart-grid solutions and a greater storage capacity are essential if a stable supply […]
Going Green: KNX and the New Era of Energy Production
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. Renewable energy is in the news and is gaining support from both the public and private sectors. In a bid to reduce their dependence on fossil-based sources of energy, most developed countries are now investing large amounts of money in wind turbines and solar farms, as well as other innovative […]
GEWISS Announces Energy Efficiency Solutions Including KNX-Based Temperature Controls
The solutions of the GEWISS domotic system for reducing consumption levels in the home. CHORUS is the GEWISS domotic system compatible with international standards and offering a solution for every possible home-related need. Thanks to a model in which every component is separate but dialogues and is integrated through its interaction with the others, CHORUS […]
Navigant Research Forecasts Installed Base of Smart Meters Will Surpass 1 Billion by 2022
Growth in the smart electric meter market has cooled during the last year, even though strong market drivers remain in place on which utilities can build a business case. Although the direct operational and societal benefits of smart meters and the broader benefits of smart grids that are enabled by smart meters continue to be […]