Energy Efficiency: controlling window coverings intelligently using KNX

According to the UN Environment Programme, buildings use about 40% of global energy, so Andy Ellis looks at how controlling window coverings intelligently can help make buildings more energy efficient. The reason for covering a window opening is either to provide privacy or to block light. When we block the passage of sunlight we also […]

Smart Homes, Buildings and Cities: there can be no energy transition without KNX

Yasmin Hashmi provides highlights from the ‘Smart Energy Management with KNX’ panel discussion at the recent Smart Energy Summit, which discusses the importance of KNX in transition from fossil fuel to zero carbon. Managing energy flows in a building has been an area of interest for KNX since its inception. It soon expanded its focus […]

KNX Builds a Pioneering Bridge Between Smart Building and E-mobility

From the photovoltaic system to the charging station to the electric vehicle: intelligent, safe and cost-saving control of charging processes with KNX energy management For the European Commission, electromobility is a crucial pillar on the way to an emission-free economy in 2050. It can make road traffic and transport cleaner and cheaper. But it can […]

KNX Association Focuses on Energy Management at sustainabilityknx.org

From international summits to local community groups, the interest and support for the need to manage our energy use in a more sustainable way is growing. The KNX standard can of course be used to help build a more energy efficient future and the KNX Association has produced a microsite at sustainabilityknx.org to focus on […]

KNX-Driven Climate Protection: KNX Takes Energy Management to a New Level

Energy management systems based on KNX: The latest solutions and projects demonstrate great potential for active energy savings and sustainability. Energy management is playing an increasingly central role in smart home projects. Cost savings and the protection of the climate using efficient, sustainable generation, storage and use of energy are the main drivers here and […]

ABB i-bus KNX Technology Supports Residents Living with Multiple Sclerosis

Residents living with multiple sclerosis are in control thanks to automated assistance technology ABB i-bus KNX Building Automation System installed by SyncWise at MS Queensland’s Springfield Apartments has given 18 residents affected by neurological conditions greater independence and control in their everyday lives. 18 residents living with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological conditions are […]

Thinka Supports Energy Monitoring for KNX via EVE Energy HomeKit App

It has been demonstrated that using KNX can bring energy consumption down considerably – by 40-60% in some cases. To reduce your energy consumption to such extend, you want to be able to monitor the energy levels, and preferably per device. With Thinka situated on the KNX-bus, Thinka is able to gather the energy consumption […]

Energy Management: integrating EVs with KNX for intelligent charging

Casto Cañavate looks at the growth of the electric vehicle market and how it makes sense to integrate charging within a KNX energy management system at home or at work. In recent years we have seen a dramatic change in the automotive sector. Whilst consumers are opting to buy the more sustainable electric vehicle (EV), […]

Preparing for 2025: replacing gas and oil boilers with low-carbon systems

Simon Buddle looks at the demands of new green legislation on future heating systems, and how plumbers are now faced with having to replace tried-and-tested technology with more challenging alternatives. There are plenty of grumpy old people in the world. Each day brings about a new reason; like when did youngsters become quite so annoying, […]