Applications: Setting Scenes using Keypads and Detectors
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Christmas is all about creating a scene. Be it a nativity scene, a beautifully-set dining room table or falling out with your family over that ill-advised game of Monopoly! Lighting scenes are one of the simplistic ways to set the right atmosphere, and as per the Lighting Scenes using ETS […]
GEZE Promotes Better Buildings through Connectivity
Smart buildings must begin with smart planning and designers must play their part by considering connectivity at the beginning of the design process. That was the foundation of a talk on ‘Building Better Buildings Through Connectivity’ given by Spencer Allen, GEZE UK’s National Sales Manager for Window Technology, which took place at the recent Smart […]
Technology: How KNX RF is being used in the Linky Smart Meter
By Christian Gossé, Actimage. At the Smart Grid fair 2015 in Paris, the French electrical and digital equipment manufacturers’ union, IGNES, presented a new local radio transmitter solution, ERL (Emetteur Radio Linky). This wireless module links appliances and building automation to the ‘Linky’ Smart Meter from energy supplier Enedis (formerly ERDF), which plans to replace […]
Case Study: KNX the Natural Choice for a Building Dedicated to Sustainability
By Robin Baddley, IBT Controls. The Urban Sciences Building at the University of Newcastle is an exciting KNX project installation that won systems designer and integrator, IBT Controls, the KNX UK 2018 ‘Commercial Installation of the Year’ award for demonstrating the power and flexibility of KNX. Located in the north-east of England, Newcastle University plays […]
Trade Talk: Why Utility Metering Makes Sense
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. “Turn that light off! Money doesn’t grow on trees you know” was often bellowed at me as a youngster. My Nan and Granddad lived in a three-bed terraced house, and a quick count of lights probably worked out at about six upstairs and another four downstairs – so let’s […]
ABB KNX Technology Minimises Energy Consumption at Nesbru Nursing Home and Provides Increased Comfort and Safety
ABB supplies KNX-based state of the art control of lighting, heating, ventilation, and blinds to Nesbru nursing home, a passive house in Asker, Norway. ABB control technology ensures minimal energy consumption at the Nesbru Living and Care Center, a passive house, i.e., complies with a building standard that is truly energy efficient, comfortable, affordable and […]
Highlights from Light + Building 2018 – Part 4: KNX User Interfaces and Sensors
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday If your interest is in KNX user interfaces or sensors, there was plenty at Light + Building 2018 to tempt you. Switch designs were on show in a wide choice of styles and finishes with varying degrees of customisation possible. There was also a wide choice of dedicated stand alone sensors, […]
ABB i-bus KNX Technology Provides Luxury Experience at the Santa Claus Village
ABB i-bus KNX® technology is being used to maintain optimum conditions for guests at the new Santa Claus Village on the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi The temperature, ventilation and even the operation of glass heating in 71 glass igloos from luxurious Finnish hotelier, Santa’s Hotels, are being individually controlled with ABB i-bus KNX® technology. For […]
Delta Presents KNX-Compatible Energy-Saving Building Automation and HVAC Solutions at AHR 2018
Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, showcased its portfolio of smart building automation and HVAC solutions at the AHR Expo 2018 held in Chicago, USA. Delta’s building automation solutions, which are compatible with all open protocols used in building control (BACnet, LonMark, KNX, DALI, Modbus, etc.), facilitate comprehensive building control in […]
Trade Talk: Putting Power in the Hands of the Customer
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Whilst researching for an opening to this article, I did the usual Internet trawling to find some inspiration. Here were the top Google results for ‘Power’: ‘Should Donald Trump Have Power to Launch Nuclear Missiles?’ – an article in Time magazine. ‘Donald Trump betting odds’ – from the bookmaker, […]