Case Study: KNX and Control 4 integrate for unified control of Belgian smart home
Jan Martens describes the technology used in an award-winning project that integrates A/V with lighting, HVAC and security in Belgian smart home, House BE. House BE in the Belgian countryside combines brick, wood and concrete along with natural tones to create a stunning, contemporary property that offers indoor-outdoor living at its best. Internal courtyards, a […]
Interra expands its KNX / AC Gateway product range
Turkish pioneering smart home leader, Interra, introduced the first KNX Air Conditioner Gateways in 2014. Today, Interra stands tall as the unrivalled manufacturer, offering the broadest range of brands and solidifying its position as the go-to choice for KNX Air Conditioner Gateways. Interra has announced its latest innovation that will make waves on a global […]
Large-scale building projects: KNX as the platform for sustainability and better human-building interaction
Paul Furtak discusses why KNX is ideal for translating complex large-scale building automation into a user-friendly platform. The smart building market, globally, is seeing a paradigm shift. This is in terms of how technology is being put to work to improve not only energy efficiency but aspects of property management, the amalgamation of device and […]
Intesis introduces the 700 Series Air for HVAC control
Introducing the 700 Series Air: A Game Changer in HVAC Control. Intesis 700 Series Air is the common platform for HVAC control and energy efficiency. Intesis has recently launched the 700 Series Air, a groundbreaking concept that combines interfaces for multiple HVAC Brands in the same hardware. This new product enables users to pair different […]
Interra offers KNX / AC Gateway Series of HVAC solutions
Interra KNX / AC Gateways are designed to offer ease of use, flexibility, and reliability. They provide complete bi-directional integration of air conditioners with the KNX bus. Write or read any information from the AC unit to control and monitor it on your KNX bus. They have 4 logically advanced parameters and each of them […]
The Customer Energy Management System: a tool to regain control over energy costs
With so much unpredictability in the energy market, Kurt Vermeylen describes how using an intelligent system to manage grid and self-generated power consumption can help reduce bills. Climate change has made the world realise that energy consumption must be reoriented to using renewable energy sources. In Belgium, The Government addressed this by offering discounts to […]
ABB presents solutions for energy savings in smart buildings at ISH 2023
• ABB will attend ISH 2023, the world’s leading trade fair for intelligent building systems, from 13-17 March in Frankfurt, exhibiting in Hall 10.2, Stand C38.• Frequency converters and high-efficiency motor technology significantly reduce the energy consumption of HVAC systems.• ClimaECO and ABB Cylon ensure efficient climate control and intelligent energy management. Buildings are responsible […]
Case Study: KNX award-winning smart castle in France
Systems integrator Lionel Armand describes the automaton of a castle that won the KNX Award 2022 for Smart Home – Europe. La Folie Boulart is a Belle Époque-era castle in Biarritz, in the Basque Country, France. It has been restored as a five-star rental property boasting eight bedrooms, a large reception room, lounge bar, billiard […]
Theben presents electromotive actuator Cheops S KNX – perfectly shaped and versatile
Theben presents the new electromotive actuator Cheops S KNX for controlling heating and cooling systems in KNX building automation. Cheops S KNX combines a high maximum actuating force of 220 N with great flexibility thanks to two binary inputs and maximum security with KNX Data Secure. Cheops S KNX is used in office, administration, industrial […]
MDT offers KNX Combi Sensor for room climate control
No more bad air during long meetings in the conference room: the CO2/VOC Combi Sensor from MDT enables demand-oriented ventilation control for automatic improvement of the air quality via the KNX system. For this purpose, it measures the CO2 and the mixed gas concentration (VOC) in the room. With the MDT Combi Sensor, the CO2 […]