Trade Talk: KNX – 25 Years Young

By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. The silver anniversary is a pretty big deal in any household. Every home will have seen some massive changes in that quarter of a century. Children grow up and fly the nest, mobile phones appear, teasmades disappear (although not according to the Internet), and adults dress in over-sized romper […]
Case Study: Northumbria Specialist Care Hospital Pushes KNX into the IoT

By Chris Topham, Abtec Building Technologies. The Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital is England’s first 24/7 emergency care hospital. Modern approaches to care have been reflected in the hospital’s design with most of the beds in single en-suite rooms. That modern approach extends to the building’s environment and lighting controls – behind the scenes the […]
ThebenHTS Announces Flexible, Flat and Feature-Rich PlanoSpot KNX Presence Detector

With the new PlanoSpot 360 KNX DE, ThebenHTS is presenting the first presence detector on the market whose detection area can be displaced mechanically. As a result, the PlanoSpot KNX is the ideal presence detector for rooms where a flexible layout is important. But the PlanoSpot KNX impresses not only because of the variable, square […]
Eelectron Announces IC00P01DAL KNX/DALI Gateway
The DALI Gateway forms the interface between a KNX installation and a digital DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) lighting system. The DALI Gateway allows the switching and dimming of a maximum of 64 lights with a DALI operating device (e.g. electronic ballast). Up to 6 different addressing types of the DALI Gateway allow group-orientated and […]
Theben Offers New KNX Home and Building Control Solutions Brochure
What is KNX? What can it be used for? When does it make sense to use the fieldbus? These and many other questions are answered on 90 pages of the new Theben KNX solutions brochure, which is comprehensive, straight forward and well illustrated. Various practical application examples demonstrate the advantages of a KNX building control […]
ABB Creates Virtual ‘Better Space Hotel’

Discover the hotel of the future ABB recently launched its new building portal featuring a full range of innovative building technologies that offer customers sustainable solutions and modern design. A special feature of the portal is the interactive Better Space Hotel – a unique, virtual hotel application that customers can use to easily locate ABB […]
Gartner Finds Smart Lighting Has Potential to Reduce Energy Costs by 90%
Internet of Things (IoT) architectures are rapidly driving smart lighting technology, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner predicts that smart lighting installed base is projected to grow from 46 million units in 2015 to 2.54 billion units in 2020. In 2014, 300 million to 500 million square feet of commercial space worldwide could be considered to […]
Transparency Market Research Expects Smart Lighting Market to Reach US$56.62 Billion in 2020
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research “Smart Lighting Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014 – 2020,” global smart lightning market was valued at USD 21 billion in 2013, growing at a CAGR of 15.9% from 2014 to 2020 to account for USD 56.62 billion […]
IMP Introduces Latest KNX Products from Vimar
IMP is proud to introduce the latest KNX products released from Vimar SpA, the Italian producer of decorative wiring devices, automation products and KNX certified devices. The new products have been developed to embrace modern project demands and to further enhance Vimar’s extensive KNX product lines and technology. Furthermore, complimented by the Eikon 4D luxury […]
Eelectron Announces Availability of its New Universal Actuators and Dimmers Line
Eelectron SpA is glad to present the new universal actuators and dimmers line, now available in stock: NEW – Universal Modules 4/8/12 OUT- 16A with manual control: New range of Universal Actuators with manual control 4 – 8 – 12 OUT 16A now available, below you can find the references about the products models: BO04B01KNX […]