First Principles: Setting the Scene for the Holidays
By Nikita Thompson, Ivory Egg. Going away for the weekend should be a simple and enjoyable exercise, but often we end up spending so much time and energy getting our house ready to go, we set off on holiday already stressed out. With a KNX scene, all of this hassle is avoided – even if […]
Trade Talk: LED and the Lighting Designer
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Ambience, colour temperature, accent and task lighting – these are trademark phrases for a lighting designer. Creating wonderful room moods, with task lighting to enable reading, and accent lighting to draw one’s attention to an impressive architectural feature or well-placed ornament, lighting design requires an eye for design as […]
Case Study: ABB Automation for Office Building in Glarus, Switzerland
By Franco A. Bonutto, Soltris Gebäudesystemtechnik. As a public utility company in Switzerland, Technische Betriebe Glarus Nord (TBGN) has statutory obligations regarding energy saving. Having decided to expand its office complex by adding another floor, TBGN commissioned us to plan, build and install an energy-efficient system for lighting, shading and HVAC control. The project was […]
Case Study: The King’s School Science Learning Centre, Sydney Australia
By Alistair Grice, mySmartCTI. Founded in 1831, The King’s School is Australia’s oldest and one of its most prestigious independent schools. Located on 148 hectares in the Sydney suburb of North Parramatta, The King’s School is home to around 1500 students, from kindergarten to Year 12. Construction started on the AUS$20M Science Learning Centre in […]
Altenburger Electronic Offers Programmable KNX-Switch-Dim-Actuator
The Altenburger Electronic Programmable KNX-Switch-Dim-Actuator has integrated scene memory for up to 25 scenes with pre-selectable fade time for each scene (1 – 9999 sec.) with 0-10V/1-10V-interface. Features • for the realization of convenience lighting controls in combination with pushbutton panels, touch panels, visualizations, layout-tableaus, etc. • for switching, dimming, cross-fading and entering of light […]
Warema Presents its climatronic KNX Weather Central Control System at ISH 2015
Solutions from Warema represent a responsible and economic approach to using energy resources From 10 to 14 March 2015, Warema will present its newly available OptiControl room automation solution and the new Warema climatronic® KNX weather central control system at the KNX Association group booth A49 in Hall 10.3. Both solutions are ideally suited for […]
How to Solve it: Different Ways of Controlling KNX Dimmer Modules
By Ben Lewis, KNX Consultants. There can be confusion when it comes to figuring out the best way to design the operation of lighting control dimmers. The flexibility of KNX means that there are several ways that it can be implemented, and the standardisation ensures that all manufacturers offer at least the same basic set […]
Case Study: ABB’s New HQ in France Saves 25% in Energy Costs
By Edouard Vidoudez, ABB France. The new ABB headquarters in France is located outside Paris in Cergy Pontoise. It was converted from a factory into an office building, and is now fully equipped with advanced building automation systems including centralised monitoring. To bring the site into line with safety standards, ABB took the opportunity to […]
Case Study: KNX installation for Hotel in Jönköping, Sweden
By Giangiacomo Pastore, Eelectron. The Vox Hotel in Jönköping, Sweden is a new hotel where a high level of automation is matched by beautiful environments, high-end finishes, and a green attitude. The hotel looks out onto Lake Vättern, and boasts 143 premium rooms as well as communal areas. The owner had high ambitions for the […]
Elsner Elektronik Introduces Sewi KNX Indoor Monitor
The Sewi KNX indoor sensor monitors not only the presence of persons and the brightness, e.g. to switch light in an energy-optimized way, but also measures temperature, air humidity and CO2 for ambient climate control. The sensor is mounted on the ceiling or wall and is available in different variants as single or combined unit. […]