Project Planning: avoiding design disconnects
Simon Buddle explains why it is important for the KNX systems integrator to be involved in a project at an early stage in order to avoid detrimental deviation from the original design, and ensure a happy customer. Our buying transactions are typically a one-to-one discussion and agreement. From clothes to cars, we research and create […]
Elsner Elektronik Presents CasaConnect KNX Starter Sets and Central Unit for Smart KNX Buildings
With the KNX sets CasaConnect, Elsner Elektronik presents a new concept for KNX beginners. Typical KNX devices for an apartment or for a house reach the customer as a pre-configured package: weather station, control panel, room controller, smoke, motion and water detectors and actuators for heating, sun protection, light and for switching have already been […]
Independent Living: KNX meets assistive technology
Andy Ellis looks at how standard KNX technology can be used to help elderly and disabled people have control over their environments, and gives some great practical examples of installations using assistive technology. Assistive technology can help people stay independent and perform tasks that they had previously found difficult or impossible for various reasons. These […]
The Colours and Shades of KNX: helping the customer to decide
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Choice is an interesting thing. When faced with limited options, it’s often easy to work out what you want. Presented with just two options, you could decide on the flip of a coin. Regardless of the actual result, by the time the coin has landed you will know your preference. […]
System Design: balancing the James Bond effect with function
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. It is beginning to feel like a very long year. This office desk of mine has spent far too many days confused by my Zoom shirt/shorts dress combination. It, like me, could do with a few days off from the ongoing low-level stress and isolation. We are, after all, […]
Case Study: world’s largest sports air dome completed in one month
By Flavio Sanches, ComfortClick. Connacht GAA (Connacht Provincial Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association) is the governing body for Gaelic games that are played in the province of Connacht, Ireland. It had been planning an indoor playing facility for some time, and in 2017, decided that this would be in the form of an air […]
KNX Simulator Allows You to Learn KNX by Practising
KNX Simulator S.L., is a Spanish startup that has developed innovative KNX home automation simulation software. Our wide experience related to the construction sector and to the KNX standard, the urgent need to improve energy efficiency and sustainability in current and new buildings, together with the difficulty of accessing practise training experienced by many sector […]
Ekinex Introduces Delégo for Complete Building Control Ensuring Safety, Wellness and Comfort
Many functions, one solution A system that allows you to manage all the technology of a property in a simple and intuitive way. Manage the lighting, control the climate, create a scenario, monitor safety and consumption: these are just some of the functions managed by Delégo. The system offers the possibility to realize scenarios, logical […]
Thirty Years of KNX: whatever its age, your system will not be obsolete
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes It is the 30th year of the KNX standard. Celebrations have been ongoing for most of the year, and KNX continues to grow as the dominant smart building standard across Europe (I think the UK is still in, currently, but I just read that my biometric passport will soon […]
View from America: reducing our energy consumption via demand-side management
By Philip R. Juneau. I write this article just as the results of the election are coming in here in the USA, and have decided to focus on demand-side management (DSM), i.e., the monitoring and controlling of our energy consumption, especially regarding our building infrastructure. During the election, discussions regarding the phasing out or elimination […]