Memoori What’s Better in a Smart Building World Webinar
What’s Better in a Smart Building World? The BIoT is rapidly changing the Building Management game as we know it. This is a Q&A Webinar with Aaron Lapsley, Vice President of Global Engineering Services at Switch Automation. Webinar Highlights… – The BIoT movement has become a little obsessed with flooding our buildings with sensors and […]
Smart Buildings 2016 Attracts Exciting Exhibitors
Smart Buildings 2016 is the UK’s only event dedicated to integrated building technology and October’s event has already attracted a wealth of exciting exhibitors. One of the most exciting is Finnish acoustics specialist Framery. The company creates innovative soundproof booths designed to increase productivity in offices. It will be launching its Q Booth at this […]
Trade Talk: Creating a Scene with DALI – a Plea to KNX Manufacturers
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Did you see the strawberry full moon on the summer solstice? A full moon on the solstice only comes around once or twice in a life time – the last time it happened was in 1967. The summer solstice marks the beginning of summer, but in the northern hemisphere, […]
Tips: Handover and Supporting a Project
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. We are nearing the end of this series looking at the different stages of a project. It is now time to discuss the last stage – finishing the project. This is one of the most critical stages of the entire project and if completed correctly, can ensure the success of […]
KNX, Big Data and IoT – Linking IoT and big data to the built environment
By Paul Foulkes, EchoHouse. Almost everyone is talking about the Internet of Things (IoT) and data, particularly ‘big data’. I am no expert in this area, but what is evident is that the data people want to see originates in the built environment and has to be extracted. But data alone is useless. Data collection, […]
Product Design: How KNX Systems can Benefit from MCUs with FRAM Technology
By Damian Szmulewicz, Texas Instruments, and Oscar M. Guillen, Technical University of Munich. There has been a tremendous increase in the adoption of building automation systems over the last two decades, in part due to the development of smart microcontroller (MCU)-driven products. With critical functions such as access control, video surveillance, intrusion and fire detection, […]
Ivory Egg Launches New ‘3-Day Technician’ and ‘2-Day Partner’ KNX Courses
Number of UK KNX Integrators Set to Soar Ivory Egg is proud to announce the launch of its brand new KNX courses: ‘3-Day Technician’ and ‘2-Day Partner’, replacing the standard KNX Basic Certification course. Splitting the courses enables the KNX industry to grow quicker; ensuring integrators have the core skills to complete a project after […]
KNX UK Releases Findings of its First Dedicated Study into Size and Scope of KNX Market
First dedicated study in to size of UK’s KNX market predicts significant growth KNX UK, the association representing the KNX standard within the UK, has announced the findings of its recent extensive survey into the size and scope of the KNX market in the UK. The results show more than 86% of respondents are anticipating […]
HMS Industrial Networks Acquires Intesis Software
Sweden-based HMS Industrial Networks AB – a world-leading provider of communication technology for industrial automation – has acquired, on June 29th, 2016, the 100 per cent of the shares of Intesis Software S.L. Intesis was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Igualada, Spain, close to Barcelona. Intesis offers advanced communication gateway solutions and interfaces […]
CEDIA Announces its 2016 Awards Winners
The industry came together on Friday 1stJuly to commemorate excellence at the CEDIA Awards 2016. Hosted at the Guildhall in London, 400 home technology professionals enjoyed an evening of networking, comedy, high class dining, and of course, the celebration of 19 CEDIA Award winners. Hosted by British satirical comedian, Marcus Brigstocke, the black-tie event was […]