Iddero Launches New idderocloud Remote Access Service for its KNX Devices
Hall 9.0, Stand F03. Light + Building 2016 Iddero today announced the launch of idderocloud, the company’s innovative cloud-based remote access service. Idderocloud makes it easier than ever for users to connect to their Iddero KNX devices remotely in order to control and monitor their homes from anywhere, anytime, just as if they were sitting […]
B.E.G. Launches New Generation of KNX Sensors at Light + Building 2016
Building automation specialist B.E.G. will launch a new range of KNX lighting control solutions at Light + Building 2016 in Frankfurt, Germany this month. The German manufacturer’s Sixth Generation KNX Occupancy Sensor is being introduced with completely re-engineered hardware and software. Now the hardware has been streamlined and allows the detectors to be mounted to […]
GDS Digital Systems Launches KNX 4X10A LED Dimmer with Embedded RGB Function and Energy Measurement
GDS Digital Systems Ltd has launched a new constant-voltage LED dimmer with unique functions. The device will be presented at Light + Building 2016 on the TAPKO booth Hall 9.0 E10. The device is a constant-voltage dimmer featuring the following: • Voltage range: 12VDC – 36 VDC. Two independent power sources can be connected. • […]
ISE 2016 Reports Record Attendance with 65,686 Registered Attendees
Confirms exhibition as world’s largest AV and systems integration show. The organisers promised ‘More 4 You’ and produced the most for everyone. The first four-day Integrated Systems Europe exhibition came to a close on 12 February with a final count of 65,686 registered attendees. This represents a 6,338 (10.7%) increase on the 2015 edition and […]
Advice for Architects, Designers and Building Planners: Integrating Community Energy – Part 2
By Paul Foulkes, EchoHouse. Our use of energy is a major issue for the world. As Leonardo DiCaprio put it in his recent Oscar acceptance speech, “Climate change is real, it is happening now, it is the most urgent threat facing our species, and we need to work collectively and stop procrastinating.” As architects, designers […]
Tips: How to Specify KNX
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Following on from last month’s article on ‘How to sell KNX‘, hopefully you have now won the job! So now we need to design a KNX solution. KNX System Design KNX provides flexibility, resilience and upgradability at its core, so it makes sense to approach system design with the same […]
Trade Talk: Whoever Has the Gold Makes the Rules – an upmarket lighting experience
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. I’ve been on this one particular project for 18 months now. It has meandered its way slowly downstream, stopping for a break at non-payment signs and Russian Orthodox holidays. It has been something of a slow burn. The client would come, almost daily, to validate the striations in the […]
Case Study: Hand-Holding an Electrical Contractor with a KNX Installation
By Rafal Borek, Home of Technologies. There are many building automation protocols on the market today, and it is almost impossible for an electrical contractor to be an expert in all of them. This applies to KNX as much as any other protocol, so as a value-added KNX distributor, we believe that it is our […]
KNX Association Introduces Leading HVAC Intelligent Control Technology at ISH China & CIHE 2016
The heat pump industry is booming in China due to the government’s extended policies and efforts on promoting the development and application of renewable energies. Conforming to the government’s environmental goals of reducing energy consumption and tackling haze, the organisers of ISH China & CIHE 2016 has added Hall W4 to its show profile. The […]
EE & RE and Smart Cities 2016 Feature Energy Saving and Urban Solutions
5-7 April 2016, Sofia , Bulgaria The sustainable development of energy systems and cities is among the main priorities in South-East Europe. EE & RE (energy efficiency & renewables) and Smart Cities are a timely event in ‘exhibition-conference’ format. It responds to the current challenges and provides local key players with new solutions for renewable […]