Cities/Buildings Systems Standardization and Object Addresses
Many buildings have been equipped with Building Automation Systems for resources consumption management. The next step is interconnecting those buildings in a City Resource Management System with the power plants, gas plants, water treatment plants, waste water plants and all the other community plants. The result is a system that will contain all electrical installations […]
KNX Demand Side Management
By KNX Association The scope of this paper is to introduce in compliance with the EN50090 series – a Demand Side Management, and – control strategies and algorithms for load adaptions, and – the KNX solutions for providing flexibilities. KNX Demand Side Management (PDF)
KNX Italy Presents its Annual KNX Day for 2013 on 22 November
KNX Italy is pleased to invite you to its annual KNX Day event. We look forward to confronting the market potential of home automation systems and building automation, and of course to have fun together celebrating the winners of the third edition of the Italian KNX Awards. Participation is free by email registration to segreteria@knx.it. […]
FS Cables Offers Duct Grade, Armoured and White Versions of TP1 KNX Cable
FS Cables as member of the KNX association now offers certified KNX cable TP1. With the increasing demand for ‘green’ buildings, Intelligent Building Technology systems can contribute to significant energy savings over time. KNX systems, formerly known as EIB, allow the operation and control of heating, lighting and air condition among others to be aligned […]
IKNX Integraciones Announces KNX Days In Cordoba II Conference
IKNX Integraciones is organising its second conference on smart home and building automation as a path to energy efficiency and new business. This event is aimed at people who are new to KNX, as well as those who want to increase their knowledge of the system with the introduction of new products from leading manufacturers. […]
ABB, Bosch, Cisco and LG Consortium Develops Open Standard for Smart Home Appliances Using WiFi, ZigBee, KNX and Other Connections
Intent to cooperate internationally Access for other manufacturers and service providers Certainty for end customers Different appliances, but just one common standard for data exchange ABB, Bosch, Cisco, and LG aim to set up a consortium to provide a software platform for smart homes. The companies have now signed a memorandum of understanding to this […]
MarketsandMarkets Forecasts Home Automation & Controls Market to be Worth US$48.02 Billion by 2018
According to a new market research report “Home Automation & Controls Market by Product (Lighting Control, Security Control, Access Control, HVAC Control, Entertainment Control, Outdoor Control, Communication Protocols, Standards & Data Distribution) & Geography (2013 – 2018)” ,published by MarketsandMarkets, the value of home automation &; controls market was worth $19.15 billion in 2012, and […]
Aumüller Aumatic Joins KNX Association
Aumüller Aumatic GmbH develops, produces and distributes systems for both natural smoke and heat exhaust as well as systems for controlled natural ventilation. The systems consist of linear, chain and electric spindle drives and their related control and regulation systems and sensors. Their solutions in the area of powered smoke and heat deduction are installed […]
Schneider Electric’s InSideControl App Offers Full Control of KNX Installations
With InSideControl the user can conveniently control all the property’s features from a smartphone or tablet. Control of light and temperature, re-creation of scenes, measurement and visualization of energy consumption are some of the possibilities that the app offers. “Mobile devices are becoming an increasingly important part of everyday life and the demand for mobile […]
JLL Forecasts Investment in Smart Buildings will be US$18 Billion by 2017
New report envisions connected and sustainable cities anchored by automated buildings and infrastructure The world is getting smarter as smart phones, smart cards and now smart buildings are sweeping our cities, according to a report by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) that states smart building investment is expected to triple from $5.5 billion in 2012 to […]