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 […]
Adapting to the New Reality: KNX is the ideal standard for market-leading building control projects now and in the future
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg Over the last few months we have all had to make some major adjustments to our lives and businesses in order to cope with the challenges being posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Whilst this is an extremely challenging time for many, there are some positives that have emerged. The recent […]
The Bigger Picture: how to avoid protocol soup through building-wide networks
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes Three days ago, it was a balmy 24°C, but now I am looking at the beginning of the ‘long grey’. The holiday season is over too – at least what there was of it. In Europe, we the British are blessed that almost everyone can speak our language in […]
View from America: net zero-carbon buildings – a challenge that KNX can meet
By Philip R. Juneau. These are clearly tumultuous times around the world, and here in America, we seem to be muddled in the midst of it all. Living with COVID-19 has awoken a survival mode in every one of us, which can take us over and cause mayhem and panic. To add insult to injury, […]
View from America: getting back to basics for a safer future
By Philip R. Juneau. As building structures become bolder, with more complex building functions, building equipment and associated controls become ever more strategically important to the future planning and development of buildings. With the current COVID-19 pandemic, there is a surge of concern regarding poor indoor air quality (IAQ) due to insufficient or improperly-designed/applied HVAC […]
KNX Professionals: documentation sets us apart from the trunk slammers
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. ‘Trunk slammers’ is the term used by custom installers in the USA to denote a person or company who provides a simple, cheap in-and-out service with little to no design, programming or any other paperwork for that matter. They usually compete on price and swiftness of service. They are […]
Programming Tips: keeping KNX push buttons in sync with the controlled circuit
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. When controlling lights individually with KNX, a common complaint is that the buttons don’t correctly show the status of the lights and require two presses to operate. This is caused by not setting up the feedback status correctly. Looking at each of the group addresses below, namely 1/0/1, 1/0/11 and 1/0/15, […]
Interview: Paul Foulkes, President of KNX UK
Paul Foulkes MSc MIET was elected as President of the KNX UK Association this spring. He is also KNX Business Manager for Theben UK and unashamedly passionate about creating inclusive buildings. In this exclusive interview with KNXtoday, Paul talks about his passion for KNX, why the protocol is highly-suited to our changing needs, and the […]
View from America: strategies for a safer and more humane built environment
By Philip R. Juneau. Thanks to COVID-19, we are experiencing change in so many ways, which has left us feeling uneasy, to say the least. As we very cautiously enter back into social and business environments, we are not sure what our future interactions will be like. With so much information being thrown our way, […]