Virtual Show: a selection of Spring KNX product previews and launches
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. With everything going on around the world, it is really inspiring to see the way people and communities are working together to support each other and those that are less able or fortunate. Even seeing how businesses are reacting is a source of positivity, with a huge number of companies […]
View from America: OT interoperability – the key to intelligent buildings
By Philip R. Juneau. ‘Interoperability is the ability of two or more systems to interact with each other, whereby the technical interfaces to each system are completely and bi-directionally recognised by each other.’ This is the pure technical definition, taken from the Information Technology (IT) or Operational Technology (OT) perspective. This does not, however, take […]
ISE 2020 Education: integrating AV with KNX
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. With the last ISE at the RAI in Amsterdam slowly fading into the past, it’s timely to reflect on how much of an impact this show has had over the years. It’s been fantastic seeing it evolve from a show dominated by commercial screens and control to one that sees […]
View from America: exploiting the sun to save energy with KNX
By Philip R. Juneau, ATC. I’d like to start off with a definition of the term ‘daylighting’ within the context of building design and construction. Daylighting is the use of building infrastructure (e.g., windows, skylights etc) to capture direct sunlight whilst gaining the indirect sunlight from well-designed reflective materials. In building design, the challenge is […]
Case Study: KNX saves energy whilst providing a luxurious hotel guest experience in New Delhi, India
By Bhavesh Doshi, Entelechy. The Hyatt Andaz, an award-winning upscale/luxury lifestyle brand hotel, was opened in New Delhi, India in 2018. The hotel has 401 rooms and 200 apartments. We started working on this project in 2012 with a mock up. Being luxury hotel, the details were quite elaborate. Entelechy Systems, the most experienced and […]
KNX Presence Detectors: things have moved along
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Having spent the last few weeks on the road visiting various customers and specifiers, attending board meetings and delivering training, I have had a great opportunity to reconnect with some of the things that make the KNX system truly unique. An often-overlooked aspect is the way KNX sets a platform […]
Tomorrow’s World: the power of KNX TP1-256
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Thursday night used to be quite a special TV night in the UK in the 1970s and 80s. Top of the Pops, the Old Grey Whistle Test and, of course, Tomorrow’s World. Many of you will have seen the 1989 Tomorrow’s World that was recently shared via social media, […]
View from America: KNX is key to the ultimate guest experience
By Philip R. Juneau, ATC. The hospitality market has shown consistent, significant growth over the years, and has been moving towards the highest end of the building technology spectrum. This can be seen in myriad high-rise, beautifully-designed hotels in Europe, the Middle-East and Asia that use KNX technology. Take Dubai for example, where the KNX […]
Stock take: it’s a new decade and KNX is thirty!
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Out of the blue it seems we have moved into a new decade, well technically not, but it certainly feels like it, mainly because 2020 just sounds so much better than 2019. Regardless of the pedantry, it’s still a milestone and a great time to reflect on past years and […]
View from America: mastering intelligent room control through a combination of KNX and DALI
By Philip R. Juneau, ATC. You may think the title bold, but based on all of the successful and sustainable installations worldwide, I’m quite comfortable and proud to state this. I must admit, for many years, I was unaware of the KNX technology being in the HVAC (i.e., BMS) controls industry, which operates mainly in […]