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 […]
20 years of Light + Building: pioneering work on lighting and connected building technology
2020 sees the twentieth anniversary of Light + Building. Marketed by Messe Frankfurt as the world’s leading trade fair for lighting and connected building services technology, the 2020 show will take place in Frankfurt am Main from 8 – 13 March. In this Q & A, Messe Frankfurt’s Chief of Communications and Sr VP of […]
Integration: the versatility of KNX to connect with almost anything
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. We are regularly asked if KNX works with a certain product or system. Whilst it’s easy to point out how KNX is a standard, so the question really should be whether said product or system works with KNX, this doesn’t actually help to move the conversation forward. The reality is […]
HVAC: the importance of humidity to KNX installers
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. I’m not one for sun worshipping nor am I usually in need of some winter sun. However, this year we’re heading to see friends and family in New Orleans and thought we might stop off for a week in Barbados. Well, it’s been a long year and we can […]
View from America: the first KNX intelligent commercial building in the USA
By Philip R. Juneau, ATC. My previous article talked about complete commercial field applications across multiple trades and protocols with a streamlined IP interface to the overall building energy management system (BEMS). The good news is that we’ve accomplished this in a newly-installed ABB facility in Highland Hills, Ohio. As the HQ for ABB’s market-leading […]
KNX Thermostats: intelligence in heating control
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. It’s getting cold out, well in the Northern Hemisphere anyway, so it must be time for an article about heating control. The decentralised nature of KNX makes it ideal for heating control, particularly in systems with many zones and device types. Integrating UFH with radiators for boost, along with air-conditioning […]
View from America: KNX as the future standard for the USA
By Philip R. Juneau, ATC. As this is the inaugural article for my ‘View from America’ column, I’d like to be upfront about my main goal, which is to promote the adoption of KNX in the USA. So I thought I’d start by focusing on the simplicity and benefits of KNX when applied here and, […]