Trade Talk: DALI 2 and what it Means for KNX
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. I think I might have missed the fanfare heralding the arrival of DALI 2. Or is it just that it has flown under the radar somewhat, like military HALO troops whose goal is to drop through the radar screen unnoticed, or, at worst just as a single blip on […]
Overview: Cooperating to Grow the Influence of Home Control with End-users
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. I saw a great post on LinkedIn recently, asking for recommendations for a smart home solution. Being from the building industry, the person who posted obviously had a lot of contacts that are able to offer some form of A/V or building control solution. Queue a load of replies from […]
Show Report: KNX at ISE 2018 Bursting at the Seams
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. The RAI exhibition centre is now officially full to capacity. The Integrated Systems Europe Show filled every hall and hallway. It even created a new hall on the plaza in front of the main halls. Hall 15 is open for business. In amongst the projectors, displays and holograms were […]
Show Report: Smart Building Conference and ISE 2018 Show Highlights
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Once again ISE has broken all records with over 80,000 attendees visiting the 1200 exhibitors over the four-day event. With a new hall added to support the demand from manufacturers, the show was even bigger than ever. Even before the show officially opens, there is the Smart Building Conference along […]
Overview: What will 2018 Bring the KNX Industry?
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. The beginning of another year – and in this year KNX will mark it 28th anniversary! I do often wonder at what point the founders of KNX realised that the system they had created was truly capable of establishing itself as the preferred solution for building automation. Without the Internet, […]
Trade Talk: Putting Power in the Hands of the Customer
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Whilst researching for an opening to this article, I did the usual Internet trawling to find some inspiration. Here were the top Google results for ‘Power’: ‘Should Donald Trump Have Power to Launch Nuclear Missiles?’ – an article in Time magazine. ‘Donald Trump betting odds’ – from the bookmaker, […]
Business: Wholesaler & Manufacturer Support for Systems Integrators on Large Projects
By Danny Lawless, ARK M&E Ltd. As KNX is being increasingly specified in home automation systems by consultants, especially in large multi-dwelling unit (MDU) high-rise buildings, the KNX part of the whole M&E (mechanical & electrical) tender is required to be costed as a specialist package. Some project tenders can be multi-stage, with the early […]
Trade Talk: Quoting and Project Management Software
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Creating quotes takes a considerable amount of time. They are not as simple as adding up a list of devices and putting a cost to them all. A quote requires many elements; firstly, we need to be able to understand the functions of each device. Then there is the […]
Tutorial: Securing KNX Systems
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Over the last month during a few talks and presentations I’ve given, it has become clear that the security of KNX and other IoT systems is still a concern for a lot of people. It’s great that people are aware of the potential risk when connecting a building to the […]
Show Report: Thai Building Fair 2017
By Daniele Caso and Giangiacomo Pastore, Eelectron. The Thai Building Fair is billed as ASEAN’s leading trade fair on building technology, innovation and solutions. Organised by Messe Frankfurt and held in conjunction with the Secutech Thailand show and the Thailand Lighting Fair, this year’s event took place between 16 to 18 November 2017 in the […]