Tips: Types of HVAC for Residential Applications
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. In the last few weeks, the Arctic circle has recorded temperatures that are 20°c warmer than is normal for this time of year – which is a pretty stark reminder that the climate is changing rapidly. As an industry, we can directly influence how much energy that the projects we […]
Overview: Integrated HVAC for the Home
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Having spent way too long in American hotel rooms, I can attest to the fact that, without fail, they always hum to their very own tune. It is the never-ending thrum of the air-conditioning system and those condensers belting out plumes of near-volcanic air. Almost any hotel room I […]
How to Solve it: Integrating KNX Systems with other Protocols using the Tridium Niagara AX Framework
By Mahir Mensuri Karataş and Ahmet Okan Şeker, Turkish Petroleum. The Problem It is well-known that effective automation systems can be created using just KNX for all kinds of projects. As the scope of projects grow however, you may end up with different communication protocols being used for different parts of the project. This may […]
Trade Talk: PIR Technology
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Motion detection is perceived by many as a relatively simple function to enable us to trigger fans or lights, whether internal or external. It’s not very clever and doesn’t require much by way of code to make it work. There are, however, myriad detector types utilising a wide array […]
Tips: Selecting KNX IP Routers and KNX DALI Gateways
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Having spent an afternoon at Construction Week working on the KNX UK stand, I was reminded of some of the key benefits of the KNX system. Inevitably we were surrounded by proprietary systems, from simple thermostats to whole-home control systems. They all have fantastic well-designed products, and when viewed in […]
Country Update: KNX in Australia
By Clayton Brown, Ivory Egg. Australia is a vast continent with great distances between each of the major cities. This means that each region has to rely heavily on its own economy. As the crow flies, the distance between Sydney and Perth is around 3300km, more than 800km further than that between London and Moscow. […]
Trade Talk: Voice Control – a Game Changer
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. The tide of technology will not be halted. We are entering an age where cars will soon become driverless – Uber already has test vehicles on the road in Pittsburgh, albeit with engineers riding shotgun, for the moment. I spent twenty minutes today walking around in a virtual world. […]
Tips: How to Select KNX Products
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. One of the key differences between KNX and other systems is the multitude of manufacturers and the interoperability of the products. This offers major benefits to end users, however, it can be quite a challenge to work out which products to use. As a distributor, we are often asked what […]
The Design Argument for KNX: Part 1 – Style and Substance
By Paul Foulkes, EchoHouse Energy. Last month, Mark Warburton looked at the argument for using KNX in a smaller residential build, in particular as part of a retrofit. I have put this to the test and am nearing the end of the renovation of the house my wife and I bought in December 2015. The […]
Trade Talk: Upgrades in Existing Buildings and those Difficult-to-get-to Places
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Well it’s back to reality for most of us I’m sure. After a few weeks R&R we’re heading back to work en masse. The joy of getting 5 miles across London in 20 minutes will be lost once more under the near-crippling weight of traffic the UK capital has […]