Trade Talk: Whoever Has the Gold Makes the Rules – an upmarket lighting experience
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. I’ve been on this one particular project for 18 months now. It has meandered its way slowly downstream, stopping for a break at non-payment signs and Russian Orthodox holidays. It has been something of a slow burn. The client would come, almost daily, to validate the striations in the […]
Trade Talk: Compensating for Cold Snaps with Weather Sensors and PID Controllers
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. We are well known for moaning about the weather in UK. In the summer it’s too hot, and in the autumn it’s too wet or windy. When the winter is warm, phrases such as, ‘It’s global warming causing it, you know’ are glibly thrown into any street corner chat. […]
Tips: How to Sell KNX
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Continuing from last month’s article about making KNX more accessible, let’s have a look at one approach to selling. Firstly, let’s have a look at the background. Not the background of KNX, but the background of those who are responsible for selling and promoting KNX. It is important to consider […]
Advice for Architects, Designers and Building Planners: Integrating Community Energy – Part 1
By Paul Foulkes, EchoHouse. Technology for buildings could be about to take a leap forward. You can control your heating from an app on your phone, and your lights, and even home security cameras. But can you do it from ONE app on all phones? Is there one system that can do it all? We […]
Trade Talk: Be Prepared for a Little Bit of DIY
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. With the seasonal holidays comes time for a little DIY. The outside tap pipe needs to be lagged, and there’s wood to be chopped for the fire. Then there is the shaver socket in the bathroom that needs to be rewired – the previous owners of the flat thought […]
How to Solve it: Individual Device Supervision and Traceability in a KNX Installation using the NETxAutomation BMS Server and Voyager Visualisation
By Julio Díaz García, Sapienx Automation. The Problem Security is a critical factor in any building control system and, in my opinion, should be the primary design consideration in a KNX installation. Furthermore, the decentralised nature of a KNX bus system requires, on many occasions, the cyclical monitoring of signals, and that may affect their […]
Perspective: Taking KNX to the Next Level
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. After an 18-month hiatus, I have returned to Ivory Egg and it is my pleasure to be writing for KNXtoday again. Having gained some perspective on the industry over this period, and as we start another year, I think it is a good time to take stock of where we […]
Trade Talk: Making Sense of Energy-Saving Codes in the UK
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. It’s easy to understand why the incandescent lamp has become obsolete and it’s equally easy to see the reasons why those who knew of its failings kept them very quiet. I’m not sure that I have ever worked with a product that is 95% inefficient before and nor am […]
How to Solve it: The Lighting Table Tool for Successful Lighting Design
By George Lazos, Quantum KNX++ Training Centre. The Problem Lighting is an important part of a building’s character. Its control is crucial, as it affects the occupants’ mood and helps them experience their way of living in a more interesting way. A successful lighting design must fulfil the customer’s needs, not only functionally, but aesthetically […]
Back to Basics: The Simplicity of KNX in a Complex Environment
By Charlotte Blissett-Griffiths, Ivory Egg (UK) Ltd. With KNX celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, there has been a lot of information extolling not only the success that KNX has had, but also the amazing statistics that go with the system. The image that this creates is that KNX is an extremely powerful and versatile […]