Tricks of the Trade: best practices for KNX group address structures
Michael Bendtsen outlines the different types of KNX group address structures and the best practices to be used when designing, planning and configuring KNX system installations. In order to be an efficient KNX programmer and to make KNX projects run smoothly from start to finish, you need to think about how you are going to […]
Exploiting KNX Data: monitoring telegrams using graphs to add value to your installation
Andy Ellis explains how data generated from a KNX system can be used in graphical form to provide greater insight into a system’s performance to benefit installers and clients. The article also contains useful practical examples. KNX is such a versatile, robust system that, in my view, it should be specified as an integral part […]
Project Planning: avoiding design disconnects
Simon Buddle explains why it is important for the KNX systems integrator to be involved in a project at an early stage in order to avoid detrimental deviation from the original design, and ensure a happy customer. Our buying transactions are typically a one-to-one discussion and agreement. From clothes to cars, we research and create […]
Show Report: KNX takes centre stage at ISE 2021
Yasmin Hashmi reports on the recent ISE show, with summaries of KNX and other useful presentations, and links to the online videos. ISE is the largest professional AV show in the world, and this year moved to Barcelona, where an ambitious hybrid event took place comprising an in-person show in conjunction with the ISE Digital […]
KNX in Africa: pioneers make progress with first KNX Member
With KNX now present on all continents, the stage is set for a smarter world. Yasmin Hashmi gives a tase of how KNX is progressing in Africa, and how the market is developing quickly. Africa. What a continent. So diverse. So full of potential. So ready for KNX! According to the World Bank, with the […]
Independent Living: KNX meets assistive technology
Andy Ellis looks at how standard KNX technology can be used to help elderly and disabled people have control over their environments, and gives some great practical examples of installations using assistive technology. Assistive technology can help people stay independent and perform tasks that they had previously found difficult or impossible for various reasons. These […]
Energy Management: integrating EVs with KNX for intelligent charging
Casto Cañavate looks at the growth of the electric vehicle market and how it makes sense to integrate charging within a KNX energy management system at home or at work. In recent years we have seen a dramatic change in the automotive sector. Whilst consumers are opting to buy the more sustainable electric vehicle (EV), […]
Preparing for 2025: replacing gas and oil boilers with low-carbon systems
Simon Buddle looks at the demands of new green legislation on future heating systems, and how plumbers are now faced with having to replace tried-and-tested technology with more challenging alternatives. There are plenty of grumpy old people in the world. Each day brings about a new reason; like when did youngsters become quite so annoying, […]
Case Study: KNX controls Amerikalinje, Tripadvisor’s no.1 hotel in Oslo
Mikkel André Markmann describes the KNX automation system that completed the conversion of this historic building into a luxury and energy-efficient hotel. The old headquarters of Den Norske Amerikalinje (Norwegian America Line) in Oslo, Norway, was renovated into a luxury hotel by Nordic Property Management between 2018-2019. Tratec Teknikken AS, the Norwegian electrical, plumbing and […]
Energy Management with KNX: from energy efficiency to full management in a digitalising world
Casto Cañavate explains how the focus is changing from simple energy efficiency to strategies for a sustainable world through digitalisation and energy management using KNX. There has definitely been a positive change in people’s approach to being more energy efficient and sustainable. Thirty years ago, these issues were nowhere on the agenda. A decade later, […]