Case Study: KNX simplifies integration in Hotel Serras Barcelona

David Giménez Rueda describes how the flexibility of KNX allowed the upgrade of a top hotel’s automation system to produce fully-integrated comfort, luxury and energy efficiency that has paid for itself within its first year. Hotel Serras Barcelona is a five-star boutique hotel located in the heart of the magnificent Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, Spain. […]

Annual Review: KNX has all the answers

Simon Buddle looks back over significant developments for KNX in 2023 and forward into 2024, including LED control, RF radiator valves and KNX being embraced by the MDU market. Another year down and possibly time for a little reflection. It is an integral part of the new year along with resolutions, fitness regimes and of […]

KNX – A Brand with Values You Can Trust: Part 1

In Part 1 of this two-part series, Yasmin Hashmi describes to the lay-person what KNX is, what it can do, and why it can be trusted. Over the Christmas period, I have been socialising quite a bit, and when people ask me what I do, I answer that I edit a magazine dedicated to a […]

Energy Management: making the transition to low-carbon buildings using KNX

Harm Elzinga discusses the energy transition and its challenges, and makes the case for using KNX-based energy management systems reduce our carbon footprints. Given the effects of climate change, the geopolitical situation, the need to reduce our carbon footprint and find more reliable forms of ‘clean’ energy, a complete energy transition has never been more […]

Energy Management: developing an AI-assisted smart energy manager

Jan Derua describes why Thomas More University of Applied Sciences developed an AI-assisted smart energy manager, and how it was done. Thomas More University of Applied Sciences is the largest university for applied sciences in Flanders, Belgium, and is spread across eight locations. At Campus De Nayer in Sint-Katelijne-Waver, we have courses in Electromechanics, Automotive […]

Year Roundup: KNX Association reviews 2023 and looks forward to 2024

Yasmin Hashmi asks KNX Association’s President, Vice President, CTO and CEO for their highlights of 2023 and pointers of what to look out for in 2024. Franz Kammerl, President, KNX Association Among my highlights of 2023 was the introduction of KNX IoT at both the ISH fair in Frankfurt as one of the most important […]

Lighting: creating amazing aesthetics for the home using KNX and LED tape

As LED tape is now ubiquitous in new lighting schemes, Simon Buddle explains how combining it with the flexibility of KNX can lead to stunning effects that are more cost-effective than other solutions. The slow transition to LED, I would say, is pretty much complete. I haven’t seen an incandescent lamp installed in a new […]

KNX IoT: Part 7 – the open-source KNX IoT stack

In the seventh of this series of articles on KNX IoT, Bruno Johnson and Wouter van der Beek explain the open source KNX IoT Stack. Digital transformation has been one the main strategy topics on company board meeting agendas for the last few years. The opportunity to develop digital services from cloud-based applications requires Internet […]

Country Profile: KNX Userclub Egypt

Yasmin Hashmi interviews Mohamed Ali, President of KNX Userclub Egypt about the formation of the group and the wider KNX market in Egypt. For months now, KNX Userclub Egypt has been actively promoting its presence and activities in advance of its imminent official launch. It was set up by a dedicated group of founding members […]