Show Report: Trends at Light+Building 2014
By Sophie Thomas, Ivory Egg. Fresh off the plane from Frankfurt and the world’s largest trade fair for lighting and building technology – Light+Building 2014, the Ivory Egg team is full of enthusiasm for what we have seen. With two ‘first-timers’ in the Ivory Egg group, namely Nikita Thompson and Matt Emberson, and our long-lost […]
Technology: The Benefits of Intruder Alarms with KNX
By Lu Yung Chiu, Cytech. In the vast majority of homes where a KNX system is installed, an intruder alarm is often a basic requirement – even before the decision about what sort of automation system to install. By and large, these homes are at the higher end and more likely to be targeted by […]
Solutions: Why Metering is Key to Reducing Energy Use in the Home
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Active metering is key to reducing demand on natural resources and reducing utility bills. By including metering and a method to easily view data – for example, on a smartphone as part of a KNX installation – your customer will be able to review both live and historical water, electricity […]
Country Profile: KNX Croatia
By Olivera Tomic, Apricum. Croatia is a democratic parliamentary republic at the crossroads of Central Europe, Southeast Europe, and the Mediterranean. It has a population of 4.28 million and its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The International Monetary Fund classified Croatia as an emerging and developing economy, and the World Bank identified it as […]
Interview: Lillian Andersen, Schneider Electric Denmark
Lillian Andersen has been the KNX Product Manager at Schneider Electric Denmark since 2008. Schneider Electric is a global specialist in energy management, and in Denmark it has a big footprint in developing different BMS systems such as KNX. Andersen is an electronics engineer, and prior to her current position, she had been working with […]
Best Practice: Integrated System Design – the Right Choice for Your Clients
By Simon Buddle, SMC. There is a plethora of electronic systems being installed in the home these days, and an even greater number of installers vying for the business. From the client’s perspective, there is increasing value in choosing a single company to design and install the low-voltage systems. From concept design through the build […]
Going Green: The Smart City – Way of the Future or Outdated Idea?
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. I was recently in South East Asia and Japan, and I was amazed at the size of the cities there. Singapore is somewhat hard to describe, with its massive buildings everywhere and impossible designs that challenge the force of gravity. You can see something similar in Kuala Lumpur, where the […]
Dr KNX: Problems Updating ETS4
By Dr KNX. Dear KNXer, In order to prevent the illegal use of ETS, the KNX Association decided to allow ETS updates for valid licences only. Depending on its configuration settings, ETS checks for available updates either automatically or manually, but before installing any updates, ETS also checks whether all installed licences are valid. If […]
Solutions: LED Dimming
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. It is an odd phenomenon that we spend a lot of time creating as much light as possible in a building, be it from architectural features, lighting effects such as fires, or general lighting, only to spend countless time and energy dimming it down to a suitable and aesthetically-pleasing level. […]
Case Study: Sleepy Hollow Residence, Prestbury, Cheshire, UK
By Paul Murphy, Intecho UK. Intecho was commissioned to devise a home technology solution for Sleepy Hollow; a stunning, architect-designed and environmentally-friendly luxury home in the village of Prestbury, Cheshire. The client – award winning property developer Hillcrest Homes – understood that the inclusion of a comprehensive home intelligence system was an essential element to […]