Thinka Announces its Thinka-ECHO Bridge Between KNX and Alexa
Thinka, a Dutch tech company with focus on Home Automation, has announced its Thinka-ECHO: A bridge between KNX and Alexa. Alexa is Amazon’s digital assistant which comes with both Amazon Echo and Echo dot, and is available in the US, UK and Germany, but will soon support more languages. Controlling KNX by voice commands will […]
Shanghai Smart Home Technology 2017 Receives Positive Response With 80% of Booths Already Booked
Shanghai Smart Home Technology Shanghai New International Expo Centre Shanghai, China, 5 – 7 September 2017 Notable brands to showcase cutting-edge technologies Joining forces with one of China’s leading smart home industry organisations, the China Smart Home Industry Alliance (CSHIA), Shanghai Smart Home Technology (SSHT) will return to the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from […]
CEDIA Introduces New Categories for its 2017 Awards
CEDIA has announced the 2017 CEDIA Awards is officially open for entries. This year’s scheme introduces new and revised award categories and will feature a number of improvements, making it quicker and easier for members to enter. All programme updates will be mirrored in the Americas and Asia Pacific Awards. The 2017 CEDIA Awards categories […]
KNX Association Announces Successful Launch of ETS Inside with Over 1000 Licenses Sold Within the First Three Days
The launch of ETS Inside has been accompanied by the largest series of events in the history of KNX. With more than 30 conferences all over the world, in March 2017 the whole KNX community ushered in a new era of working with the worldwide STANDARD of home and building control – in a Smart, […]
HDL Launches New FCHC Actuator for KNX HVAC Installations
The Future of FCU Control HDL has just announced the launch of its new KNX FCU controller, the HDL FCHC Actuator. Bringing KNX users a powerful control solution for air conditioners, fans, compressors, and underfloor heating, the HDL KNX FCHC Actuator supports up to seven digital temperature sensors, while utilising unique active and passive control […]
MarketsandMartkets Forecasts the Building Automation System Market to be Worth US$99.11 Billion by 2022
According to the new market research report “Building Automation System Market by Communication Technology (Wired, and Wireless), Offering (Facilities Management Systems, Security & Access Control Systems, and Fire Protection Systems), Application, and Region – Global Forecast to 2022”, the overall BAS market was valued at USD 53.66 Billion in 2016 and is expected to reach […]
GEZE Demos the Networking of Automated Window Systems at ISH 2017
Automated doors and windows in building automation – GEZE innovative system solutions complete ‘Smart Buildings’ Heating, air-conditioning, lighting and shading aren’t everything when it comes to smart buildings! GEZE is complementing traditional technologies in building automation with new innovative solutions, since a building is truly ‘smart’ only if automated doors and windows are integrated. GEZE […]
Memoori Finds StartUps Play a Crucial Role in Smart Building Innovation
Memoori has published a new report, which highlights the critical contribution Startups are making to the introduction of innovation in the Smart Buildings space. Over the last nine years, a plethora of venture-backed startup companies have targeted commercial and industrial building owners and operators with technology offerings. These have been aimed not just at reducing […]
Weinzierl Shows New KNX Devices at ISH 2017
EnOcean GAteway, Line Coupler and USB Interface As the first KNX EnOcean gateway in the market, the new KNX ENO 636 secure supports the encrypted radio communication with EnOcean devices: – Secure bidirectional radio communication with Rolling Code (RLC) – Easy commissioning as usual – more safety without loss of comfort – Encryption can be […]
Lavergne and Micaelli Launch French-version Book on Building Control using KNX
Christophe Lavergne and Marc-Antoine Micaelli of DMC Technology and KNX USA, have just launched a book in French entitled ‘La Gestion Technique du Bâtiment – Le protocole KNX pour une performance énergétique optimale!’ (Technical Building Management – The KNX protocol for optimal energy performance!) The book covers energy optimisation using KNX technology in buildings, with […]