BCIA Announces Finalists for 2014 Industry Awards
The Building Controls Industry Association 2014 Awards saw a record number of entries, with more companies than ever aiming to be on the shortlist. The Awards are open to the whole controls sector, not only BCIA members. BCIA President Steve Harrison says: ‘We are delighted that the BCIA Awards are so valued by our industry. […]
CABA Announces Programme for its Next Intelligent Buildings & Digital Home Forum
The Continental Automated Buildings Association is pleased to announce that its next Intelligent Buildings & Digital Home Forum will be held April 1-3, 2014 in Washington, DC. CABA’s event, sponsored by CoR Advisors, Honeywell, Microsoft, Pella Corporation, and Siemens, will be held in conjunction with CoR Advisors’ 2014 Building Energy Summit. Program information and registration […]
KNX National Group Japan Sets Up
Thirty participants from major Japanese and international companies joined the foundation meeting of KNX Japan. All members highly appreciated the activities of KNX in the Japanese market and look forward to the upcoming activities on the market. Many activities for KNX Japan have been planned already and people are looking forward to the upcoming events, […]
KNX Becomes REST API Compliant With ETSI M2M Support
KNX, the leading open standard for Home and Building Control now provides a Web-based (REST) development interface through its complete integration with the ETSI M2M Release 2 architecture. With the simple RESTful API outlined in ETSI TR 102 966, M2M Application developers and cloud services can access a large number of fieldbus and automation protocols […]
KNX Association Announces 2.1 Release of the KNX Standard
It has been already more than four years since KNX proudly presented Version 2.0, in which a large number of KNX system extensions – that were previously documented in Application Notes – were fully integrated into the body text. Now we are happy to announce the 2.1 Release of the KNX Standard. Four years have […]
ISE Announces ‘Kick-Starting the Market for Building Automation’ by Dr Dirk Schlesinger as Opening Keynote Address
Global Manufacturing Lead of Cisco Consulting Services will explain how new interoperability model will ‘kick-start the market for building automation’ Integrated Systems Events is delighted to announce that Dr Dirk Schlesinger, the global lead for manufacturing industries of Cisco Consulting Services, will present the Opening Keynote Address of ISE 2014. Titled ‘Kick-Starting the Market for […]
Somfy and Philips Win 2013 Interclima+Elec innovation Award for their ‘Light Balancing’ Energy Saving Solution
SOMFY in partnership with Philips , WINNERS of 2013 innovation competition on “INTERCLIMA + ELEC” French fair in the category of “skills’ alliance” with their “Light balancing” solution. Somfy and Philips join their expertise to offer a unique combined light management solution which enhances the building’s energy performance and provides optimum comfort for the occupants. […]
KNX Association Announces Special Offer on Extended Copy App
SPECIAL OFFER DECEMBER 2013 ETS App of the month The new ETS Apps have been launched during the light+building Fair 2012. The ETS Apps offer you more options and flexibility within ETS4. We would like to offer you the possibility to receive one of our most successful ETS Apps with a 50% rebate: • Extended […]
TÜV Rheinland Becomes 10th KNX Accredited Test Lab
TÜV Rheinland recently became the 10th test lab worldwide to achieve KNX accreditation for performing KNX conformity tests. Only test reports emanating from such KNX accredited test labs are accepted as the basis for issuing the KNX conformity certificate. Such a certificate in turn is needed to brand a product with the KNX Trademark. Already […]
Light+Building 2014 Features Intelligent Automation Technology Promising Big Energy Savings in Buildings
Smartphone and table PCs increasingly popular for controlling building-services technology Energy costs are rising. And this applies equally to petrol, diesel and heating oil. The shift away from nuclear power in Germany and the associated promotion of renewable sources of energy have led to a disproportionate rise in prices, especially for electricity. Although politicians are […]