ABB, Bosch, Cisco and LG Consortium Develops Open Standard for Smart Home Appliances Using WiFi, ZigBee, KNX and Other Connections
Intent to cooperate internationally Access for other manufacturers and service providers Certainty for end customers Different appliances, but just one common standard for data exchange ABB, Bosch, Cisco, and LG aim to set up a consortium to provide a software platform for smart homes. The companies have now signed a memorandum of understanding to this […]
City College Plymouth Runs KNX-based Courses Every Month
City College Plymouth, UK, is running a range of courses from one-day events for architects and designers to four-week courses for electricians and plumbers. All of the course have a KNX element. Intelligent Building Control Systems This is an entirely brand new qualification (City & Guilds 6069-01/02) compiled, designed and written by City College Plymouth […]
BSRIA New Smart Home Controls Study Says KNX-Based Products Continue to Gain Recognition in UK
Research company BSRIA has announced the availability of its latest series of reports on the smart home market in Europe and North America. The Smart Home Controls study looks at three major sectors, namely the Smart Home Market, Home Energy Management and Intelligent Residential Environmental Controls. The product scope covers: User interface. System controller. Field […]
KNX UK Hosts Essential Seminar For Building Professionals At The Lowry On 26 November
The KNX UK Association will be hosting an essential seminar for building professionals on Tuesday 26 November 2013 at The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester. “BS EN 15232 – The Impact of Building Automation on Energy Efficiency” will provide delegates with detailed information on the background and rationale of this British Standard that underpins the realisation […]
KNX Approved as Chinese Standard (GB/T 20965) for Home and Building Control
KNX is the worldwide only open STANDARD for Home and Building Control. KNX complies with the requirements of the international standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3) as well as with both European standards (CENELEC EN50090 and CEN EN13321-1 respectively EN13321-2) and the US ANSI/ASHRAE. The approval of KNX as Chinese Standard (GB/T 20965) confirms the importance of the […]
KNX Association Calls for Applications for its 2014 Awards
Deadline for submission: 6 December 2013. KNX Association International is pleased to announce that applications can now be handed in for the KNX Award 2014, which will be granted at the light+building fair 2014 (on the 1st of April) in Frankfurt (Germany). The KNX Award rewards the smartest KNX projects in home and building control […]
KNX Australia and the NECA Partner to Promote Compatible Platforms Across the Electrical Industry in Australia
The KNX National Group and the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) are proud to announce that they will be working together in Australia to promote the move towards compatible platforms across the electrical industry. KNX is the worldwide standard for home and building control and automation and NECA is the peak body of the […]
Entech Wins KNX UK Association’s Installation of the Year Award for ITV Offices
The KNX UK Association’s ‘Installation of the Year’ award was given to Entech for the ITV (Orange Building) Offices in Salford Quays. EnTech was asked by client BAS to streamline the design and delivery process of the building control system to be installed at the offices. EnTech’s design team suggested a full KNX field bus […]
BSRIA Finalises European Smart Home Study with Country Reports for Poland, Sweden and Denmark
KNX features prominently as a major element of the European Smart Home market as detailed in new research by BSRIA (The Building Services Research and Information Association). It has presented the results of its European Smart Home Market Study including nine in-depth reports on different European markets – Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, United Kingdom, […]
Smart Building Conference Comes to London in October
Agenda will place AV industry at the heart of the UK’s intelligent building debate Integrated Systems Events is delighted to announce that its Smart Building Conference will come to London on Tuesday 15 October. A joint venture of the company’s not-for-profit association owners, CEDIA and InfoComm International®, the Conference was held for the first time […]