Design Innovation Appoints Diana Stickland as Business Development Manager

KNX UK systems integrator member Design Innovation has appointed Diana Stickland as Business Development Manager. Diana has extensive experience in building services and electrical engineering. She has joined the company from Wieland where she held positions in sales and project management. Nick Gale, Design Innovation’s Managing Director, commented, “Our KNX business continues to expand successfully […]

KNX Association Offers New KNX eAcademy Webinars for Manufacturers and Developers

New learning platform: the KNX eAcademy The KNX Association would like to share KNX knowledge with you. That is why we have created the KNX eAcademy where you can enroll in different free webinars. You will find tutorial sessions as well as information sessions. Many topics are proposed and renewed so make sure you visit […]

KNX Members Team Up for Home and Equine Centre Project in Scotland

A challenging home automation project at a home with an equine centre in the Scottish Borders has seen two members of the KNX UK Association working closely together. The result is an installation that has fully met the aspirations of the property owners. It has also demonstrated how any electrical contractor in the early stages […]

CIBSE Launches 2014 Building Performance Awards

Date: Wednesday 3 July 2013 Venue: York House, 45 Seymour Street, London W1H 7LX The 2014 CIBSE Building Performance Awards will be launching on Wednesday 3 July 2013, kindly hosted by British Land at their London headquarters. CIBSE Technical Director and Chairman of the Judging Panel, Hywel Davies, will be introducing Justin Snoxall from British […]

Ivory Egg Announces More KNX Training Dates in UK

KNX is Europe’s most popular control protocol and its popularity is exploding here in the UK. We believe it is important to be fully up to speed with any system before recommending or installing it and we have a training provision, with two levels of course to support your progress with KNX. Our KNX courses […]

Case Study: KNX Control of Civic Building, Australia

By Alistair Grice, mySmartCTI. The Civic Building in Australia’s Surf Coast Shire is a hallmark of environmentally sustainable design in regional Victoria. With the aim of reflecting the Surf Coast’s environmental conscience, the Council laid out a plan for a civic building that would not only use all natural resources available, but also share and […]

Dr KNX: Updating Your ETS

By Dr KNX. Dear KNXer, As we all know, perfect software does not exist and there is always something that can be improved. This is why KNX Association regularly makes enhancements to the ETS software, and so yes, I strongly recommend that you update your ETS software. Apart from this, the most important reason why […]

KNX UK Exhibits at Building Controls South, Sandown Park, UK 23-24 October 2013

The KNX UK Association and several of its members will have a major presence at the 2013 Building controls South exhibition to be held on 23-24 October 2013 at Sandown Park. The ‘KNX Village’ will feature not only a stand from the Association itself but also stands of members Wago, Theben, BEG UK and Schneider […]

Sustainability: Why Architects and Builders Should Plan for KNX Home Control

By Paul Russell, Schneider Electric. The electrical industry is changing faster than ever before. New technology advancements aligned with changes in legislation and government incentives have ensured that the issue of energy efficiency has risen up the social agenda. The recently-launched Green Deal scheme in the UK is one example and allows homeowners to make […]