Smart Building Conference 2018 Features Carlo Ratti
Smart Building Conference (SBC) is a unique one day summit that explores the latest in smart home, smart office, smart building and smart city technologies and business strategies. The event is held annually on the day before the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) exhibition begins. ISE is the world’s largest tradeshow for the AV and systems […]
ComfortClick Enables KNX Control via Amazon Alexa
ComfortClick, the universal home automation platform, now supports Amazon Alexa. This enables ComfortClick users to use voice control for managing their smart home systems including KNX, Z-Wave, Modbus and others. A simple way to control your entire house – your voice ComfortClick’s Alexa skill is available in both English and German and can be activated […]
Trade Talk: Lighting Scenes using ETS
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Next to interior design, one could argue that beautiful lighting can make a room. That combination of aesthetic design and the subtleties of a good lighting design create style, mood and elegance within any room. Bland design or harsh light will kill a room’s mood. Indeed, it was the […]
Tips: KNX Power Supplies – there’s More Choice than You Think
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Power supplies. Hardly the most exciting subject to write about, but they are the key component for every KNX system, so let’s get more excited about them! Although the output of KNX power supply units (PSUs) has informally been standardised as 160mA, 320mA and 640mA, there is still a lot […]
KNX IoT: Progress and Implementation
By Dries Verbrugge, KNX Association. In the last couple of decades, the Internet has seen incredible growth. It is extending into more and more areas of our lives, and is now reaching into home and building automation – domains which, until recently, were only served by specific solutions that were not directly based on IP. […]
Case Study: Why an M&E Consultant Specified KNX in a London Residential Block
By Danny Lawless, ARK M&E Ltd. KNX is gaining in prominence in the UK’s large high-end residential sector. This is primarily due to its capabilities, which are compelling and are now being noticed by large M&E (Mechanical & Electrical) consultants. As a result, KNX is being specified as the standalone system for new high-end residential […]
KNX Association Announces Special Offer on ETS5 Pro Together with ETS5 Supplementary in November
As a professional, you may have the need to buy a couple of ETS5 licenses. In November, when you buy a new ETS5 Professional license (no update) together with one ETS5 Supplementary, you will receive the Supplementary free of charge! Conditions You must buy IN THE SAME ORDER: – One new ETS5 Professional (€1000) + […]
Merck Window Technologies Joins the KNX Association
Merck windows technolgie B.V. is the developer of Liquid Crystal Windows, an innovative switchable glazing. LCW puts you in control of the light in your building. LCW Solar glazing switches from dark to clear at the flick of a switch. A range of colors and shading can be tuned to your requirements. The new LCW […]
Hugo Müller Offers KNX Air Quality Sensor and Control
The air quality sensor (AQS) GS 41.00 KNX offers detection of the air quality (CO 2 concentration compensated by atmospheric pressure, temperature, relative humidity), as well as air quality control functions. The sensors are commonly found in office buildings, schools and private homes. Due to wall-mounted housing, ideal sensor positioning is possible. In addition, the […]
KNX Award 2018 – Hand in your Project
KNX Association International is pleased to announce that applications can now be handed in for the KNX Award 2018, which will be granted at the light+building fair 2018 in Frankfurt (Germany). The KNX Award rewards the smartest KNX projects in home and building control around the world, which stand out as regards innovation and technical […]