Business Opportunities: long-term service and maintenance contracts

Professional installer and service engineer, Andy Ellis, focuses on the longevity of KNX systems and explores the benefits of service and maintenance contracts. KNX recently celebrated its 30th birthday. It is remarkable to think that there are KNX installations out there that are decades old, yet are still relevant. Indeed, our service team regularly attends […]

BSRIA Finds Building Automation Controls Market Set to Bounce Back after Hit by COVID-19

BSRIA has updated its forecasts for Building Automation Controls (BACS) based on research into the major global markets. The short- term impact of COVID-19 has been significant, with the global BACS market declining by an expected 10% in 2020 instead of the 4% growth forecasted in March last year. All the major geographical regions have been hit, […]

Futuresource Consulting Looks at How Homes are Slowly Embracing the IoT revolution

Our homes are quickly getting smarter. From smart meters helping us to better manage our energy output to smart security cameras monitoring possible criminal activity, the internet of things is quickly being built around us. By 2024, 47% and 27% of households will own a smart security and monitoring device in North America and Western […]

A Fresh Perspective: three ways that KNX changed my opinion of ‘smart’

By Luke Thomas, Ivory Egg. Until joining Ivory Egg, my idea of a smart home was smart plugs, off-the-shelf ‘intelligent’ lightbulbs, a few clever widgets on my phone and some home assistant speakers dotted about the house. Please feel free to scoff at my ignorance now! Fast-forward a few months and KNX has unravelled this […]

DALI Alliance joins IP-BLiS to Improve IoT Integration Across Smart Commercial Buildings

Along with BACnet International, KNX Association, OCF, Thread Group and the Zigbee Alliance, the group advocates the use of Internet Protocol as the secure backbone for lighting and building-automation services. The DALI Alliance has joined IP-BLiS, the “IP Building & Lighting Standards” market interest group to support convergence towards using Internet Protocol (IP) transport and security mechanisms to simplify […]

My KNX Store Announces Christmas Trading Info

With the Christmas break fast approaching please find additional information on last order deadlines, office closures and delivery dates below. If you require delivery of a current or upcoming order before Christmas, we advise you contact the My KNX Store team directly. Pre-Christmas Orders: Orders requiring a pre-Christmas delivery must be placed as follows: Out […]

CABA Report Finds Smart Home as a Service Must Address Cybersecurity Challenges

Saturated with smart devices, consumers are frequently turning to experiences that leverage multiple devices and bundle them into distinct service-based ecosystems, says CABA’s Landmark “Smart Home as a Service” (SHaaS) Research Report. The new business model, “Smart Home as a Service,” represents a shift from device-based functions to managed services, and will usher in a […]