Trade Talk: DALI 2 and what it Means for KNX
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. I think I might have missed the fanfare heralding the arrival of DALI 2. Or is it just that it has flown under the radar somewhat, like military HALO troops whose goal is to drop through the radar screen unnoticed, or, at worst just as a single blip on […]
Overview: Cooperating to Grow the Influence of Home Control with End-users
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. I saw a great post on LinkedIn recently, asking for recommendations for a smart home solution. Being from the building industry, the person who posted obviously had a lot of contacts that are able to offer some form of A/V or building control solution. Queue a load of replies from […]
Australasia Ratifies KNX as Technical Specification
Home and building automation in Australasia is ready to benefit from a Technical Specification that promotes more product choice, interoperability and future-proofing. The systems integration market in Australia and New Zealand has been operating without any recognised standards, but in December 2017 ‘Standards Australia’ finally announced that it was ready to adopt ISO/IEC 14543.3 (Parts […]
Frost & Sullivan Finds Building Automation Systems Multiply with the Global Urge for Energy Efficiency
Buildings across the globe account for nearly 40 percent of worldwide energy consumption and cumulatively emit high levels of carbon dioxide Frost & Sullivan’s latest analysis, World Building Automation Systems (BAS) Markets, Forecast to 2022, sheds light on the rapid transformations taking place in the global BAS market. Factors propelling change include the growing use […]
Park Electrical Lighting Design Division Enters 2018 with £1 Million Order Book
A specialist services division of Gateshead-based Park Electrical Distributors, enters 2018 with great confidence having secured an order book worth over £1 million in the weeks leading up to Christmas for projects based across the North East. Projects won by the lighting design division include student residencies; Neville’s Cross Durham, Union Street and Park View […]
Hexa Research Expects the Home Automation Market to be Worth US$39.88 Billion by 2024
The global Home Automation Market is expected to reach USD 39.88 billion by 2024, driven by rising necessity of consumers for protection against fire and break-ins. Availability of automated systems that can be operated over high-speed Wi-Fi, powerful smart phone ubiquitous, and growing popularity of Internet-connectable gadgets is expected to drive market growth. Moreover, reduced […]
CIBSE Launches HVAC Systems Group
CIBSE (The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) has launched a HVAC Systems Group to support and encourage the efficient design, installation and operation of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems The new group will act as a forum to exchange best practice knowledge in the efficient design and operation of HVAC systems. Heating and […]
Futuresource Consulting Expects Wi-Fi to Dominate Smart Laundry and Refrigeration Appliances
Connected refrigerators and washing machines more than doubled in sales in 2017 and are on course to represent more than half of the global market by 2021, according to Futuresource Consulting’s latest Worldwide Home Appliance Market report. In the report, which has a special focus on smart laundry and refrigeration appliances, Wi-Fi is found to […]
Overview: What will 2018 Bring the KNX Industry?
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. The beginning of another year – and in this year KNX will mark it 28th anniversary! I do often wonder at what point the founders of KNX realised that the system they had created was truly capable of establishing itself as the preferred solution for building automation. Without the Internet, […]
Business: Wholesaler & Manufacturer Support for Systems Integrators on Large Projects
By Danny Lawless, ARK M&E Ltd. As KNX is being increasingly specified in home automation systems by consultants, especially in large multi-dwelling unit (MDU) high-rise buildings, the KNX part of the whole M&E (mechanical & electrical) tender is required to be costed as a specialist package. Some project tenders can be multi-stage, with the early […]