Eelectron Announces New KNX Heating Actuators
Eelectron is delighted to announce the extension of its catalogue with a new range of KNX heating actuators: Main features: – Control of 24 VAC or 230 VAC valves with no relay sound – Inputs (from 1 to 4) can be used as digital or analog – up to 8 thermostats – Freely configurable logics […]
Ivory Egg Showcases Lithoss KNX Switches and Keypads
Ivory Egg is delighted to be able to showcase Belgian designer and manufacturer Lithoss. As Lithoss’ exclusive UK supplier we want to share the intelligent simplicity of their products with designers, architects and integrators to help inspire KNX project designs. Functional and simple yet refined – Lithoss products shine in any setting from residential environments […]
View from America: KNX as the future standard for the USA
By Philip R. Juneau, ATC. As this is the inaugural article for my ‘View from America’ column, I’d like to be upfront about my main goal, which is to promote the adoption of KNX in the USA. So I thought I’d start by focusing on the simplicity and benefits of KNX when applied here and, […]
Sponsor’s Article: reconstructing a KNX home configuration out of the ETS project file to quickly retrofit voice control, visualisation apps and the IoT
By Urban Marovt, 1Home Solutions The global home automation market is going crazy at the moment, to the point where it seems that soon, every device we bring into our homes will be smart. Over the past three years, the IoT has gained a lot of traction due to its user-friendliness and the fact that […]
ABB Announces New i-bus KNX Combi Switch Actuators Offering Flexibility with Compact Design
Ideal for individual homes and small commercial applications, ABB’s new i-bus® Combi Switch Actuators provide switching and shading functionality in a device that is half the size. As the smart home market continues to grow, with increasing demand for smaller, sleeker solutions, ABB has developed its compact i-bus® Combi Switch Actuators, with high channel density […]
New Bauhaus Dessau Museum Uses ABB i-bus KNX for Safe and Smart Building Technology
ABB smart technology puts prestigious Bauhaus art in the right light at the new Bauhaus museum ABB cooperates with Bauhaus Dessau to equip the new museum building with safe and smart building technology. On the occasion of the 100 years celebration the new museum building provides the appropriate home for prestigious art from several decades. […]
Overview: predictive building management relies on intelligence and standards
By Philip R. Juneau, ATC. The international community is truly in an interesting mindset these days; with the nearly endless streams of information flooding through our conscious state, we rarely have time to quiet our minds in order to think creatively, innovatively, or even rationally. I’m a member of Generation X, which means that as […]
ABB Launches Open API Platform to Boost Smart Home Automation
At IFA 2019, ABB launched its new open API platform that is set to unlock the potential for a new era of smart home automation ABB will be officially certified for KNX integration with Sonos through ABB i-bus® KNX Busch-ControlTouch With demand for smart home automation continuing to grow at double digit rates, ABB has […]
Case study: Porto Mykonos – a hotel operating at half power in Greece
By Nick Gliatis, GDS Digital Systems. Comprising 90 rooms, Porto Mykonos is a luxury hotel located at the famous and bustling port of Mykonos Town on the Greek island of Mykonos. This is where all the action happens, both by day and by night. The hotel was to undergo major renovations, including expansion, so a […]
PEAKnx Launches YOUVI Mobile App for Smart Home Control on the Go
Expert for home automation presents mobile application PEAKnx, manufacturer of solutions for home and building automation from Darmstadt, presents its new YOUVI Mobile App. With this development PEAKnx brings some features of its YOUVI software package to the smartphone – both for Android and iOS devices. The YOUVI App allows homeowners now to have full […]