Advice for Architects, Designers and Building Planners: Integrating Community Energy – Part 3
By Paul Foulkes, EchoHouse. In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, we looked directly at community energy and how, with KNX, the required infrastructure can be supplied. In this final part, we will go beyond community energy, and look at why KNX can address the need for an integrated infrastructure. I was at […]
Microsoft Offices in Denmark Fitted with KNX Intelligent Building System from ABB
Comfort and energy efficiency assured at Microsoft’s new offices with intelligent building KNX system from ABB. ABB, the leading power and automation group, has supplied the the building automation solutions, on the KNX platform, for the new Microsoft offices in Denmark. In Lyngby, on the outskirts of Copenhagen, stands the software giant’s new 18,000 square […]
Advice for Architects, Designers and Building Planners: Integrating Community Energy – Part 2
By Paul Foulkes, EchoHouse. Our use of energy is a major issue for the world. As Leonardo DiCaprio put it in his recent Oscar acceptance speech, “Climate change is real, it is happening now, it is the most urgent threat facing our species, and we need to work collectively and stop procrastinating.” As architects, designers […]
Advice for Architects, Designers and Building Planners: Integrating Community Energy – Part 1
By Paul Foulkes, EchoHouse. Technology for buildings could be about to take a leap forward. You can control your heating from an app on your phone, and your lights, and even home security cameras. But can you do it from ONE app on all phones? Is there one system that can do it all? We […]
Siemens Presents New Smart and Energy-Efficient Products at Light + Building 2016
Hall 11, Booth B56 Under the motto “Make your building more livable”, Siemens will show at the light+building trade fair from March 13 to 18, 2016 how commercial buildings can be comfortable while also offering economical operation. Encompassing 1,100 square meters, the Siemens booth will feature smart products, solutions and systems for two areas: building […]
Trade Talk: Making Sense of Energy-Saving Codes in the UK
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. It’s easy to understand why the incandescent lamp has become obsolete and it’s equally easy to see the reasons why those who knew of its failings kept them very quiet. I’m not sure that I have ever worked with a product that is 95% inefficient before and nor am […]
Case Study: JewelBox – a Sustainable KNX Villa in Switzerland
By Philippe Donnet, Défi Technique. The JewelBox Villa is located in the Geneva Lake region of Switzerland. The homeowner, who was also the main concept architect for the project, wanted to create the most eco-friendly and technologically-advanced house in Switzerland, but without having everything on show. The JewelBox was designed to use active and passive […]
Country Profile: Kuwait
By Yousef B. Almutairi, PAAET. The State of Kuwait is a constitutional emirate with a parliamentary system, situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf. It shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. As with its neighbouring countries, the State of Kuwait makes most of its wealth through […]
ABB Creates Virtual ‘Better Space Hotel’
Discover the hotel of the future ABB recently launched its new building portal featuring a full range of innovative building technologies that offer customers sustainable solutions and modern design. A special feature of the portal is the interactive Better Space Hotel – a unique, virtual hotel application that customers can use to easily locate ABB […]
Parks Associates Calls for Papers for Smart Energy Summit
International research firm to host Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer on February 22-24 in Austin, Texas Parks Associates today announced the topics and call for papers for Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, February 22-24, 2016, at the Omni Hotel Downtown in Austin, Texas. The seventh-annual conference will address the expanding market for energy […]