Going Green: Energy and Resources – Keep it Simple
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. I currently live in South Africa, and as I was enjoying my six-day offline holiday in a nature reserve, I could not stop thinking about the overload of information and technology that mankind is exposed to. Being directly involved with technology and building automation, I thought deeply about this matter […]
Light+Building 2014 ‘Smart Powered Building’ Feature Puts the Spotlight on Intelligent Building and Energy Management
Special show presents technologies for intelligent control systems in the energy sector Focus on the interaction of individual components in the smart grid The electricity market in Germany has become more decentralised through the big increase in the use of renewable energies. Smart-grid solutions and a greater storage capacity are essential if a stable supply […]
Going Green: KNX and the New Era of Energy Production
By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. Renewable energy is in the news and is gaining support from both the public and private sectors. In a bid to reduce their dependence on fossil-based sources of energy, most developed countries are now investing large amounts of money in wind turbines and solar farms, as well as other innovative […]
GEWISS Announces Energy Efficiency Solutions Including KNX-Based Temperature Controls
The solutions of the GEWISS domotic system for reducing consumption levels in the home. CHORUS is the GEWISS domotic system compatible with international standards and offering a solution for every possible home-related need. Thanks to a model in which every component is separate but dialogues and is integrated through its interaction with the others, CHORUS […]
Navigant Research Forecasts Installed Base of Smart Meters Will Surpass 1 Billion by 2022
Growth in the smart electric meter market has cooled during the last year, even though strong market drivers remain in place on which utilities can build a business case. Although the direct operational and societal benefits of smart meters and the broader benefits of smart grids that are enabled by smart meters continue to be […]
Navigant Research Forecasts Building Energy Management Software Will Nearly Triple in Annual Revenue by 2020
Software is transforming the way energy is used and managed in buildings. A combination of factors, including increased knowledge of the building stock within the industry, the higher priority of energy efficiency among corporations and governments, and the advent of cloud-based data management and Big Data, has led a number of new and existing companies […]
Case Study: The Crystal – A Siemens Sustainable Cities Initiative Featuring KNX
By Chris Topham, Abtec Group. Covering over 6,300 square metres, The Crystal, a sustainable cities initiative by Siemens, is a unique, all-electric building in the heart of London’s Green Enterprise District. The building is both and exhibition centre and a working office for Siemens. It represents Siemens’ expertise in building the technology for sustainable cities […]
Lifedomus Announces KNX/IP Gateway for MyLifedomus
Lifedomus has announced an IP gateway to control KNX using its MyLifedomus automation system. With a simple, intuitive and customisable application, the KNX/IP gateway can control MyLifedomus smartphone and tablets (iOS , Android ) and all standard automation equipment (lighting , motors, heating), allowing you to create your own scenarios that can be started manually […]
Wago 750-493 Network Analyzer Integrates KNX/IP
The Wago 750-493 network analyzer measures three-phase power networks for industrial and building automation installations and home automation. The module allows direct connection to the line phase supply voltage and measures current consumption through current transformers in 1A or 5A. Then, by using programming libraries that are available on the web, a calculation of active […]
Case Study: A Wooden House with a Gira-KNX Brain, Dachau, Germany
By Anton Hieber, Elektro Hieber. For this very special wooden house, located in the middle of a flowering meadow in the Dachau Hinterland, Germany, we worked closely with ecologic entrepreneur Erwin Thoma to combine natural products and KNX solutions to create a one-off installation. The Brief Being eco-friendly was one of the main objectives of […]