KNX Builds a Pioneering Bridge Between Smart Building and E-mobility
From the photovoltaic system to the charging station to the electric vehicle: intelligent, safe and cost-saving control of charging processes with KNX energy management For the European Commission, electromobility is a crucial pillar on the way to an emission-free economy in 2050. It can make road traffic and transport cleaner and cheaper. But it can […]
KNX Association Focuses on Energy Management at sustainabilityknx.org
From international summits to local community groups, the interest and support for the need to manage our energy use in a more sustainable way is growing. The KNX standard can of course be used to help build a more energy efficient future and the KNX Association has produced a microsite at sustainabilityknx.org to focus on […]
Exploiting KNX Data: monitoring telegrams using graphs to add value to your installation
Andy Ellis explains how data generated from a KNX system can be used in graphical form to provide greater insight into a system’s performance to benefit installers and clients. The article also contains useful practical examples. KNX is such a versatile, robust system that, in my view, it should be specified as an integral part […]
KNX-Driven Climate Protection: KNX Takes Energy Management to a New Level
Energy management systems based on KNX: The latest solutions and projects demonstrate great potential for active energy savings and sustainability. Energy management is playing an increasingly central role in smart home projects. Cost savings and the protection of the climate using efficient, sustainable generation, storage and use of energy are the main drivers here and […]
ABB i-bus KNX Technology Supports Residents Living with Multiple Sclerosis
Residents living with multiple sclerosis are in control thanks to automated assistance technology ABB i-bus KNX Building Automation System installed by SyncWise at MS Queensland’s Springfield Apartments has given 18 residents affected by neurological conditions greater independence and control in their everyday lives. 18 residents living with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological conditions are […]
Thinka Supports Energy Monitoring for KNX via EVE Energy HomeKit App
It has been demonstrated that using KNX can bring energy consumption down considerably – by 40-60% in some cases. To reduce your energy consumption to such extend, you want to be able to monitor the energy levels, and preferably per device. With Thinka situated on the KNX-bus, Thinka is able to gather the energy consumption […]
Energy Management: integrating EVs with KNX for intelligent charging
Casto Cañavate looks at the growth of the electric vehicle market and how it makes sense to integrate charging within a KNX energy management system at home or at work. In recent years we have seen a dramatic change in the automotive sector. Whilst consumers are opting to buy the more sustainable electric vehicle (EV), […]
Preparing for 2025: replacing gas and oil boilers with low-carbon systems
Simon Buddle looks at the demands of new green legislation on future heating systems, and how plumbers are now faced with having to replace tried-and-tested technology with more challenging alternatives. There are plenty of grumpy old people in the world. Each day brings about a new reason; like when did youngsters become quite so annoying, […]
Energy Management with KNX: from energy efficiency to full management in a digitalising world
Casto Cañavate explains how the focus is changing from simple energy efficiency to strategies for a sustainable world through digitalisation and energy management using KNX. There has definitely been a positive change in people’s approach to being more energy efficient and sustainable. Thirty years ago, these issues were nowhere on the agenda. A decade later, […]
Heat Control: using sensors to move from the subjective to the empirical
Simon Buddle explains how investing in some basic temperature sensing equipment can avoid climate control issues with customers and provide supportive data to the KNX professional. Temperature is probably one of the most emotive areas, in our world, with which we deal. Any parent will know the challenge of trying to keep a coat on […]