Home of Technologies Announces Availability of HOTBOX – The One Box That Controls All Your Heating and Cooling
After years of careful development and planning, Home of Technologies has launched a new product to the UK market – Hotbox. It controls all the heating and cooling in a property with just one central box. What are the benefits? INTEGRATION – HOTBOX natively integrates with KNX and other BMS systems. CONTROL – Control all […]
Trade Talk: Seasonal Maintenance
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Here we are again. The lull in London traffic is over until Christmas, the intensity of the sun is on the wane, evenings are drawing in, and the long grey approaches. But before it sets in, we have crisp autumnal days; the seasons are changing once more. It is […]
Tips: Splitting Large ETS Projects to Save Time
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Having just been at the KNX training conference in Helsinki, it was great to meet tutors and training centre organisers from around the world. There was a lot of talk about the future of KNX training and what we can do to help integrators on their journey. This was coupled […]
Interview: Graham Oliver, Jung
Graham Oliver has been involved with security for most of his career. He formed a systems integration company called Smart3 Intelligent Homes Ltd, not because AV was his passion, but because he saw a need for having high-quality security as an integral part of home automation. The company was a dealer for proprietary systems such […]
Tips: Making the Most of Weather Stations
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. In our constant strive to keep the Ivory Egg office up to date, we have just installed a weather station. The one we chose is the Gira Weather Station Plus (also available from INSTA and Jung). Now, this isn’t just any KNX weather station, as it has over 15 different […]
KNX Association Reports High Demand for KNX Training in HVAC
The worldwide leading standard for intelligent building networking KNX continues to strengthen its leading position in the area of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). Over 70 renowned HVAC manufacturers, including Bosch, Buderus, Maico, Sauter, Siemens, Stiebel Eltron, Vaillant, Viessmann and Wolf, today offer a multitude of KNX-certified products for use in the area of […]
Oslo Airport’s Major Expansion, OSL T2 Uses ABB KNX Technology
Plugging in to ensure reliability Oslo Airport chose pluggable protection devices for reliable electricity supplies in its new pier and new central building. Satema has been the main supplier of electrical switchboards for the new north pier and the new departure and arrivals hall – often referred to as OSL T2. The electricity supplies, from […]
Case Study: Automation of a Self-Sufficient Eco-Apartment Complex in Slovenia using KNX
By Flavio Sanches, ComfortClick. The Ankaran complex comprises ten apartments, a concierge’s office, a wine cellar and a swimming pool. It is located in the coastal region of Slovenia, and as such, has high solar incidence and good wind power density. ComfortClick was contacted by the Ankaran project team at the end of 2015 to […]
Iridium Mobile Launches iRidium Server UMC – a KNX Multipurpose Logic Controller
Iridum Mobile has announced the European launch of iRidium server UMC, a controller for automation systems, including KNX and IoT devices. iRidium server UMC supports KNX, BACnet, Modbus and MQTT, and has a built-in Global Caché IR database. It supports javascript, block schemes, and has a built-in engine for schedules and rules. An extensive API, […]
Tips: Retrofitting Air Conditioning to an Existing KNX System
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Temperature is a funny thing. The difference between being comfortable and too hot is a very fine margin, but when the threshold is crossed, it’s suddenly way too hot! The fluctuating temperature in the UK is a stark reminder of this, particularly when you are working in a building with […]