ABB Shows Enhanced Functionality of its KNX Range at Light + Building 2016
Stand F50, Hall 8, Light + Building 2016 ABB, a global leader in power and automation, has enhanced the product portfolio of its KNX range. ABB now offers comprehensive solutions including security with movement detectors; the right balance between heating and cooling with room temperature controller; fresh air from a new CO2 air sensor; and […]
Tips: How to Specify KNX
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Following on from last month’s article on ‘How to sell KNX‘, hopefully you have now won the job! So now we need to design a KNX solution. KNX System Design KNX provides flexibility, resilience and upgradability at its core, so it makes sense to approach system design with the same […]
Intesis Presents New KNX Air Conditioning and BACnet-KNX Gateways at Light + Building 2016
Intesis will be present at Light + Building 2016 showing its main novelties for its brands IntesisBox, IntesisHome and HouseinHand. Two main novelties that Intesis announces for this year are: the new KNX universal air conditioning gateway and a brand new BACnet KNX gateway. For IntesisBox they introduce a new generation of the BACnet KNX […]
GEZE Shows KNX Integration for its Window Systems at Light + Building 2016
GEZE – system integration made easy! With a focus on building and room automation Light + Building GEZE will be presenting innovative solutions that deliver overall improvements to living and working in modern, intelligent buildings. They make buildings more comfortable, increase security in the building, reduce energy consumption and create new visual possibilities. Automated and […]
Trade Talk: Compensating for Cold Snaps with Weather Sensors and PID Controllers
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. We are well known for moaning about the weather in UK. In the summer it’s too hot, and in the autumn it’s too wet or windy. When the winter is warm, phrases such as, ‘It’s global warming causing it, you know’ are glibly thrown into any street corner chat. […]
Trade Talk: Be Prepared for a Little Bit of DIY
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. With the seasonal holidays comes time for a little DIY. The outside tap pipe needs to be lagged, and there’s wood to be chopped for the fire. Then there is the shaver socket in the bathroom that needs to be rewired – the previous owners of the flat thought […]
Tecalor Offers KNX Integration with the Internet Service Gateway for its Heat Pumps
Tecalor heat pumps can now be easily integrated into a KNX building management system. This is made possible by the Internet Service Gateway (ISG). It is simply a matter of loading a software extension – an official KNX product. By linking the ISG to the Tecalor Portal, the ISG can be remotely equipped with the […]
Gira Introduces 6-Gang KNX Heating Actuator
For even more efficiency The new Gira KNX heating actuator, 6-gang, controls the heating circuit. It operates electrothermic actuators on radiators or underfloor heating manifolds to control the hot-water flow. The device provides solutions for convection heaters and radiators, underfloor heating, climate-controlled floors as well as for heating and cooling ceilings. The areas of application […]
Siemens Adds Modules for Decentralized Room Automation to its Gamma Instabus KNX Portfolio
The Siemens Building Technologies Division has expanded its modular installation system by three modules for decentralized, multi-discipline room automation. The new RL 125/23 power supply unit with a rated current of 80 mA makes it possible to create decentralized solutions based on the room automation box that provide for the autonomous automation of a single […]
Solutions: Keeping Heating Simple for the Homeowner and the Systems Integrator
By Charlotte Blissett-Griffiths, Ivory Egg (UK) Ltd. We are approaching the time of year when the temperature starts to drop and we are all left reaching for the thermostat. Heating control can often be daunting for integrators and even more so for customers, so a balance needs to be struck between the customer’s desire for […]