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 […]
Gartner Finds Smart Lighting Has Potential to Reduce Energy Costs by 90%
Internet of Things (IoT) architectures are rapidly driving smart lighting technology, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner predicts that smart lighting installed base is projected to grow from 46 million units in 2015 to 2.54 billion units in 2020. In 2014, 300 million to 500 million square feet of commercial space worldwide could be considered to […]
Transparency Market Research Expects Smart Lighting Market to Reach US$56.62 Billion in 2020
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research “Smart Lighting Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014 – 2020,” global smart lightning market was valued at USD 21 billion in 2013, growing at a CAGR of 15.9% from 2014 to 2020 to account for USD 56.62 billion […]
IMP Introduces Latest KNX Products from Vimar
IMP is proud to introduce the latest KNX products released from Vimar SpA, the Italian producer of decorative wiring devices, automation products and KNX certified devices. The new products have been developed to embrace modern project demands and to further enhance Vimar’s extensive KNX product lines and technology. Furthermore, complimented by the Eikon 4D luxury […]
Eelectron Announces Availability of its New Universal Actuators and Dimmers Line
Eelectron SpA is glad to present the new universal actuators and dimmers line, now available in stock: NEW – Universal Modules 4/8/12 OUT- 16A with manual control: New range of Universal Actuators with manual control 4 – 8 – 12 OUT 16A now available, below you can find the references about the products models: BO04B01KNX […]
First Principles: Setting the Scene for the Holidays
By Nikita Thompson, Ivory Egg. Going away for the weekend should be a simple and enjoyable exercise, but often we end up spending so much time and energy getting our house ready to go, we set off on holiday already stressed out. With a KNX scene, all of this hassle is avoided – even if […]
Trade Talk: LED and the Lighting Designer
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Ambience, colour temperature, accent and task lighting – these are trademark phrases for a lighting designer. Creating wonderful room moods, with task lighting to enable reading, and accent lighting to draw one’s attention to an impressive architectural feature or well-placed ornament, lighting design requires an eye for design as […]
Case Study: ABB Automation for Office Building in Glarus, Switzerland
By Franco A. Bonutto, Soltris Gebäudesystemtechnik. As a public utility company in Switzerland, Technische Betriebe Glarus Nord (TBGN) has statutory obligations regarding energy saving. Having decided to expand its office complex by adding another floor, TBGN commissioned us to plan, build and install an energy-efficient system for lighting, shading and HVAC control. The project was […]
Case Study: The King’s School Science Learning Centre, Sydney Australia
By Alistair Grice, mySmartCTI. Founded in 1831, The King’s School is Australia’s oldest and one of its most prestigious independent schools. Located on 148 hectares in the Sydney suburb of North Parramatta, The King’s School is home to around 1500 students, from kindergarten to Year 12. Construction started on the AUS$20M Science Learning Centre in […]
Altenburger Electronic Offers Programmable KNX-Switch-Dim-Actuator
The Altenburger Electronic Programmable KNX-Switch-Dim-Actuator has integrated scene memory for up to 25 scenes with pre-selectable fade time for each scene (1 – 9999 sec.) with 0-10V/1-10V-interface. Features • for the realization of convenience lighting controls in combination with pushbutton panels, touch panels, visualizations, layout-tableaus, etc. • for switching, dimming, cross-fading and entering of light […]