The Next Step: Services with KNX
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday. The built environment touches on almost every aspect of human life, from home to healthcare to education, leisure, commerce and industry. In this era of major challenges, KNX is showing how technology can help shape a new relationship between buildings and the wider world, that benefit both occupants and service providers. […]
Home of Technologies Offers Special Deal on KNX Design, Planning and Project Management Tool from BEMI Automation
The Design, Planning and Project Management tool from BEMI Automation is the ultimate solution for designing, planning, budgeting and managing the technical requirements and workflows for your next KNX project. It allows you to: Inspire and motivate more customers (and building planners) to install KNX systems by helping them visualize and understand the possibilities of […]
Looking Past the Current Crisis: practical examples of helping the environment with KNX
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday. As I write, the world is facing two obvious crises; COVID-19 and the climate. In both cases, the most pressing imperative is to save lives. The second, arguably, is to balance a sustainable world economy with a healthy environment. This is where KNX plays an important role. My publisher, Stella Plumbridge […]
View from America: OT interoperability – the key to intelligent buildings
By Philip R. Juneau. ‘Interoperability is the ability of two or more systems to interact with each other, whereby the technical interfaces to each system are completely and bi-directionally recognised by each other.’ This is the pure technical definition, taken from the Information Technology (IT) or Operational Technology (OT) perspective. This does not, however, take […]
My KNX Store Offers Control System Check List for Homeowners
Integrating a control system into a new build or refurbishment project can be a difficult decision with so many choices available and what feels like new solutions released every month. At My KNX Store we are focused on providing not only a robust control system platform which can be tailored to the requirements of each […]
Basalte Introduces Basalte Live Allowing Integrators to Program and Service Projects Remotely
Basalte Live makes working from home easy! We are thrilled to announce the launch of Basalte Live! Basaltians from all over the world will now be able to program and service all their Basalte Homes from virtually anywhere in the world. They no longer need to be physically present at the home of their client. Now, they can safely […]
ISE 2020 Education: integrating AV with KNX
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. With the last ISE at the RAI in Amsterdam slowly fading into the past, it’s timely to reflect on how much of an impact this show has had over the years. It’s been fantastic seeing it evolve from a show dominated by commercial screens and control to one that sees […]
Ekinex Offers KNX Solutions for Hotels
The use of Ekinex temperature control devices in combination with the system for access and presence detection, makes it possible to offer guests of a hotel maximum comfort and, at the same time, to safeguard the objectives of energy efficiency and cost savings defined in the technical and economic planning. In hotel buildings, in combination […]
Overkiz and Somfy Present KNX Compatible Solutions at Light + Building 2020
Hall 9.1 Booth B20 Overkiz and Somfy will present their latest innovations for smart buildings and community residential homes at the 20th edition of the Light + Building trade fair taking place March 8-13, 2020, in Frankfurt. Visitors will learn about connected solutions covering all families of products found in homes, including heating systems, lighting, […]
Tomorrow’s World: the power of KNX TP1-256
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. Thursday night used to be quite a special TV night in the UK in the 1970s and 80s. Top of the Pops, the Old Grey Whistle Test and, of course, Tomorrow’s World. Many of you will have seen the 1989 Tomorrow’s World that was recently shared via social media, […]