2023 KNX UK Awards Finalists
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2023-10-02T14:08:59+01:00KNX UK Members represent the finest in KNX Product Design and Building Automation Projects, as this year's Awards Finalists demonstrate.
KNX UK Awards Project – New Land Solutions – Barge Project
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2023-08-09T12:30:04+01:00The Project MAC1010 floating sustainability project - When the opportunity arose to purchase one of only two existing ex-naval barges, Luke Newland saw it as a chance to showcase his company’s most innovative energy management solutions. Climate change, rising energy costs and changes to building regulations are key issues [...]
KNX UK Awards Project – New Land Solutions – Skate Park
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2023-11-06T19:32:01+00:00WINNER The Project KNX UK Integrator member New Land Group contributed to the creation of the Pitt Street Skate Park, a remarkable community project in Portsmouth. With the goal of transforming an abandoned supermarket site into a cutting-edge indoor skate park, the founders secured grant funding to provide [...]
KNX UK Awards Project – Household Automation – Assistive Living Family Home
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2023-11-06T19:32:15+00:00WINNER The Project KNX UK member, Household Automation was approached by a consultant following a referral from an occupational therapist regarding the rehabilitation of a car accident victim. A family member is wheelchair dependent and a new family home was purchased for adaptation to allow as much [...]
KNX UK Awards – Function Control – Self-Build Smart Home
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2023-08-14T15:20:01+01:00The Project A luxurious 5-bedroom family home built in the countryside of Stirlingshire, Scotland. The owners were and continue to be existing customers of Function Control and they were keen to make sure that, as they were building their forever home, the smart home system was designed and installed [...]
KNX UK Awards Finalist – Capricorn Electrical – Builders Merchants
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2024-12-13T13:00:27+00:00The Project Cost savings - A builders merchant approached Capricorn to enhance the lighting in all of their depots by switching to energy-efficient LED lighting, not only to reduce their carbon footprint but also to cut down on their energy expenses. Based on initial assessments, the client was told [...]
Want to be a key player in the future of intelligent building controls?
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2023-09-26T12:52:18+01:00Come along and meet the experts – International Manufacturers, System Designers and Trainers. See new products, learn how to make your automated and human-centric projects not only come to life today, but adapt and change in the years ahead. Demonstrations and displays from: [...]
B.E.G. – Commercial Case Study – BNP Paribas
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2024-12-13T13:00:47+00:00The Project The BNP Paribas Fortis new head office at Warandeberg, Brussels was constructed to meet the most advanced standards in terms of sustainability and working comfort. With a gross area of around 100,000 m² and capacity for 4,500 workstations it contains an auditorium, a conference centre, underground parking [...]
A Technical Introduction to KNX
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2023-07-11T14:50:03+01:00KNX UK members KNX Ireland and JUNG, have joined forces to organise a virtual event aimed at familiarising Electrical and Mechanical Contractors with the world of KNX.
KNX UK Specifier Award
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2023-07-18T17:27:56+01:00KNX UK Technology in Action Award This Award celebrates the most innovative application of technology in building projects, delivering benefits to a community cause or individual need, meet a sustainability goal or provide adaptable space that changes with the needs of occupants. [...]
New Land Group Case Study – Pitt Street Skate Park Project
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2024-12-13T12:28:57+00:00The New Land Group, used KNX to help transform this abandoned supermarket into a cutting-edge indoor skate park.
JUNG KNX LS Touch
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2023-05-31T21:48:40+01:00LS Touch - the smart KNX room control from KNX UK Manufacturer JUNG LS TOUCH combines intuitive operation of the KNX functions with visualisation for comprehensive individual room control. It covers up to 32 KNX functions per device and is an extension to the classic KNX LS990, bringing [...]
Optimising building operations with KNX Presence Detectors
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2025-03-03T20:46:23+00:00KNX UK Member, Ryan Sheppard of KNX Ireland comments on the often-overlooked advantages of multi discipline presence sensors: Control Lighting, HVAC, Security, Health, Shading and more from one sensor. One of the most interesting device categories on the KNX market, is the Presence Detector. This seemingly simple device is [...]
KNX UK at CEDIA Tech Summit
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2023-04-25T14:09:34+01:00The CEDIA Tech Summits are one-day events showcasing upcoming technology and future trends in the home technology industry. Among the exhibitors were some of our members, waving the flag for KNX in the UK. Ivory Egg had a stand at the show and were pleased to see lots of familiar [...]
Enhancing Hotels Sustainability with KNX
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2025-03-03T20:48:14+00:00By KNX UK Manufacturing Member Vidar Thomassen - Director, Zennio UK. As building specifiers and developers focus on ways to reduce their carbon footprint and operate in a more environmentally friendly manner, one industry that has the potential to make a significant impact is the hospitality industry. [...]
MDT Technologies Push Glass Button II
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2023-04-19T18:05:29+01:00MDT - Glass Push Button II Smart In 2022 we welcomed The UK division of German manufacturer, MDT Technologies to the KNX UK community as a manufacturing member. MDT has been exclusively developing and manufacturing KNX certified products since 2009. Every day thousands of high [...]
Intesis 700 Series KNX Gateway
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2023-04-11T09:39:00+01:00Intesis 700 Series - Product Showcase KNX UK manufacturing member Intesis, part of HMS Networks, create building products that enable industrial equipment to communicate and share information. 700 Series - KNX Protocol Translators The IN700 Series enables a series of gateways with common connectivity, [...]
Nick Laing – Function Control
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2026-01-15T11:28:17+00:00Nick Laing Function Control KNX UK Integrator Board Member Candidate 2023 Read on below, to find out more about Nick Laing and why you should vote for him. Tell us about your experience of KNX. I have been a qualified KNX integrator since 2011. [...]
KNX UK at UL Solutions Lab Launch
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2024-02-02T11:30:44+00:00KNX UK Board Member Paul Jones, was among the speakers at the UL Laboratory Launch event in Basingstoke recently. The facility has recently undergone a huge extension, 37,000 sq feet to the existing facility dedicated to lighting and wireless testing. From state-of-the-art, sound-proofed frequency testing rooms to temperature, humidity, fire [...]
March 2023 AGM & Member Voting
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2023-03-30T10:16:33+01:00Just wanted to keep you up to date on recent developments.. AGM The KNX UK AGM was held online on 16th March. This is an opportunity for all members to have their say and give their opinions on how they would like to see KNX promoted in the UK [...]
Benefits of building automation in social housing – Theben
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2025-03-03T20:49:17+00:00The Brief The Dutch Housing Association, Woonborg has built new social housing in two locations in the Netherlands: 36 in Nieuw-Roden, part of the Drenthe municipality, and 32 in Haren, an area in the City of Groningen. When it came to energy efficiency, the housing association wanted to achieve not [...]
We had a Ball at Futurebuild – KNX UK
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2024-02-02T11:32:39+00:00We had a ball at Futurebuild!! After months of preparation, Futurebuild finally came to fruition last week and KNX UK was delighted to be flanked by three Manufacturer Members and assisted on the stand by so many members. There was a great deal of interest in the KNX Open [...]
Aldous Systems
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2025-01-28T10:33:08+00:00Unit 21, Stocklake Industrial Park, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 1DQ 01296 719582 - sales@aldoussystems.co.uk KNX Partner Certification 7 April - 11 April 2025 14 - 18 July 2025 13 -17 October 2025 KNX Partner Advanced Certification 16 - 20 June 2025 3 - 7 November 2025 All [...]
Homes for Life Seminar – Futurebuild 2023
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2023-02-16T17:48:12+00:00Creating intelligent homes for diverse needs, capable of endless adaptations as technology advances and needs change is actually quite simple. - All you need is a single platform to connect all your services together - Is there such a platform? - Oh yes!! Find out [...]
AME Electrical – From personal conversion to thriving business
Tracy Palazzo-Barnes2023-02-09T14:52:08+00:00In 2022 we welcomed AME Electrical to KNX UK as an Integrator member. Led by Aidan McErlean, AME have been operating in Northern Ireland as an electrical contractor since 2006. When Aidan installed a smart home automation system into his own home in 2015 he initially opted for an Elan [...]
