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| Date | Title | Overview | Document | Picture |
| 14-04-2010 | Splendid KNX Award 2010: Participants and winners from the whole world | Brussels, 13 April 2010. On 13 April 2010 in Frankfurt (Germany), a total of 11 KNX Awards were presented for internationally outstanding KNX home and building control projects. The grand awards ceremony was part of the world’s largest KNX event – the KNX TOP Event 2010 – attended by more than 1,200 guests from 54 different countries. This year for the first time, in order to take account of the huge diversity of projects from around the world, three additional categories were created for the KNX Award, each based on a geographical region: Europe, Asia, and Africa, America and Australia. In addition, in three categories, two companies were awarded first place, in recognition of the extraordinary originality of the projects entered in these categories. This year’s ceremony once again broke all previous records: four times more KNX projects were submitted than just two years ago, and this time from 48 different countries. | German.pdf » English.pdf » Dutch.pdf » Spanish.pdf » Italian.pdf » French.pdf » | Picture 1.jpg » Picture 2.jpg » ExtraPic1.jpg » extraPic2.jpg » extraPic3.jpg » extraPic4.jpg » extraPic5.jpg » ExtraPic6.jpg » ExtraPic7.jpg » ExtraPic8.jpg » ExtraPic9.jpg » ExtraPic10.jpg » |
| 11-04-2010 | KNX celebrates its 20th anniversary | Brussels, 10 April 2010. KNX – this means 20 years as the worldwide standard for home and building control systems. On 5th of May 1990 15 renowned European manufacturers from the electrical industry founded the EIBA, the European Installation Bus Association. The idea was: making electrical installations with BUS technology ready to face the future. With the recognition of the KNX standard as the European standard EN50090 and as the world-wide building and home control standard ISO/IEC 14543, the decisive step had been taken towards world-wide application. And after two decades, the bus standard has not lost any energy. On the contrary: with the new ETS4, extended applications and increased internationalisation, KNX will continue its worldwide powerful growth. | Dutch.pdf » English.pdf » German.pdf » Italian.pdf » Spanish.pdf » French.pdf » | Picture.jpg » |
| 11-04-2010 | The new ETS4: Easy, Fast, Open. | Brussels, 11 April 2010. - Singapore, Los Angeles, Johannesburg, London, Berlin, Moscow – building automation engineers from all over the world, use ETS as product and manufacturer-independent programming tool in order to increase energy efficiency of buildings. This product and manufacturer independent standardised tool is currently available in 15 languages and supports KNX installations for all media: twisted pair, radio frequency, Ethernet/IP and power line. To meet the latest technical and economic requirements and demands around the globe, KNX Association has now completely redesigned its Engineering Tool Software (ETS) and has included a set of many new functions. ETS4, which is presented as Beta version on the world’s leading fair for architecture and technology Light and Building in Frankfurt (Germany), makes it possible to implement KNX projects in an easy and fast way. Moreover, the use of a standardised open interface allows the exchange of ETS data with other applications and the integration of various Apps. The ETS 4 launch is scheduled for October 2010. | Dutch.pdf » English.pdf » German.pdf » Italian.pdf » Spanish.pdf » French.pdf » | Picture1.bmp » Picture2.jpg » |
| 11-04-2010 | KNX scores with energy efficiency in Europe, Asia and the US | As KNX celebrates its 20th birthday, it is indisputably the world leader for home and building automation, thanks to its exceptional versatility and openness. In recent years, KNX has developed particularly strongly in terms of system properties, international standardisation, international prevalence, and product variety. In the context of integrated room automation incorporating lighting, shading, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, KNX ensures a high level of comfort and low energy costs (savings of up to 50%). At the same time, the use of KNX in residential construction – which represents a quantum leap in comfort and security compared to conventional electrical installations – has increased dramatically (+55%). Thanks to KNX IP, the scale and networking possibilities of KNX systems have also increased yet further. And with the user-friendly ETS4, the wide range of new KNX applications available, the new KNX specification 2.0, and a sharp increase in the number of KNX manufacturers, the scene is set for the continued above-average growth of KNX. | English.pdf » German.pdf » Spanish.pdf » Dutch.pdf » Italian.pdf » French.pdf » | Picture.jpg » |
| 19-02-2010 | Generation KNX at Light+Building 2010 | Brussels/Frankfurt, 20 February 2010. - KNX is once again underlining its leading role as the worldwide STANDARD for home and building control (ISO/IEC 14543). Under the motto “20 years as the worldwide STANDARD”, the KNX Association will be exhibiting at a total of four different locations at the Light+Building trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany (11-16 April 2010). At the same time, more than 100 KNX member companies will be presenting their latest KNX applications at their own stands at the fair. The KNX “TOP Event” will take place at 6.30 pm on 13th April in the Forum building, to mark the 20th anniversary of KNX, and will also include the KNX Award Ceremony 2010 (for more information, see www.knx.org/lb2010) | English.pdf » German.pdf » Spanish.pdf » Dutch.pdf » French.pdf » Italian.pdf » | Picture 2.eps » Picture 1.jpg » |
| 14-01-2010 | Open Metering System (OMS) – Konferenz stellt den Standard für spartenübergreifendes Smart Metering vor. | Brüssel/Frankfurt/Köln, 12. Januar 2010. - Die Open Metering Initiative der drei großen Herstellerverbände figawa, KNX und ZVEI lädt ein zur ersten OMS Fachkonferenz am 25.02.2010 beim ZVEI in Frankfurt. Die OMS-Konferenz behandelt die aktuellen Entwicklungen bei den ordnungspolitischen Rahmenbedingungen und geht auf die Anforderungen der Meßstellenbetreiber bezüglich Funktionalität und Wirtschaftlichkeit ein. Für ein Statement der Bundesregierung konnte aus dem Bundesumweltministerium der Leiter der Unterabteilung Umwelt und Energie, Herr MinDirig Franzjosef Schafhausen gewonnen werden. Information und Anmeldung: www.openmetering.org | PR20100112-DE.pdf » | |
| 18-11-2009 | KNX AWARD 2010 | KNX Association International is pleased to announce that applications can now be handed in for the KNX Award 2010, which will be granted at the light&building fair 2010 (on 13th of April at 6:30pm) in Frankfurt (Germany). The KNX Award rewards worldwide the smartest KNX projects in home and building control, which stand out as regards innovation and technical progress. Applications are welcome (at knxaward@ knx.org) from around the world in six categories: International, National, Publicity, Energy Efficiency, Young, Special. Deadline for submission: Friday, 29 January 2010. More info at www.knx.org/award | French.pdf » Finnish.pdf » English.pdf » Dutch.pdf » Danish.pdf » Croatian.pdf » Chinese.pdf » German.pdf » Hungarian.pdf » Italian.pdf » Norwegian.pdf » Polish.pdf » Portuguese.pdf » Russian.pdf » Serbian.pdf » Spanish.pdf » Swedish.pdf » | Pic1.jpg » Pic2.JPG » |
| 03-09-2009 | Breakthrough: figawa, KNX and ZVEI agree on common Open Metering System Specification | Breakthrough: figawa, KNX and ZVEI agree on common Open Metering System Specification: Open Metering System (OMS); Open, manufacturer independent, interoperable; New specfication submitted as European CEN new work item proposal; Neutral certification to ensure interoperability | PR20090901-NL.docx » PR20090901-DE.doc » PR20090901-EN.doc » PR20090901-ES.doc » PR20090901-FR.doc » PR20090901-IT.doc » | |
| 30-06-2009 | KNX offers the world-wide Bus standard for Smart Metering | Intelligently measuring and controlling energy consumption with KNX: KNX building automation and Smart Metering complement each other in an optimal way; Highest energy efficiency: Experience gained in 300.000 realized projects in Europe; New brochure with detailed explanations and practical examples. | PR20090630-DE.pdf » PR20090630-ES.pdf » PR20090630-IT.pdf » PR20090630-EN.pdf » PR20090630-NL.pdf » PR20090630-FR.pdf » | SchemaMetering_Print.tif » |
| 04-03-2009 | KNX continues its global success story – Daikin (Japan) becomes the 150th KNX member | The community of manufacturers and users of KNX technology is constantly expanding: in 2008, the worldwide standard for home and building control experienced very strong growth once again. Over the year, 45 new companies from 15 different countries joined KNX Association. By the end of the year, 148 manufacturing companies from 23 countries across the globe were members of the Association. The number of new ETS licences issued in 2008 once again grew more strongly than in 2007. In total, more than 22,000 ETS licences were sold in 84 countries. The manufacturer- and product-independent ETS tool is required for programming and commissioning KNX-certified products. | PR20090310-DE.pdf » PR20090310-NL.pdf » PR20090310-FR.pdf » PR20090310-IT.pdf » PR20090310-ES.pdf » PR20090310-EN.pdf » | PR20090310 Picture1.jpg » PR20090310 Picture 2.tif » PR20090310 Picture 3.eps » |
| 12-02-2009 | CEDIA JOINS FORCES WITH KNX | CEDIA (the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association) Region 1 has teamed up with the KNX Association in a reciprocal membership agreement which will involve working more closely together, including the development of a series of joint training and awareness intiatives. Please for more information, download the press information. | CEDIA_KNX-EN.pdf » CEDIA_KNX-DE.pdf » | KNXISOIEC_RGB.jpg » |
| 29-01-2009 | Audio and Video in Home Automation | In the kitchen, pop-music is coming out of the speakers, in the bathroom an Italian aria is playing and a Dr. Seuss story can be heard in the kids’ room. After only a few clicks on the computer or touch-panel, the desired music/sound can be heard in each room. Intelligent building systems technology based on the KNX standard provides variable control of multimedia technology throughout the entire home. KNX manufacturers are developing solutions for so-called multi-room systems which are becoming increasingly simple and convenient - for both the user as well as the installer. At the fair “Integrated Systems Europe 2009 (ISE)” 13 KNX members are showing their own solutions for audio & video application in home automation. CEDIA (the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association) has teamed up with the KNX Association in a reciprocal membership agreement which will involve working more closely together, including the development of a series of joint training and awareness initiatives. | ISE 2009 map.pdf » Press.pdf » | Pictures(ZIP).zip » |
| 08-12-2008 | Superb prospects for bus-based | Bus technology has become considerably better-established within the industry in recent years. Whereas in 2005, less than one in every two respondents (47%) foresaw a future for bus-based installation technology, in 2008 more than 82 percent of users predicted a great future for the technology. According to respondents, the benefits of bus-based installation technology are: increased comfort and convenience, greater flexibility, efficient energy management, and better building safety and security. For the third time running, there was a very strong consensus among respondents regarding the global standard for home and building control: KNX was the clear favourite. These statistics are taken from a newly-published international market survey1) compiled by South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences. The survey was conducted in April 2008 during “Light+Building”, the world’s largest trade fair for architecture and technology. | Survey_German.pdf » Survey_English.pdf » PR_Dutch.pdf » PR_English.pdf » PR_French.pdf » PR_German.pdf » PR_Italian.pdf » PR_Spanish.pdf » | Dutch.zip » English.zip » French.zip » German.zip » Italian.zip » Spanish.zip » |
| 15-10-2008 | Olympic gold for KNX | Olympic venues and the world’s largest airport building realised with KNX technology. | Spanish.pdf » Italian.pdf » German.pdf » French.pdf » English.pdf » Dutch.pdf » | picture2.jpg » picture1.jpg » |
| 08-04-2008 | Splendid KNX Award 2008: Participants and winners from the whole world | International breakthrough of KNX for energy efficiency, flexibility and comfort | English.pdf » German.pdf » Spanish.pdf » Swedish.pdf » French.pdf » Dutch.pdf » Italian.pdf » | Picture2.jpg » Picture1.jpg » |
| 07-04-2008 | KNX is Green | Studies reveal that networked home and building control based on KNX allows up to 50% energy savings | German.pdf » English.pdf » Spanish.pdf » Swedish.pdf » French.pdf » Dutch.pdf » Italian.pdf » | Picture2.jpg » Picture1.jpg » |
| 07-04-2008 | Largest increase in KNX membership and biggest sales of ETS licences since the founding of the Association. | KNX continues to forge ahead on the road to success, thus highlighting its pioneering role as the world’s only open STANDARD for home and building control (ISO/IEC 14543). Membership of the KNX Association increased last year by 45 new manufacturers from 15 different countries – that’s the biggest growth ever since the Association was founded in 1990. 3 companies from the USA joined the KNX Association – the first US members. In addition, the number of new ETS licences sold was three times more than in the previous year. In some countries, members’ sales of KNX products grew by up to 60%. According to surveys conducted in seven European countries, KNX is by far the most-used bus technology. KNX is used in more than 80 countries around the world. | Italian.pdf » German.pdf » English.pdf » Spanish.pdf » Swedish.pdf » French.pdf » Dutch.pdf » | Picture2.jpg » Picture1.jpg » |
| 06-04-2008 | The new generation of electricians puts its trust in KNX | The international Competition of Young Electricians (CYE) focuses on KNX for the first time. | German.doc » English.doc » | Picture1.jpg » Picture2.eps » |
| 10-03-2008 | Generation KNX at light+building 2008 | KNX once again highlights their leading role as the only worldwide general STANDARD for home and building technology (ISO/IEC 14543). KNX is exhibiting under the motto “We control climate change” with a total of four exhibition spaces at light+building (6-11 April 2008) in Frankfurt, Germany. In addition over 100 KNX member companies are displaying their newest KNX developments on their own stands. Furthermore, the KNX Award presentation is taking place at 11am on 8th April 2008. | German.pdf » Dutch.pdf » French.pdf » English.pdf » PR_Italian.pdf » Spanish.pdf » Swedish.pdf » | Picture.zip » |
| 11-09-2007 | KNX approved as Chinese standard (GB/Z 20965) | KNX proves once more it is the leading open standard in home and building control technology in the world. KNX fulfills the requirements of the European standard (CENELEC EN 50090 und CEN EN 13321-1) and international standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3). The approval of KNX as a Chinese standard (GB/Z 20965) confirms the strength of KNX technology on the Asian continent. | English.pdf » German.pdf » Swedish.pdf » Spanish.pdf » Dutch.pdf » Italian.pdf » Russian.pdf » French.pdf » chinese.pdf » | Picture.zip » |
| 18-06-2007 | Metering Industry Recommends KNX | Communication technology, in particular the remote reading of meters, will continue to play an increasingly important role for meters in homes and buildings. The new EU regulation, “Energy efficiency in buildings” (prEN 15232), states that every customer must be able to read and control their energy consumption at any time. In order to meet these requirements as efficiently as possible, FIGAWA (the association of more than 1000 companies that produce gas, heating and water meters), has recommended the use of KNX radio frequency (KNX RF) as the standard for home and building automation. | English.pdf » German.pdf » Swedish.pdf » Spanish.pdf » Dutch.pdf » Italian.pdf » Russian.pdf » French.pdf » Czech.pdf » | logo.zip » |
| 01-03-2007 | ETS3 - Now with a dongle | ETS (Engineering Tool Software) continues to be a key route to success. More than 22,000 users in more than 75 countries are now working with the KNX commissioning tool. The uniqueness of the tool is that all KNS-products can be commissioned with the ETS, independent of the manufacturer, the application or the transmission route (TP, PL, RF or IP). The new PC-independent ETS3 version with dongle now makes software handling even easier. | English.pdf » German.pdf » Swedish.pdf » Spanish.pdf » Dutch.pdf » Italian.pdf » Russian.pdf » French.pdf » Czech.pdf » | Dongle.jpg » |
| 05-12-2006 | KNX has become an International Standard: ISO/IEC 14543-3 | KNX is the only worldwide approved INTERNATIONAL STANDARD for home- and building control. It already met the requirements of both European standards CENELEC EN50090 as well as CEN EN 13321-1. Its recent approval as an international standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3) now confirms the global importance of the KNX standard. | English.pdf » German.pdf » Swedish.pdf » Spanish.pdf » Dutch.pdf » Italian.pdf » Russian.pdf » French.pdf » Chinese.pdf » Portuguese.pdf » Czech.pdf » | Picture.zip » |
| 05-12-2006 | International KNX Scientific Conference 2006 in Vienna | The annual KNX International Scientific Conference was held at the Technical University of Vienna in November this year, where the latest results of KNX research studies were presented. The main focus points of this highly successful presentation were: Energy efficiency and security with KNX. The KNX award 2006 for the best KNX research project was presented to Wolfgang Granzer from the Technical University of Vienna. | English.pdf » German.pdf » | Vienna.jpg » |
| 13-07-2006 | KNX and BACnet – Two Complementary Open Standards | Standardized Mapping KNX to BACnet. BACnet and the KNX Association have agreed upon a standardized mapping for the two open standards. The Mapping facilitates the preferred implementation of... | English.pdf » German.pdf » | Picture1.jpg » |
| 25-04-2006 | A lot of Glamour at the KNX 2006 Award Ceremony | The future belongs to Intelligent Homes with KNX A bit of “Oscar spirit” was in the air when on the 25th April for the 6th time the international KNX awards for the best projects were celebrated. | English.pdf » German.pdf » | Winners.jpg » |
| 23-04-2006 | The Worlds grow together | Once more KNX is underlining it’s leading role as World’s only Standard for Home & Building Control according to EN50090. With new interfaces to IP, Web, Audio and BACnet .... | English.pdf » German.pdf » | logo.gif » |
| 22-04-2006 | ETS 3 – Moving steadily ahead | New and valuable features – IP fully supported by ETS 3. The ETS (Engineering Tool Software), common and vendor-neutral tool for all KNX installations... | English.pdf » German.pdf » | screenshot.jpg » |
| 05-02-2006 | A powerfull Organisation and a new President | ..... President Mr. Godehardt Schneider (SIEMENS AG) requires in his first speach as President of the Association „a remarkable growth for the KNX Technology“.... | English.pdf » German.pdf » | President.jpg » |
