Climate change is now an ethical issue for most people and their governments world-wide. And for companies serious about corporate responsibility as well as cost reduction, the Smart Building is now a priority. Intelligent building controls significantly reduces energy usage and carbon footprint.

KNX building controls work together, autonomously or centrally, to realise substantial reductions in energy consumption from monitoring and control of the building environment.

Take lighting for example. We all know that changing to low energy light bulbs can reduce energy consumption, but they can still be left on when no one is in the room and there is also the residual heat generated. Now multiply that by all the lights in a modern commercial building and you’re not only wasting energy through light, but also the extra load on air conditioning.

In a KNX installation, light level sensors and presence detectors broadcast their readings across the KNX network and lighting controllers switch lights on and off depending on time of day, whether people are nearby and even the position of the sun. KNX enabled heating, ventilation and air conditioning can also use this data to link air temperature to presence detection, keep people comfortable and energy use down.

KNX is the first truly open standard for building controls, which means you benefit from thousands of compatible products from hundreds of manufacturers around the world, without being tied to proprietary protocols. Contact us now and discover how KNX building controls can help you reduce your carbon footprint.