Offices solution: Automate lighting, temperature and shutter control in office building

Value proposition

Main drivers

The facility managers want to realise substantial energy savings by controlling all the parameters of lighting, heating and shutters. This enables substantial energy savings of up to 35% for lighting energy by automatically extinguishing unnecessary loads
They want also to be able to extend easily the system at any time without laying new cables.

Solution in brief

Cost efficiency and flexibility are particular important for private and commercial buildings. This is where KNX comes into its own.
With the KNX bus sytem all devices will be connected via a single bus line. When you activate a sensor (an Altira push button for example), an actuator (KNX blind actuator for example) will carry out all the switching commands required.
Operational and maintenance costs can be significantly reduced thanks to the optimum combination of different control functions: movement detection, time-dependency for lighting, and temperature settings for heating.
Automatic interaction of sensors and actuators avoids relying on uncertain human action and secures savings while providing increased comfort and safety.

Value proposition
The displayed solution architecture provides the following exemplary technical functions:

Automatic lighting control: movement detectors can be used to control lights and roller blinds according to movement detection in corridors, staircases.
Heating control: heat is supplied automatically at the exact time required and individually via controllable room temperature control units. No need to turn the radiators up and down manually. Don't worry: if you forget to do it, the KNX system will remember to do it for you.
Shutter control: IR push-button can be used to control lights or roller blinds.