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Top 7: KNX visualizations with server in comparison
Purchasing advice on the best KNX visualizations for sophisticated KNX houses and smart home villas As of January 2025 Table of contents: Buyer’s guide Top 7 KNX visualizations 2025 KNX
Top 5: Comparison of KNX presence detectors for architects’ homes
Buying advice & comparison of the best KNX presence detectors for interior architecture & design: as of January 2025 Table of contents: Buyer’s guide Top 5 KNX presence detectors KNX
Lighting design house 2025: Top 10 rules
Nowadays, nothing works without lighting design in a new building: whether it’s an apartment, house or villa. The positions and types of lighting are important – the lamps should definitely
Top 30: The world’s best KNX push-buttons – from €80 to €1000
Purchasing advice/test course of the best KNX push-buttons/KNX switches in comparison: as of January 2025 Table of contents: Buying guide Top 30 KNX push buttons A KNX push-button controls the
Top 5: KNX power supply units with 1280 mA in comparison – 85 to 290 euros
Purchasing advice & test course of the best & strongest KNX power supply units with 1280 mA in comparison: as of January 2025 Table of contents: Buyer’s guide Top 5
Top 5: KNX heating actuators in comparison – 140 to 290 euros
Purchasing advice & test course of the best KNX heating actuators with 6x, 8x and 12x outputs in comparison: as of January 2025 Table of contents: Buyer’s guide Top 5
Top 5: KNX switch actuators 24x in comparison – from 350 to 599 euros
Buyer’s guide to the best switch/blind actuators or universal actuators with 24-way, 20-way and 16-way outputs (16 amps) in comparison: as of January 2025 Table of contents: Buyer’s guide Top
What will a house cost in 2025? Breakdown of construction costs per square meter
House construction Building costs for a detached house in Germany 2025 – if you do it skillfully and approach it wisely, you can still build at reasonable prices. Know-how is
Top 5: KNX weather stations in comparison – 280 to 2000€
Monthly update on the top 5 KNX weather stations from low to high-end in January 2025 Table of contents: Top 5 KNX weather stations buying guide A KNX weather station
History of smart home from 1963 – 2025: Milestones
Article in “Popular Mechanics Magazine” USA, 1939 – this is how people imagined a “smart home” back then. Today, everything has become reality and much more is possible than imagined
Basalte Home 7: Best KNX visualization ever?
In the test lab: Comparison of Basalte Core Plus Server (left) and Basalte Core Mini Server (right) Both Basalte Core servers have an integrated antenna for the new Thread /
Top 5: KNX touch panels in comparison – 899 euros to 4499 euros
Buying advice & test course of the best KNX touch panels in comparison: as of January 2025 Table of contents: Buyer’s guide Top 5 KNX Touch Panels Every house can
Technical room in a detached house: what goes where?
Contents overview of the technical room Where do we put all the technology in a house built in 2025? This is a question that electrical planners, architects and building owners
Test of the Gira System 106 door intercom: Everything perfect?
Presentation of the Gira System 106 door intercom system, which has been seamlessly integrated into the KNX system and IP network of a detached house or villa. Doors can be
KNX server comparison: Gira X1, Jung Smart Visu vs. Gira Homeserver
Comparison of three different KNX servers including their own visualization: Gira Homeserver 4, Jung Smart Visu Server and Gira X1 Server Only a control center makes the KNX smart home
Basalte Adelante door intercom: Luxury in the test lab
Preliminary test of the elegant door intercom: Basalte Adelante for upmarket homes and luxury villas – shown here in the brass-gold version. There are 5 other color and material versions
CONTROL4 vs. BASALTE Home – which system is better?
It doesn’t get any better than this: comparison of the top-class high-end KNX multiroom audio servers for controlling entire (penthouse) apartments through to large villas including outdoor areas with garden,
Basalte Core Mini: Inexpensive KNX server in competition with Gira X1
Basalte Core Mini: The KNX server for home control and KNX visualization can also be screwed onto the top-hat rail in the electrical cabinet The small Basalte Core Mini Server
Control wallbox via KNX: How to optimize self-consumption EFH
When building a new house, the planning of charging points or wall boxes for electric cars such as a BMW i3, BMW iX xDrive, Porsche Taycan or Tesla Model S
