Deploying KNX in one of the world’s greenest buildings, The Crystal in London

The Crystal at night

 

The Crystal Interior 4The Crystal Interior 3

The Project: The Crystal

Home to the world’s largest exhibition focused on urban sustainability and a world-class centre for dialogue, discovery and learning.

Overview

The Crystal, London, represents the Siemens’ expertise in ‘green’ technologies.  The building is the first to achieve the highest sustainable building accolades from the world’s two leading accreditation bodies, LEED and BREEAM.  Building management and control technologies play a vital part in reducing the building’s energy consumption. Abtec Building Technologies was commissioned to install and manage the KNX infrastructure.

Case study

We Delivered

  • KNX integration
  • DALI lighting control
  • Central IP network integration methodoligy
  • Protocol interoperability

“I was impressed with the way the team put the KNX database at the heart of the project. This saved precious time and resource”

Andy Chandler, Technology Manager, Siemens UK

Services used

Integrated Room Control

Creating smarter buildings

Lighting Control

Intelligent lighting control that can save energy

Converged IP Network

IP network modifications to deliver building services data

Blind Actuators

Reducing the workload of air conditioning