The Field House

Residential project in Płock, Poland

Project category Residential
Project type New project
Year of completion 2018
Size of project(m2) 101 – 500
Number of KNX devices used 101 – 300
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Twisted pair
IP
Man hours 1.001 – 2.000
Man power 1 – 5
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Project characteristics

This diagram shows the level of energy efficiency, innovation and ease of use in the project. The main characteristic is displayed in the centre.

Applications used

The icons marked in blue are the applications used in this project via KNX.

Lighting
Heating, Ventilation & Air conditioning (HVAC)
Blind and Shutter Control
Security and Safety
Operation and Visualisation
Automation and Remote Access
Energy Management/Smart Metering
Other

Detailed description

Energy Efficiency

The usage of automated functions already save energy in every installation. Especially the usage of KNX has a lot of potential for further energy savings, which can contribute to a better environmental footprint. Be extending KNX to more functions and applications, energy savings of up to 60% can be realised. Thanks to the flexibility of KNX, these functions can easily be implemented in this installation

Innovation

Smart homes and buildings are always an upgrade in comparison to a conventional installation. Not only automated functions and a higher level of comfort contribute to a higher living standard, but also the possibility to be ready for coming innovations. Thanks to the usage of KNX, the door has been opened to integrate new innovative solutions, using the worldwide STANDARD for home and building control.

Ease of Use

By integrating KNX, we automatically experience a higher energy efficiency and comfort. Furthermore, by the possibility to use further devices, in order to make the usage of the project easier, we can look at further opportunity to even make the whole installation easier in usage.

Applications used

  • Lighting: Switching , Dimming , Light Scenes , Timed Control , Automatic Occupancy Detection , Constant Light Control
  • Heating, Ventilation & Air conditioning (HVAC): Central & Automatic Control , Timed Operation Modes , Weather Dependent Control , Individual Room Control / Zone Control , Valve Drive Control / Fan Coil Control , CO2 / Humidity Measuring , Floor Heating Control , Boiler and burner Control
  • Blind and Shutter Control: Individual Control , Group & Central Control , Preset Positioning , Automatic Programs , Wind and Rain Protection
  • Security and Safety: Access Control , Emergency Lighting , Supervision (e.g. Cameras) , Interaction with HVAC/Lighting
  • Operation and Visualisation: Switches / Push Buttons , PC Visualisation , Web Servers , Touch Panels & Display Panels , Tablets and smart phones
  • Automation and Remote Access: Logical Functions , System Supervision , Internet Access , Remote Programming , Messaging (e.g. SMS)
  • Energy Management/Smart Metering: Data Logging , Visualisation , Current Detection
  • Other: Audio Control , Video Control , Distributed Facilities

Customer's description

The project of the house, architecture, and interior was very minimalistic - the technology had to fit to the whole idea of the house. Both in functionality and design. There are no lamps at home. We used only LED strips for lighting - there were a lot of them! We used almost invisible motion detectors to control lights in places where switches were not needed. Satin white sentido (basalte) perfectly fitted with its minimalistic design to the white, geometrical interior of the house. Our client wanted to have most functionalities automated - where possible of course. The installation was mostly based on KNX system but there are also other ones. Integration with a heat pump and air handling unit were made using the ModBus protocol. DALI system was used to light control. The most challenging were: HVAC and AV systems. Mostly because all the technical devices had to be hidden somehow to keep the minimalistic design of the interior. But we have made it.

Contact information

Company name FDtech
Company email dwalczak@fdtech.pl
Company website https://fdtech.pl/
Contact name Dominika Walczak
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