From April 11-16, thousands of visitors from around the world will converge on Light+Building, Europe’s biggest architecture and technology trade show, where they will learn about the latest in lighting and home automation from world-class organizations like the Z-Wave Alliance. They will showcase its technology at Agora C17. Embedded in more than 350 interoperable products, Z-Wave technology creates a wireless mesh network, enabling a wide range of devices in and around the home to talk to one another. Z-Wave devices also interoperate with Smart Energy Meters, thus enabling an end-to-end energy management solution, that empowers consumers with the convenience of a fully connected home while cutting their energy consumption and saving them money.
A number of Z-Wave Alliance members will present their home control solutions at Light+Building 2010:
FAKRO: Transforming Attics into Living Spaces
FAKRO manufactures a wide range of products to transform attics into comfortable living spaces. These include a comprehensive range of roof windows, like centre pivot windows, top hung windows, L-shaped windows, access roof lights and skylights, as well as roof window accessories, like Venetian blinds, external and internal roller blinds, external awning blinds, control units, remote control systems and smoke ventilation systems. At Light+Building, FAKRO will present its electrically operated roof window, the FTP-V Electro Z-Wave, and its external roller shutter, the ARZ Z-Wave. Visitors to the Z-Wave Alliance location (Agora C17) will also receive the latest details on Fakro’s internal roller blind called the "ARF Z-Wave" and its new glass-made touch keypad the "ZWG3." For more information about FAKRO, please visit: www.fakro.de.
Flex-Control: Easy, Intuitive Assurance
Danish Flex-Control A/S has integrated the Z-Wave wireless standard into its intelligent “House Control” monitoring system. This solution enables wireless monitoring and management of all Z-Wave compatible devices in houses, flats and holiday residences. All appliances – lighting systems, thermostats, locks, meters, and surveillance systems, and more – can be controlled via a central web interface. The monitoring system is plug-and-play for easy, intuitive installation.
Installed in more than 4,000 buildings, Flex-Control offers the user remote control, too, via the Internet and cellular phone. At Light+Building 2010, Flex-Control will demo the House Control monitoring system. For more information about Flex-Control, please visit: www.flex-control.dk.
Save energy with Aeon Labs
Aeon Labs (www.aeon-labs.com) is a leading developer and manufacturer of wireless products for the Digital Smart Home. The company’s products are designed to save energy, protect the home and improve residents’ quality of life. Aeon Labs focuses on innovation and providing the highest calibre of smart home devices. It will demo several Z-Wave-embedded devices at Light+Building 2010, including the Z-Stick, the Minimote remote control, door and window sensor, a smart energy switch, and the Smart Energy Illuminator, along with the Home Energy Meter and the MultiSensor.
QEES devices for intelligent home networking
The Danish company, QEES (www.qees.eu), will also present its new Z-Wave devices at Light+Building 2010. The remote control for example allows an easy and convenient management of appliances such as light switches, dimmer switches, roller shutters and thermostats. It is designed as an easy-to-carry keying. When entering or exiting their house or flat, users can simply press a button to turn lights on or off while simultaneously lowering or increasing the inside temperature. With the new battery-operated QEES wall switch another device is based on these same principles and can be installed quickly without the need for electrical wiring. In Frankfurt QEES will also showcase “Qees Power”, “Qees Master” and “Qees Dimmer”. Its functionalities will be demonstrated in detail at Agora C17.
About Z-Wave
Z-Wave® is the first technology to bring affordable, reliable and easy-to-use wireless control to every aspect of daily life – the home, consumer electronics, healthcare, and energy use, to name a few. Z-Wave is an award-winning, proven and interoperable* wireless mesh networking technology that allows a wide array of devices in and around the home to communicate including lighting, appliances, HVAC, entertainment centers, and security systems. Z-Wave brings many benefits to everyday life including remote home monitoring, home healthcare, safety and security, and energy conservation. Z-Wave certified products are currently available from leading consumer brands in nearly 360 products. Z-Wave is the recipient of the 2006 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award in the wireless category, the CNET “Best of CES Award” in the enabling technologies category, along with PC World’s 2006 World Class Award, which recognizes the 100 best technologies and products of the year. For more information about Z-Wave please visit www.z-wave.com.
More Information:
Z-Wave Alliance
1778 McCarthy Blvd.
Milpitas, CA 95035
USA
Mary Miller
Marketing Director
mary_miller@sdesigns.com
PR Agency:
Sprengel & Partner GmbH
Nisterstrasse 3
56472 Nisterau
Germany
Fabian Sprengel
Tel.: +49 (26 61) 912 600
Fax: +49 (26 61) 912 6013
fs@sprengel-pr.com
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