The speaker holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering, with a specialization in Telematics, from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He graduated with honors for his final thesis on home automation systems. He currently works on the design and specification of home automation systems, as well as the development, programming, and commissioning of KNX projects at Daserin Servicios Inteligentes, an energy engineering firm based in Barcelona. He holds the highest certification available for the KNX system: KNX Tutor, which allows him to teach courses on this technology.
Energy efficiency has become a major concern for both businesses and individuals. Such efficiency and the resulting savings in energy consumption require control over the systems that generate energy use. Home automation provides this control over the most important systems in our homes.
The KNX system (Home and Building Automation and Control) is the only global standard for controlling these types of systems. KNX is a communication technology for products designed to control and automate homes, commercial buildings, and other diverse facilities. Among its advantages are: an open system, for which more than 140 manufacturers offer over 6,650 product families and solutions, all of which are 100% compatible with one another; technology standardized at the global (IEC 14543), European (EN 50090), and national levels in numerous countries.