KNX approved as Chinese Standard

The home and building control standard KNX has been approved as Chinese Standard (GB/T 20965).

KNX complies with the requirements of the international standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3) as well as with both European standards (CENELEC EN50090 and CEN EN13321-1 respectively EN13321-2) and the US ANSI/ASHRAE.

The high interest in China for compatible KNX products and technology has encouraged the association to have the international ISO/IEC approved Standard 14543-3 translated into Chinese. The translated KNX Standard was fed into the Chinese standardisation process via the standardisation body SAC TC124 and approved by this committee as GB/T 20965, making KNX the only approved standard for home and building control in China.

China is expected to be a prominent market for intelligent building control in the coming years. KNX is well prepared for this: a multitude of KNX member companies (including 20 Chinese members) have already been active in this market for years; four certified training centres offer qualified KNX training for system integrators, building designers and investors; a neutral testing laboratory supports the manufacturers when certifying their products according to the KNX standard; the manufacturer and product independent KNX commissioning tool ETS is available in Chinese; the KNX Handbook in Chinese offers a good introduction into the KNX technology.