Connecting the Dots: How Co-operative Principles will deliver Building Resilience
Explore the transformative power of co-operation - using open-protocol principles to create flexible, sustainable, and human-centric spaces. Tailored for consultants, architects, and future industry leaders, this seminar demonstrates how interoperable technology drives energy efficiency, simplifies future building adaptation, and directly elevates the daily lives of local communities.
This does not mean consigning existing systems to recycling but opens the possibility to work with existing infrastructures to create better, more economically sound, energy efficient and people friendly buildings.
Session Speakers
Actively involved in the promotion and development of KNX in the UK since 2007, Iain Gordon is the current President of KNX UK and represents the UK KNX community at both national and international level. He is an experienced speaker, panel moderator and industry writer, contributing to conferences and industry publications on KNX, open protocols, smart buildings and emerging technologies. His speaking engagements have included international KNX events and a TEDx talk at the University of Surrey.
Iain is a qualified electrician, technician and KNX Tutor with almost four decades of experience in electrical engineering, intelligent building technology and networked control systems. An electrician since 1987 and a business owner since 1997, he is the founder and Managing Director of GES Digital, and has extensive first hand experience in delivering integrated technology solutions for commercial buildings and residential properties.
Alp Chirakli is the Key Account Manager for GIRA UK, working closely with the company's distributor network and supporting a nationwide community of system integrators, consultants and smart building professionals.
Combining strong technical product knowledge with a commercial understanding of the market, Alp's role focuses on helping partners specify the right solutions, supporting projects from concept through to delivery, and strengthening collaboration across the smart building ecosystem. He is passionate about the KNX protocol and the opportunities it creates for the industry. He believes that open standards empower innovation, encourage collaboration across manufacturers, and give system integrators and end users the flexibility to create smarter, future-ready buildings.
