Thank you for uploading a project to the KNX Project platform. Should any of these conditions not be met, your project will be removed from the KNX project platform.
Terms and conditions
There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to submit a project.
This platform is for KNX projects only, other projects where KNX was not used will not be accepted.
You are allowed to upload multiple projects to the KNX Project platform as long as it concerns different projects. Double entries will not be shown.
By uploading this information, you confirm that:
You have the explicit or implicit permission of the building owner to publish the required information on the KNX project platform.
All information provided in your project application are true as stated.
All images, documents, project files, or videos you upload must be directly related to the actual project you are submitting. This means that uploaded content must show real elements of the project (e.g., actual photos of installations or site overviews) and may not include AI-generated images, commercial material such as logos, product advertisements, or any other promotional content. By uploading media, you confirm that you have the necessary rights and permissions to share all materials and that no copyright or licensing terms are being violated. Furthermore, by uploading, you grant KNX Association the right to use the submitted images and media across all KNX platforms, including but not limited to the KNX Project Platform, the official KNX website, social media channels, and any other digital or printed media, without requiring additional consent or prior notification.
Only you as the project uploader, and not KNX Association, will be held responsible for any complaints or legal actions taken due to uploading information that is either untrue, used without consent or infringing copyright. In the case where KNX is approached for copyright violations for uploaded pictures or unlawful project claims, all fines will be invoiced to the company that uploaded the related pictures.
KNX Association will review each project before putting it online and has the right to decline any project without liability to you or informing you about the reasons.
KNX Association has the right to use any of the uploaded information and pictures for promotional purposes, either with or without mentioning the source.
The project platform is made for promotion with focus on the realized project. This means that projects with commercial messages about the company, promotions or use of business cards, company logo’s instead of project images, will not be accepted.
You may not post violent, nude, discriminatory, unlawful, infringing, hateful, pornographic or sexually suggestive language, documents, images or videos via the platform.
Privacy
The personal data entered by will not be used by KNX Association for commercial purposes or forwarded to 3rd parties. You have the possibility to add your contact details to your project to be shown online so potential customers can contact you. This is purely optional. Mandatory personal information like first name, last name and e-mail address, will only be used internally to contact you about your project or about the KNX Award contest. Your date of birth will be asked only if you apply for the KNX Young award to do an age check and will not be used for any other purposes.
You have the possibility to upload the ETS project file, this is not shown publicly and will serve 2 purposes:
During the KNX Award application period, Jury members may consult it to get more information about the project.
By uploading this you will have a backup of the file in your own MyKNX account.
This information will only be seen by KNX Association, Jury members and yourself.
For more information on how personal information is handled by KNX Association, please consult our privacy statement here.
KNX Awards 2026 participation
Every 2 years KNX Association hands out awards to the smartest home and building projects. The KNX Award honours outstanding KNX projects in home and building control that set the tone worldwide in innovation and technical advancement, realized between 2024-2026. In 2026, this award will be granted for the 16th time. For a successful nomination, the size and volume of the installation are of lesser importance than:
the multitude of included trades,
the flexibility and expandability,
the level of automatization and complexity of the installation,
the user-friendliness and the acceptance through the user,
the convincing arguments for the client,
the implementation of products from different manufacturers.
For the winner, the KNX Award is a magnificent marketing tool. KNX Association and its national groups will also put the Award Projects in the spotlights on all media.
One winner is selected in each of these categories
Smart Home Award: This category rewards outstanding residential projects worldwide and is divided into 3 sub-categories: Europe, Asia and Africa-America-Australia, with for each sub-category an award to win.
Smart Building Award: This category rewards outstanding commercial and industrial projects worldwide and is divided into 3 sub-categories: Europe, Asia and Africa-America-Australia, with for each sub-category an award to win.
Innovation Award: This category rewards projects implemented with the latest developments in the KNX Technology. For the KNX Awards 2026, these are projects where IoT and/or AI applications are implemented.
Publicity Award: This category rewards projects that help raise awareness for the KNX Standard and promote the system. This can be a KNX project that achieves this, but might also be a special event, fair, showroom,...
Sustainability Award: This category rewards projects that are focused on using KNX for energy management, to reduce energy consumption and the carbon footprint in houses and buildings by optimizing the different building functions.
Special Award: This category rewards KNX projects that are highlighted by special characteristics, show very special integrations rarely seen before, are made in unusual building types, etc.
Education Award: This category rewards projects where great efforts were made to educate students or professionals about KNX Smart home and building technology. School and Training Centre projects are limited to this category.
People’s Choice Award: Among all nominated projects of all categories we let the KNX community decide their favorite project. Everyone can vote on the project they believe is the most remarkable and should be rewarded with the trophy.
KNX Product Award: Each KNX Member will have the chance to present one of their KNX Products. We want you to vote on your favourite KNX Products and decide the winner. This will be selected by the KNX Community only. Application will be via an internal platform for KNX Members only.
Prize
The KNX Awards 2026 are granted with € 1000 per category. Winners of each category will also receive the desired KNX trophy.
The Jury
The winners will be chosen by a professionally qualified jury, based on the submitted project information, photographic material, videos and documentation. The jury consists of neutral experts of the KNX world and KNX Association. The jury takes its decision by simple majority, and can’t be challenged by the participants. An individual explanation cannot be given in case one doesn’t receive the award. The jury will come together in June 2026. Immediately after the decision of the jury, the five nominees of each category will be notified by e-mail. The People’s Choice Award and the KNX Product Award voting will happen at a later stage, in August 2026.
Timing
Applications can be made at any time via the project platform at https://projects.knx.org:
Only projects that mark their participation in the KNX Awards in the project application will be considered.
Only projects uploaded by the 31stof May 2026 at latest will be considered for the 2026 award edition.
Projects uploaded after this deadline will be added to the projects list for the KNX Awards 2028.
The KNX Awards Jury will evaluate all KNX Award projects in June 2026.
In July 2026, the 5 nominees per category will be notified by e-mail. Participants who have not been nominated, will be informed by e-mail as well.
The KNX Awards will be presented as an online event on the 6th of October 2026.
KNX Awards Application Terms
The following terms are extra terms specifically for the KNX Awards application, next to the above-mentioned terms and conditions for uploading projects on the project platform.
Application is only possible via https://projects.knx.org
The final date for submission of the complete application will be the 31st of May 2026.
The data can be handed in in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian or Dutch.
The data concerning the participating projects will be taken from the project description. KNX Association isn’t responsible for incorrect or false data.
You can choose a maximum of 3 award categories in your project application. KNX Association has the right to move your application to another category without notifying you.
Every system integrator, who at the time of the application had completed a working KNX installation and can show functional and fitting use of KNX certified products, can apply to the competition. The submitted projects had to be completed in 2024-2026. Participation in the competition and the granting of the prices will happen with the exclusion of legal action.
Entering any false information in your project application may lead to immediate disqualification. KNX Association has the right to request extra information, ETS project file or proof and can reverse your nomination at any time if this information cannot be provided.
Any manipulation of the voting for the People’s Choice or KNX Product Award via automatic processes, bots, use of fake e-mail addresses, etc. will result in the removal of your project/product from the voting process. KNX Association has the right to withdraw your entry without prior notification or presenting proof.
Legal steps aren't allowed, neither against the pre-selection, nor against the decision of the jury. Members of KNX Association and their employees or KNX National Groups can't participate in the competition. The submitted projects may not violate patents of others. KNX Association can't be held responsible for this. The participants will declare themselves to be in agreement, that the entered projects can be used for press publications by KNX Association International and the KNX National Groups.