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KNX Awards 2026
Showcase your best KNX projects
The KNX Awards celebrate the most innovative smart home and building projects powered by KNX. For decades, they have highlighted how our global community uses the KNX open standard to create reliable, future-ready solutions.
Celebrating KNX Excellence
The KNX Awards is a long-standing competition that puts the smartest KNX home and building projects in the picture. You can apply in different categories that diversify between Smart Home and Smart Building projects as well as reward innovative implementation of the latest trends.Hand in your projects in one of the 7 categories selected by the Award Jury or become the people's champ by winning the People's Choice Award. KNX Members can enter their best new KNX device for the KNX Product Award. Each winner gets € 1000 prize money, an award trophy and the priceless exposure your business gets as a KNX Award winner. So take your chance and hand in your application now - deadline 31st of May.
Save these dates
We now accepting your applications for the KNX Awards
- 31st of May: deadline for handing in your projects
- June: judging of projects
- July: announcement of nominees
- August: People's Choice and KNX Product Awards voting
- 6th of October: KNX Awards ceremony (online).
Your projects will be judged on…
We accept all KNX projects and do not consider the size of the project as a main factor. We will judge your project on:
- The diversity of used building applications with KNX
- Flexibility and expandability
- The level of automation and the complexity of the installation
- The user friendliness and acceptance
- Convincing arguments for the client
- Use of products for different KNX manufacturers in one application.
FAQs
How do I upload my project?
You can simply apply here and fill in all requested information. You can follow this step-by-step video to upload your project.
How do I increase my chances to get nominated?
- Describe the project with an intro on the project itself, the needs of the customer and how they were met with KNX solutions.
- Upload a lot of pictures: include an outside view, indoor shots, pictures with devices in the shot.
- You can upload extra documentation that can explain your project in more details.
- Add a video about the project via the YouTube link. It can be a promotional video of the project, you taking a tour of the building or a demonstration of the functions.
- Tell us what unique benefits KNX had in this project.
- Convince us why your project fits in the category you wish to be nominated for.
How can I apply for the KNX Product Award?
The KNX Product Award is for KNX Manufacturers only and is not carried out via the project submission form. KNX Manufacturers will be separately notified about the KNX Product Award, with a separate application link.
How can I apply for the People's Choice Award?
The People's Choice Award will be selected by the KNX Community only. You cannot specifically apply for this category. All projects that are nominated for the other KNX Awards categories will be eligible for the People's Choice Award as well. The KNX Community will be able to vote on their favorite nominated project in August.
Can anyone apply for the KNX Awards?
Everyone, 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. KNX Association staff and KNX National Groups can't participate in the competition. The full set of rules can be found here