Hotel Zimba Schruns

The hotel Zimba is located in Vorarlberg, Austria. Surrounded by beautiful landscapes and amazing scenery, this location offers the visitors a great opportunity to go for long hiking tours in summer or go skiing in winter. The hotel has its own wellness and indoor pool, which its customers can make use of to enjoy a relaxing holiday.

What were the challenges in fulfilling the wishes of the customer?

The challenge here was operate the complete building via a PC with a central control.

Why was the decision for a KNX solution made?

The decision for KNX was the result of the systems flexibility, user friendliness and cost efficiency.

Lighting Control and Regulation

• Switching
• Dimming
• Central Control
• Time Control
• Daylight Dependant Switching
• Light Scenes
• Panic Lighting
• Control via DALI

Blind and Shutter Control

• Time Control
• Weather Dependant Switching (Wind, Rain, Frost)
• Movement to Preset Positions
• Sun Position Dependant Control (Light Steering, Glare Protection)
• Central Control
• Type of Sun Protection: Shutter

Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)

• Time Control
• HVAC Fault Monitoring

Security and Fault Monitoring

• Presence Simulation
• Panic Switching
• General Fault Handling

Operation, Indication and Visualisation

• Visualisation via PC

Central Automation

• Complex Logical Operations
• Time Control
• Collective Scenes

General Facts

Owner / Investor	Fam. Ladurner
Location	Austria, Vorarlberg
Type of Building	Hospitality
Year of Construction	2003
Architect	Schröcker-Ganahl
Consultant	Schröcker-Ganahl
Integrator / Contractor	Elektrotechnik Durig
No. of Floors	4
No. of Offices / Rooms	65

KNX Installation Facts

Number of Lines	2
Number of Components	105
Electrical Installation	400,000 EUR
KNX Proportion	17%