Security Systems Data Can Enable Building Automation
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Security Systems Data Can Enable Building Automation |
| John
J. "Jack" Mc Gowan, CEM President & CEO Energy Control Inc. Chairman |
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Jack McGowan has extensive experience in business management, along with market strategy, e-commerce and technical expertise spanning several industries. That experience includes working on multi-million dollar large scale energy and water facilities infrastructure projects.
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Economic Downturn, Automation Identity Crisis and Energy Opportunity
…where does your business go from here
ConnectivityWeek is the Green Summit The message to readers is that Green is not just about LEED, and that DR is the opportunity to build a new business model that does not rely on new construction.
The Number One Thing That Will Grow Your Business in 2008 The time for Energy Engineered Systems (EES) is now because the traditional construction process is broken and it is hard to deliver value without EES.
Buildings at the Epicenter… Don’t miss B2G in New York
GridWise, Demand Response and a Green AHR Those who want to learn more about these automation opportunities with the electric grid should be at the AHR ASHRAE conference in New York this January 2008.
Energy… how do you turn Buzz into Business? The simple answer to that question is that automation is the “enabling technology” for demand response.
GridWise The Right Place At An Exceptional Time With GridWise, IT interoperability will lead to ap’s that start with DR as a basic curtailment (turning electric loads off) program, but then to expand a truly intelligent building functionality that reshapes the load curve by leveraging automation.
GridWise Applied The Objective and criteria for the award is to highlight real-world application/implementation of GridWise Architecture Council (GridWise AC) interoperability principles in products, services and projects.
News Maker of the Year Jack McGowan, CEM, President & CEO, Energy Control Inc, GridWise Architecutre Council Chairman
Smart Building to Smart Grid Success Stories at GridWeek
Automated Demand Response and America’s Energy Future
Online Inside and Out Some of this technology is WiFi and Internet based and some is cellular or satellite based, but the flavor of wireless is not important.
Energy Management Systems ...do you remember when building automation or direct digital control products were called “energy management systems”?
The 4th Utility… Unifying building operations using information
What is HOT in Information Technology? ....energy is critical in the IT world, and based on the growth in this sector this will remain true.
The GridWise Buzz…It’s Electric The smart grid envisions an interoperable system that leverages information technology and automated systems to meet demand.
Blazing a new trail to Intelligent buildings… The value proposition in building automation is no longer in installing, programming, maintaining or even integrating building systems. Rather, as with the pervasive internet, the opportunity is in creating services and value propositions that can be offered by using the power of the systems that are installed.
GridWise and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 One key initiative to come from this Act will be a major focus on electricity reliability.
Performance Contracting …the next wave and how it will impact Automation.
Applications of Intelligent Energy Technology Intelligent building applications are close at hand.
May Supplement Engineered Systems
Corporate Enterprises Are Forever
Changed With Real-Time Building Information
Ken Sinclair,
AutomatedBuildings.com
Access Control - The Missing Link?
Rob Zivney, Hirsch Electronics
Integrated Information
Technology is the New IT
Jack Mc Gowan, Energy Control Inc.
Web Services
For Building Controls At A Crossroads
Toby Considine, oBIX Chairman
2004 Year of the Smart Building 2004 was the year when a whole series of Internet and network communications developments truly elevated average structures to Intelligent Buildings.
…back to School on Direct Digital Control of Renewable Energy - Case Study
Integrated, Interoperable and Intelligent …the Buildy targets Next Generation Buildings
Gridwise...merging Information Technology and Energy
Selling real-time energy metering up the management chain Jefferson may have one of the few systems in the country that is able to actually develop reports separating metered energy use for a classroom and a research lab in the same building. Case Study
One of our sixteen is missing … or can Integration be specified?
Convergence Convergence could be compared to a freeway cloverleaf seamlessly managing the flow of data from one direction, or source, to another and allowing for myriad combinations.
Marketing
Convergence - Engineered Systems November Supplement
Convergence
Will Happen Ken Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings.com
Why Is There A
Need For Marketing? Anto Budiardjo - Clasma Inc.
Selling
Integration and Convergence Jack Mc Gowan, Energy Control Inc.
Energy and Wireless Internet …what's the connection? Wireless Internet is yet one more tool to use in the continual evolution toward Real-time Energy Management.
Internet-based Energy and
Security Most industry
proponents believe that energy, security, and IT technology
are converging-with
the Internet taking center stage.
Deep Integration … the next step Deep integration is a process rather than a conclusion, but it results in true Energy Web Services that companies can offer to go far beyond traditional DDC and Building Automation.
High-tech Venues - The latest thing in Online Training
Web-Based Automation Access to real-time information anywhere, anytime through an Internet-enabled automation system is the real value of this technology.
A "Black Box" ...what Building Automation needs!
Real-time Energy Dashboard™ the next new thing in Building Automation.
The Business of System Integration The challenge for readers of this article is to revisit your definition of system integration and take the time to bring the full scope of services that you offer in better focus.
Direct Digital Control - A Guide to Distributed Building Automation The question that this article is posing to the readership is "Where should AutomatedBuildings.com training begin?"
Online Automation Training…are you missing something? At least 25% of the registrations for the first class noted that they were looking for basic training on building automation.
Expanding Horizons for System Integration As evidenced, it is now possible to Internet-enable everything from electric meters to data loggers, and expand System Integration to new horizons.
Automation Systems Financing … a new trend? Now is the time to become a little more aware of the financing options and present these to owners as solutions.
What's New and Hot in the Building Automation Market? One of the exciting new trends in Building Automation today is the growing popularity of Direct Digital Control (DDC) as a measure incorporated with Performance Contracts.
Real-Time Energy Services Recent interviews with online energy sellers indicated that they are selling more energy information, consumption histories and profiles by demand interval, than energy! Doesn't that sound like the kind of service that a DDC contractor could provide?
Web-Enabled Energy Education The question is, will World Wide Web or "Web" change the way that education is delivered?
Continuous Digital Control (CDC) The term Direct Digital Control therefore no longer describes the industry's goals; rather it wants Continuous Digital Control.
DDC's Future 1-01 ...the Web may have more to do with defining DDC's future than any individual development in control theory, HVAC or building technology.
Control Synthesis "There have been number of efforts aimed at creating standard bus-level protocols for automation systems. This only addresses part of the problem of creating truly interoperable systems. Our approach is to go one level higher and create a standard software framework that supports LON, BACnet and legacy systems in an open framework that is full Internet enabled" says John Petze, VP of Business Development at Tridium.
The difference between GridWise and
Demand Response? I like to think of Demand Response as the first business model that
is getting traction in the larger world of GridWise. GridWise is about
interoperability on a broad scale including the full spectrum of electricity
infrastructure and technology from generation through end use of
On the road with GridWise Everyone seems to want to know what GridWise is about and how it will affect their world.
GridWise™ Expo Co-Located with BuilConn® BuilConn participants will learn how the Intelligent Building has morphed into the Intelligent Enterprise and is on the way to the World Wide Grid. GridWise was a topic at BuilConn last year, but it is a strong force this year. Dramatic events and price spikes in the energy world combined with a continuing emphasis on interoperability, and a national focus on business developments in the “Energy Space” make this a must participate event.
GridWise™ ...input is needed I am really trying to connect with the European energy community to identify some speakers that can see the long term benefits of integration and interoperability as tools to improve electricity reliability, but also to save money.
Energy@BuilConn BuilConn participants will learn how to position themselves for the opportunity to deliver technology that enables a more effective U.S. Electric System and integrates building consumption on a completely new level.
2004 in Review It seems inevitable at the beginning of a year to look back and consider last year in review. What progress was made over the previous months? In that light I took some time to visit with Jack Mc Gowan recently to get his perspective on significant events in integration and interoperability.
On-line Training - The Key to Understanding Internet Digital Control Newsweek Magazine did a feature article two years ago and predicted that 90% of all four year Universities would offer Online course by 2002. By all accounts that prediction is true, and just one example of the demand for this approach is that the University of Phoenix has 130,000 students enrolled in Online coursework!
Web-based Training - April 2002 AutomatedBuildings.com has completed a thorough analysis of the potential for Web-based training through the site. In this month's Interview, Jack McGowan talks with Ken Sinclair about the growth in this approach to professional development and his new seminar.
Selling New Automation Concepts - October 2001 Take the time to analyze and understand customers and what their needs are in your target market. Develop a quality approach to selling systems that meet the customers needs and help them to carry out their business more cost-effectively, while helping them to achieve their goals.
Industry Migration towards Information Technology - June 2001 I believe that professionals in our industry must become experts in information technology and data communications, but the bottom line is temperature control requires expertise in HVAC.
Online Course
Web-enabled Energy Services - Performance Contracting, Energy E-commerce and Beyond
Related articles prepared by Jack McGowan for Energy Users News
As if on cue, the newest trend in energy management, real-time energy systems, offers companies valuable management tools to deal with the economic downturn. Many companies have reduced capital spending, but energy projects that are self-funding investments and improve the way companies do business still make sense.
To read the complete article view Energy Users News
Energy professionals who share the blessings, or curses, of both age and perspective may feel some gratification that energy issues are at the forefront of the national consciousness once again. The energy crisis, of course, is unwelcome, and energy managers have become good at implementing conservation projects using other motivators, typically cost reduction.
To read the complete article view Energy Users News
The Internet has created
new markets, new ways of doing business.
E-commerce has already made
a deep impact on business and leisure. Forrester Research, a Cambridge, MA,
firm that tracks technology markets, projects that e-commerce transactions
in the United States will reach $1.3 trillion by 2003. They project that
electricity sales alone will account for $250 billion by 2004, meaning that
the energy sector will likely see the rapid introduction of new electronic
(e)-enabled technology.
To read the complete article view Energy Users News
Current trends in automation require the facility manager to think outside the confines of the building envelope. The old controls industry has gone virtual, providing tools that many owners and energy users are only beginning to recognize.
To read the complete article view Energy Users News
The business world today seems to be divided into those who are part of the fast-paced Internet market and those experiencing the general uneasiness associated with being left behind. Many see tremendous e-commerce opportunities everywhere, even in bricks and mortar businesses like energy management. Many in the energy industry also see Internet business opportunities but recognize how difficult it is to make an energy management business interactive. Some companies, however, are applying the inherent creativity of the energy management business to old problems and coming up with e-solutions.
To read the complete article view Energy Users News
Ten years ago, what answer would be given to the question of what new innovation in energy management will have the most far-reaching impact on the discipline? BACnet, LonWorks, or other communication standards, pre-integrated microprocessor-based control for HVAC, and design/build construction techniques were included in all the market research studies of the early 1990s. Certainly each of these innovations has changed the industry. What, though, of the next decade? What innovation will have the most far-reaching impact?
To read the complete article view Energy Users News
Professional Information
Mr. Mc Gowan is Vice President of Energy Control Inc., a Direct Digital Control Contractor and System Integrator based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mc Gowan is directly involved in ECIs' core business of building automation and control services for university, commercial, industrial and health care customers. He is also charged with expanding ECIs' Performance Contracting business initiative, which offers a comprehensive financial solution to reduce operating costs for building owners. These packages target energy retrofits for building mechanical, electrical and temperature control systems, as well as related efficiency projects. Mc Gowan is also utilizing e-commerce experience to develop web-enabled strategies to further expand ECI's business portfolio.
During his 20+ year career in Industry and Government, Mc Gowan has been with:
Mc Gowan published five books and 100+ articles on business and technical topics, including:
Mc Gowan has published over 100 articles and
technical papers, and is a regular speaker at national & international
conferences, and association meetings.
Mc Gowan is a member of the Energy User News Technical Advisory Board, Associate Editor of Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment and a Contributing Editor to the Online Magazine Automatedbuildngs.com
Mc Gowan has developed and delivered seminars for the Association of Energy Engineers in the United States, and the Centre for Management Technology in Southeast Asia. He also teaches technical and business courses at the University of Phoenix and the University of New Mexico.
Mr. Mc Gowan was named "International Energy Professional of The Year" in 1997 by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE). He also received a "Professional Development Award For the Western United States" in 1991 from AEE. Mc Gowan has been listed in Who's Who in the World (1999) and Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Millennium Edition and 1994-1995, 1996-1997 editions, Marquis / Reed Publishing.
Mc Gowan is a:
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