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April 2009

Join YoungEnergy.org @ BuilConn's ConnectivityWeek  How does the BA industry bring new blood into the workforce. These new challenges are a headache to us old folks, but are simply wonderful opportunities for the next generation, the iPod generation that lives and breaths issues like climate change, technology and the challenge of economic recovery.  Anto Budiardjo,President & CEO of Clasma Events Inc.

Energy Efficiency and Comfort  We have developed our Environmental Index, or EI, which uses the existing data from the building automation system. The EI can help owners prioritize upgrade projects, as it lets owners see which buildings are failing to provide a suitable work environment. Steve Tom, PE, PhD, Director of Technical Information, Automated Logic Corporation

OpenLynx - Open Source for Open Systems – an update  We’re implementing a project using OpenLynx that will extend the current architecture as defined in the specification and publish new modules and ontologies as v0.2. These new ontologies will include metering, alarm management and notifications.  Anno Scholten, Novus Edge

Catching the Process Fieldbus  An Introduction to PROFIBUS for Process Automation  James Powell, P.Eng. Product Manager, Communications, Siemens Milltronics Process Instruments Inc. & Manny Mandrusiak - Director of Technology Marketing PROFIBUS and PROFINET North America

New Current Sensing Ideas  We listened to the customers!  Jerry Woodin, V.P. of Sales, Senva Inc.

LonMark Career Center  The LonMark Career Center is intended for the entire intelligent buildings and environments industry and anyone looking for positions and candidates that have the specific skills and knowledge unique to this industry. Heather Deal, Marketing Communications Liaison, LonMark Americas
 

March 2009

[an error occurred while processing this directive] Certification?  Education and Training needs for the designers, contractors and managers of high performance and integrated buildings.  Jim Sinopoli, Principal, Sinopoli and Associates

Ultra High Performance HVAC Our OptimumHVAC software is a “shovel ready” energy efficiency solution  Gary Gigot, Marketing Executive, Optimum Energy LLC

The OPC Advantage in a Down Economy  Member companies of the OPC Foundation devote considerable time and resources to developing robust interfaces to all the protocols used within the Building Automation industry, and then in keeping with the core values of OPC technology, make them off-the-shelf products.  Tom Burke - President, and Manny Mandrusiak - Vice President of OPC Marketing, OPC Foundation

5th Annual Conference on Total Building Commissioning April 15-17, 2009, Chicago, IL  Ray Bert, Associate Executive Director, AABC Commissioning Group (ACG)

Plug into Profit 09  In May this year the Universal Powerline Association launches its premiere Global Event, Plug into Profit 09.  It is designed as a forum for people who want to benefit from the growing powerline communication universe. Daniel A. Drolet Sr, Chairman of Universal Powerline Association,  EVP, Director of Business Development PCN Technology

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