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August 2010

Another modulating thermostat?  With some clever engineering solutions each product is ready to be shipped to any country in the world and is complete with a mounting plate that will mount on all Asian, European or North American standard electric boxes.  Paul Balazovjech, President, Spartan Peripheral Devices

Energy Efficiency in Private Sector Buildings  Retrofitting of these facilities has the potential to create both environmental and economic impact for building owners, tenants and communities. Given the scope of improvements needed, there is potential to create more than 360,000 jobs to service these facilities over the next 10 years.  Leland Smith, East Coast Director, Private Sector, Johnson Controls

July 2010

The Security, Monitoring and Automation (SMA) Market  The most logical first step in deploying SMA services is security, as this is already a $6 billion+ market. On top of that, roughly 20% of Americans are already subscribing to some sort of home security service.  Jason Domangue, Vice President of Marketing, uControl

An Ideal Climate for Retrofit Projects  Intelligent building control systems available today are capable of improving both a company’s short-term bottom line as well as long-term sustainability.  Joseph Gillespie, Analyst, ARC Advisory Group

Real-Time System Monitoring and Predictive Analysis Solution for Electrical Power Infrastructure  Power analytics continually compares the performance of every component in a facility’s power network, in real-time, even for microgrids.  Mark A. Ascolese, CEO and Chairman of EDSA Micro Corporation

Benefits of Smart Grid  To move ahead with smart grid, and realize any of its benefits, we must focus on consumer education, regulation and policy, and standards.  John D. McDonald, P.E. GE Energy, Digital Energy Technical Strategy & Policy Development Director, GE

June 2010

BrightCore Framework  Is middleware which sits between the building automation infrastructure and applications.  Nino Kurtalj, President, Elma Kurtalj Ltd

YoungEnergy & ConnectivityWeek  I’ve been excited about demand response for a long time and this conference gave me a new sense for its direction and its eventual place in the fully integrated smart grid.  Dan Sullivan

YoungEnergy & ConnectivityWeek  I’m always on the lookout for new technology, services and ideas that can help our clients save energy, and these were certainly all in abundance at ConnectivityWeek.  Brad White

YoungEnergy & ConnectivityWeek  We live in an ever connected world and I'd like to see us all part of one that's both equitable and sustainable.  Doris Tang

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