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12/01/2015
10:01 AM Transformational Change for AutomationEditorial - Ken Sinclair, Publisher
12/01/2015
10:00 AM Evolving User Experience in the IoT BuildingOur
IoT visualization solutions need to be flexible enough to serve
relevant data to each stakeholder in the format and on the device they
choose to use. - Greg Barnes, Vice President, Sales and Marketing,
Activelogix, LLC
12/01/2015
10:00 AM In Search of a Brain for our Self-Driving Buildings...it's
only a matter of time before someone creates the self-learning software
brain that the self-driving building requires. - Brad White, P.Eng,
MASc, Principal, SES Consulting Inc.
12/01/2015
09:59 AM Turning Big Data into Building IntelligenceDynamic
Machine Learning Comes to Commercial Building Controls - Dr. Igor
Mezic, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor, Co-Founder & John D.
Morris, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Ecorithm
12/01/2015
09:58 AM Intelligent, Small and Simple BAS BACnet Routers at Large SitesThe
initial hardware, software and planning costs may have been higher, but
the results in simplified ongoing maintenance are outstanding. - Albert
Putnam, VP Tech Ops, Cimetrics
12/01/2015
09:58 AM Calculating Energy Costs Based on Real World Complex Utility RatesIntroducing Rate Modeler and Tariff Engine Features for SkySpark - John Petze, Principal, SkyFoundry
12/01/2015
09:57 AM Today's Smart Buildings Value PropositionsToday,
it's no longer disputed that the transformation to smart, connected
buildings can result in lower operating costs, conservation of energy
and better occupant experiences. - Marc Petock, Vice President,
Marketing, Lynxspring & Connexx Energy
12/01/2015
09:56 AM Energy Harvesting Wireless Reduces Energy UsageRetrofit projects are no longer a hurdle for an improved carbon footprint. - Jim O'Callaghan, President, EnOcean Inc.
12/01/2015
09:56 AM CoRE Tech's Silicon Valley Message:"Just Do It." - Therese Sullivan, Principal, BuildingContext Ltd
12/01/2015
09:55 AM The Rules are Changing in the Global Lighting Controls BusinessAdd
in the potential to at last open up the latent retrofit market and it
can be seen that there are enormous opportunities for those able to
understand the various market influences and how to exploit them. -
Allan McHale, Director, Memoori
12/01/2015
09:54 AM Integrating People, Place, Process and Technology:A Platform for Integrated Facilities Management - Rick Rolston, CEO, BuiltSpace Technologies Corporation
12/01/2015
09:53 AM App OverloadRegardless of what I need to do, there is an App for that. - Manny Mandrusiak, Managing Creative Consultant, 4 Bravo Marketing
12/01/2015
09:53 AM VAV Diffusers, Packaged Rooftop Units, and BASA "newish" concept comes out for public bid - Steven R. Calabrese, Control Engineering Corp.
12/01/2015
09:52 AM Smart Building Integrators Should Celebrate the End of Net MeteringThe
engineering is now unconstrained by artificial limits of technology
choices driven by the need of grid operators to limit technology
options. - Toby Considine TC9 Inc
12/01/2015
09:52 AM BAS - Back to the FutureWhat
will systems look like in ten, twenty, or thirty years? - Paul Ehrlich,
Ira Goldschmidt & Angela Lewis, Building Intelligence Group
12/01/2015
09:51 AM Collecting, Clarifying, Quantifying, and Qualifying ConnectionsI would like all our readers to join in helping us build "Our Connection Collection" - Ken Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings.com
12/01/2015
09:50 AM The Future of IoT for Building AutomationWe've
got to gather the right kinds of data and make it accessible in order
to drive action and modify behavior. - Nathan Kehr, Marketing Manager,
KMC Controls
12/01/2015
09:49 AM AHR Preview: Sierra Monitor CorporationVarun
Nagaraj, President and CEO of Sierra Monitor Corporation, previews the
company's offering at the 2016 AHR Expo, Booth #1159.
12/01/2015
09:47 AM Dream Report "Proven Partner" ProgramYou
can only achieve positive results if you know where you were, where you
are, and where you want to be, with respect to your building automation
system. - Roy Kok, VP of Sales and Marketing, Ocean Data Systems
12/01/2015
09:47 AM See you in Orlando at CTAThe
ControlTrends Awards are all about recognition and honoring our
industry's stalwarts and will be presenting a special Industry
Achievement Award. - Ken Smyers, ControlTrends.org
12/01/2015
09:46 AM Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)In
order for Things to be able to communicate with each other, they need
to be uniquely identifiable within the Internet. - Tony Paine, CEO,
Kepware Technologies
12/01/2015
09:43 AM AHR 2016 OverviewBrief listing of some of the events and activites happening at AHR Orlando focused on Building Automation and Control
12/01/2015
09:42 AM Just back from CoRE Tech 2015 Silicon Valleymy personal takeaways from this event
12/01/2015
09:42 AM Required Reading for AHRExpo OrlandoFor our education sessions and the Collaboratory
12/01/2015
09:41 AM Going GlobalThe
first Global Building Automation Summit recently took place over two
days in Berlin, Germany. - Jim Sinopoli, Managing Principal, PE, LEED
AP, Smart Buildings, LLC
12/01/2015
09:40 AM Across My Desk- snippets, blog bits, and url links that are about to fall off my desktop
12/01/2015
09:33 AM New Products for DecemberA brief description of some new products for the industry.
11/06/2015
01:23 PM Lynxspring Announces Edge-to-Enterprise (E2E) Initiative, New Solutions and ServicesLynxspring
E2E encompasses Onyxx, an open, embedded edge hardware platform and
Helixx, an open-source software platform and continuous innovation
framework that simplifies connectivity, device management,
equipment/sensor data management and the development of applications
that monitor, manage and control equipment and devices. E2E includes a
family of modular, open, hardware and gateways supporting multiple
devices, edge-to-enterprise and Cloud applications.
11/06/2015
01:22 PM KNX Association International is pleased to announce that applications can now be handed in for the KNX Award 2016!The
KNX Award rewards the smartest KNX projects in home and building
control around the world, which stand out as regards innovation and
technical progress and will be granted at the light+building fair 2016
in Frankfurt (Germany).
11/06/2015
01:21 PM Mechanical Engineers Expect Notable Benefits from Networking, Trend-Related Innovations at the 2016 AHR Expo in OrlandoEngineers
planning to attend next January 25 to 27 in Orlando anticipate value in
the ability to view and discuss the industry's newest game-changing
technologies, from VRF/VRV to geothermal heat pumps, and controls to
building management software.
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11/01/2015
10:07 AM "Our Connection Collection"Editorial - Ken Sinclair, Publisher
11/01/2015
10:05 AM Connected Building RoadmapThe
intent of the session was to ask the attendees to look into the future,
and tell BC Hydro what connected buildings would look like in ten
years, and what technologies or other items of interest might appear in
the meantime. - Graham Henderson P.Eng. Sr. Program Manager, Commercial
Marketing Energy, Regulatory & Business Planning, BC Hydro
11/01/2015
10:04 AM Take the NIST Transactive Energy ChallengeWe
are actively building up the teams and seeking to bring in new
participants and form new teams. Potentially there could be a
buildings-focused team to address the use of TE inside a building or
campus. - David Holmberg, Researcher, Mechanical Systems and Controls
Group, NIST Engineering Laboratory
11/01/2015
10:03 AM Building Automation needs a Global Standard- not only a Data Communication Protocol - Dipl.-Ing. Hans R. Kranz VDI, Forst / Baden, (active) retirement
11/01/2015
10:03 AM "Who is (the future of) BACnet?"You
are the future of BACnet, and you have been preparing your child for
this day to meet the new world. You now need to allow your creation to
go and grow. - Ken Sinclair, Founder, Owner, Publisher
AutomatedBuildings.com
11/01/2015
10:02 AM The Best-Kept Industry Secret?Engineers,
both new and experienced, are unaware of the platform's development
over the past seven years into a world-class smart lighting control
solution. - Mike Welch, Managing Director, CNS
11/01/2015
10:01 AM Of Pitchforks and HaystacksSo
now I've been an observer of this market long enough to see hype become
reality - albeit with some changes to the who, when and how. - Therese
Sullivan, Principal, BuildingContext Ltd
11/01/2015
10:01 AM Enhancing Legacy Buildings with IoTIoT
technology has the potential to provide more granular data to BAS and
EMS systems, to add intelligence at the edge. - Steve Jones, Managing
Partner, The S4 Group, Inc
11/01/2015
10:00 AM Lighting Control is a Key Enabler for Enterprise IoTbut needs Open Standards - Allan McHale, Director, Memoori
11/01/2015
09:59 AM Data Centers Reach Toward Operational Excellence Guided by Predictive AnalyticsOperational
Data from Real-time Monitoring Makes the Difference between a Simulated
Approximation and Reliable Decision Support - Therese Sullivan,
Principal, BuildingContext Ltd
11/01/2015
09:58 AM 'Perfect Storm' for IoT in BuildingsYet,
the vast majority of these portfolio managers have no knowledge or
solution for fully 'IoT'ing (i.e. networking and connecting data) their
biggest assets, under the status quo. - Deb Noller, Switch Automation
11/01/2015
09:57 AM Getting Building Operators to Play a Pivotal Role in Energy Efficiency Projectsthe
Key to Maintaining or Improving Savings Over Time - Mathieu Cote, MBA,
PMP, BEP, Director, Canadian Institute for Energy Training (CIET),
Training Division Econoler
11/01/2015
09:57 AM New Company Provides BAS/DDC Training SolutionsThe
PT-121 is an interactive portable training unit and curriculum package
for the building automation controls industry. - Jon Vietti, DDC
Support Services.com
11/01/2015
09:56 AM How is lighting the nerve system of the smart building?Densely
distributed throughout all building types and the urban landscape,
lighting is the most logical platform for embedding sensors that gather
key information about a space and provide a network to relay that
information back to software-based controls. - Kaynam Hedayat, VP
Product Management, Digital Lumens
11/01/2015
09:55 AM Survey of 800+ Building Professionals Shows Mass ConfusionAs
commercial real estate embraces new ways to maximize energy efficiency,
it is clear that there needs to be more visibility around the merits,
both practical and financial, of energy management solutions that can
optimize BMS or be used as a standalone product. - Jon Moeller,
President of MACH Energy
11/01/2015
09:54 AM 2015 ControlTrends AwardsIn
addition to the 22 categories, the Young Gun Awards, the Petock Award,
and the ControlTrends Hall of Fame inductees, we are recognizing two of
the top trends of 2015 -- with a Cyber Security Award, and with the
ControlTrends Systems Integrator of the Year Award. - Ken Smyers,
ControlTrends.org
11/01/2015
09:53 AM IoT Needs ITFGetting BAS to IoT means passing through IT-Friendly - Andy McMillan, Strategy Consultant & President, BACnet International
11/01/2015
09:53 AM Google Demands your ResponsivenessIs
your own website driving customers to your competitor by being
non-responsive? - Manny Mandrusiak, Managing Creative Consultant, 4
Bravo Marketing
11/01/2015
09:50 AM Central Energy Plant Control and IntegrationProper
design of the controls and integration to key equipment is one of the
best options to improve not only efficiency but also reliability and
maintainability. - Paul Ehrlich, Ira Goldschmidt & Angela Lewis,
Building Intelligence Group
11/01/2015
09:50 AM Satisfaction + Well Being = ProductivityThere
is a lot to absorb in this new way of thinking to make the needed
transformational change in our industry but, if we can achieve and
document satisfaction and wellbeing and their respective connection to
productivity, we will create a new value proposition and a new industry
based on our traditional skill set. - Ken Sinclair,
AutomatedBuildings.com
11/01/2015
09:49 AM Your Interest Pinned - PinterestThe visual bookmarking tool that helps you discover and save creative ideas.
11/01/2015
09:48 AM Across My Desk- snippets, blog bits, and url links that are about to fall off my desktop
11/01/2015
09:47 AM AHRExpo2016 Education SessionsOur 17th year of Education Sessions in Orlando.
11/01/2015
09:36 AM New Products for NovemberA brief description of some new products for the industry. footer