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07/30/2008 |
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---a web-based, automated environmental and energy control application for light commercial buildings |
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07/30/2008 |
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Keynote Speakers and Conference Tracks Announced for GridWeek 2008 |
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Author and Journalist Jeremy Rifkin and Others to Keynote |
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07/30/2008 |
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Release 1.0 of the S4 Open: OPC N2 Router and S4 Open: N2 Switch |
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We are pleased to announce that release 1.0 of the S4 Open: N2 Switch and the S4 Open: OPC N2 Router are now complete. |
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07/30/2008 |
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Contemporary Controls Interviews H. Michael Newman - the "Father of BACnet" |
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In this Interview Newman Discusses the Development of BACnet, its Greatest Strengths and Much More |
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07/30/2008 |
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The AKCP daisyTemp is a daisy-chainable temperature sensor solution designed for efficient temperature monitoring. |
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07/30/2008 |
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Watt Stopper/Legrand introduces versatile multi-location residential vacancy sensor |
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The RH-250 residential wall switch sensor is more versatile than any other product on the market, allowing customized control options including automatic-on operation from selected locations. |
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07/30/2008 |
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CRG Logics, Inc. Utilizes KEPServerEX for Connectivity on Plant Floor |
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Kepware fulfills application and connectivity needs at CRG Logics, Inc. with the award winning, OPC Certified KEPServerEX communications |
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07/30/2008 |
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InduSoft's CEView HMI/SCADA software is certified for use on applications involving Java, Palm, Blackberry, Windows Mobile 6 and other handheld devices. |
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07/30/2008 |
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West Marine Pilots Energy Management Solutions from Site Controls |
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Boating retailer reports significant monthly energy savings at pilot stores |
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07/25/2008 |
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Kermit the Frog Would be Happy: It's Getting Easier to be Green |
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National organization and state lawmakers from across the country take steps to use more renewable energy and recyclable materials at meeting in New Orleans |
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07/25/2008 |
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Atlanta, GA November 11-13, 2008 - Call For Papers |
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07/25/2008 |
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The VLX-PLATINUM offers more than triple the memory of the current VLX controller to accommodate more BACnet objects such as alarms, schedules and trendlogs as well as more room for DDC programming. |
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07/25/2008 |
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Workshop on Defining the Pathway to the California Smart Grid of 2020 |
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The Energy Commission's Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program staff will conduct a public workshop to seek comments prior to releasing the Defining the Pathway to the California Smart Grid of 2020 Request for Proposals (RFP). |
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07/25/2008 |
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Easily link building automation protocols to Allen Bradley ControlLogix PLC |
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07/25/2008 |
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Site Controls Announces Asset Acquisition of Excel Energy Technologies |
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Acquisition will enhance Site Controls' technology base and grow retail footprint |
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07/25/2008 |
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The Entrepreneur Of the Year Awards, the world's most prestigious for business achievement, honor the spirit and contribution of entrepreneurs here and around the world, recognizing those individuals who excel at growing and sustaining market-leading businesses. |
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07/25/2008 |
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Microfield's EnergyConnect Launches Relationship with Yahoo! |
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Company will provide Yahoo! with demand response services at its Northern California headquarters |
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07/25/2008 |
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Clients want improved performance from M&E maintenance contractors |
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BSRIA's fifth annual satisfaction survey of clients shows plenty of room for improvement for M&E maintenance contractors. |
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07/25/2008 |
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This training tool is a module training program that is used to help teach HVAC/R Students how to troubleshoot heating and cooling control systems. |
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07/25/2008 |
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Second generation wireless system for energy management, submetering, and demand response provides fast, accurate data on consumption. |
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07/25/2008 |
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MatrikonOPC and IBM Collaborate to Help Customers Increase Energy Efficiency |
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EDMONTON, Alberta, July 20 - Matrikon Inc. is proud to announce that its MatrikonOPC Server technology will leverage IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Energy Management software to help customers manage energy consumption across their businesses. IBM Tivoli software is designed to help maximize energy efficiency and reduce the costs associated with power usage in data centers. |
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07/25/2008 |
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Portland, ME - Kepware Technologies, the leader in Communications for Automation, announced that it was selected as the primary provider of device communications by Columbia Weather Systems. |
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07/25/2008 |
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Johnson Controls to Train Trainers on Zoning and Direct Digital Controls |
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To help HVACR trainers better understand Zoning and Direct Digital Controls, Mr. Terry Hoffmann of Johnson Controls will conduct a Zoning and Direct Digital Controls train the trainer at the National HVACR Educators and Trainers Conference. |
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07/21/2008 |
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AutomatedBuildings.com's 10th Year of providing online free resources |
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Our virtual magazine and web resource provides a searchable platform for discussion and exchange while creating opportunities for B2B for all new and existing stakeholders. |
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07/21/2008 |
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Monday, January 26, 2009 - Wednesday, January 28, 2009 McCormick Place (North & South Halls) in Chicago, Illinois |
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07/21/2008 |
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Cerus Industrial Develops Smart Starter for Building Automation |
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Beaverton, OR: Cerus Industrial, a leader in motor controls for the building automation industry, introduced their intelligent Building Automation Starter (BAS) with BACnet communication for building control systems. |
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07/21/2008 |
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Hirsch's Strong Growth in Asia-Pacific Spurs Additional Investment |
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Hirsch Electronics Taps Veteran Ross Head as Asia-Pacific Divisional Manager |
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07/21/2008 |
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September 22-25, 2008 - Potomac, MD (Metro Washington, DC) The leading seminar series for those seeking |
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07/16/2008 |
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Contemporary Controls Announces More Industrial Ethernet University (IEU) Graduate Level Courses |
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IEU Course Addresses the Requirements of "Achieving BACnet Compliance" |
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07/16/2008 |
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Wonderware Selects Kepware as Endorsed Partner for Expanding Device Communications Offerings |
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Portland, ME - Kepware Technologies, the leader in Communications for Automation, announced that it was selected as the primary provider to extend device communications options for Wonderware's System Platform 3.0 product beyond Wonderware's own line of device communications servers. |
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07/16/2008 |
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The GridWise Architecture Council (GWAC) in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issues this Call for Papers and Presentations and invites you to contribute to the second annual Grid-Interop Forum to be held in Atlanta, GA, November 11 - November 13, 2008. |
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07/16/2008 |
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Sophisticated Energy Management Technology That Lowers Costs while Supporting Green Branding Initiatives to Be Featured at 2008 Bank Facilities Forum |
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07/16/2008 |
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ATLANTA - A new standard way of representing building data will give BACnet new capabilities for standardized communications between a wide range of applications. |
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07/16/2008 |
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Portland, ME - Kepware Technologies, the leader in Communications for Automation, announced that it was selected as the primary provider of device communications by DGH Corporation. |
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07/16/2008 |
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San Francisco Testing Smartphone Technology to Find Parking, Save Gas |
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The City of San Francisco will test 6,000 of 24,000 metered parking spaces in a program that will help drivers immediately see where there is a free parking space by using a wireless sensor network. The information will be displayed at street level or on their cell phones. |
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07/16/2008 |
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Johnson Controls Selects DeKalb Technical College for Collaborative HVACR Training Program |
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Program grooms building mechanics on leading systems; guarantees jobs for select graduates |
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07/16/2008 |
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Leading retail company worked with demand response provider EnergyConnect to curtail electricity usage during recent heat wave |
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07/16/2008 |
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A new look for Humidity Control! |
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07/16/2008 |
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Distech Controls Releases EC-gfxProgram Graphical Programming Interface |
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The EC-gfxProgram is a user-friendly block based programming interface that simplifies programming, reduces programming time and helps minimize programming errors and facilitate troubleshooting. |
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07/16/2008 |
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Buildings magazine recognizes the innovation of Hirsch's multipurpose biometric |
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07/16/2008 |
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EnergyConnect, Inc. Continues to Lead PJM's Economic Demand Response Programs |
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Company continues to lead the way in providing region's electricity consumers with demand response opportunities that help off-set rising electricity costs |
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07/08/2008 |
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Opto 22 Informs and Entertains as "OptoVideos" Proliferate on the World Wide Web |
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07/08/2008 |
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Available at Testing Centers Worldwide |
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07/08/2008 |
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The Architect's Guide to Home Automation |
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07/08/2008 |
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Maine PowerOptions Renews Electricity Supply Agreement with Constellation NewEnergy |
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Delivers innovative and cost efficient electricity solutions including renewable energy and demand response to Maine's governmental and non-profit organizations |
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07/08/2008 |
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"Smart Grid" is the Smart Choice for Energy Security and Sustainability |
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New Paper from the Reform Institute Examines Benefits of a Next Generation Electric Power Grid for National Resilience and Energy Efficiency |
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07/08/2008 |
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Albuquerque's Own Energy Control Inc. Named "BEST OVERALL COMPANY" In The U.S. |
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Jack McGowan, CEO of Energy Control Inc., New Mexico's oldest and most successful energy technology company, accepted a "Stevie Award" for the Best Overall Company in the US with under 100 employees. |
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07/08/2008 |
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Spinwave Systems, Inc. and AscentIQ, Inc. Partner to Help Companies Reduce Their Energy Use |
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Complete solution for energy management combines wireless sensors and controls with a new software platform that works with financial, building automation, and business management software |
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07/08/2008 |
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Participation in the Partner Network Enables Plug and Play for all ObjectVideo Supported Hardware, Delivering Maximum Flexibility by Combining ObjectVideo Analytics with EVT's Video Management |
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07/08/2008 |
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This first six-week public review and comment period is scheduled to end on July 15, 2008. |
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07/08/2008 |
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In implementing this objective of overseas expansion, American Auto-Matrix and CNA have signed an agreement through the Dubai-based subsidiary of the Group, CNA Integrated Technologies, LLC (CNA IT) to acquire a 26% stake in US-based American Auto-Matrix (AAM), a developer and manufacturer of building automation systems (BAS). |
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07/08/2008 |
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College of Southern Nevada Selected for Collaborative HVAC Training Program with Johnson Controls |
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Program grooms building technicians on leading systems; guarantees jobs for graduates |
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07/08/2008 |
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New M-Series has more memory and cross-platform flexibility to drive multiple-monitor business applications with exceptional performance. |
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07/08/2008 |
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Ethernet Direct Awarded With Four Municipal Wastewater Treatment Projects In Taiwan Using HME-621 |
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A radical improvement to the treatment of both domestic and industrial waste waters, together with the implementation of integrated solid waste management is a key focus of these projects. |
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07/01/2008 |
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Automatedbuildings.com has not only provided those ideas and contacts for potential partners, products and procedures to help us push our network based energy efficient strategies forward, but it has also played an important role in developing the community of industry professionals. - Thomas Hartman, P E, The Hartman Company |
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07/01/2008 |
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"Ken's theme for the next 10 years is about change ....I would like to propose a way of thinking that may well help you make a decision as to how to proceed". - Anto Budiardjo, President, Clasma Events Inc. |
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07/01/2008 |
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Richards-Zeta and Frost & Sullivan Industry White Paper |
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07/01/2008 |
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By providing managers with real-time, automatically generated data, wireless water submetering can make monitoring, billing, and reducing water usage far easier than with traditional, manual-read submetering systems. - Christina Inge, Marketing Manager, Spinwave Systems, Inc. |
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07/01/2008 |
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Using BACnet and OPC - Darek Kominek, MatrikonOPC |
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07/01/2008 |
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Owners of larger facilities as well as multiple building owners will surely benefit from the SCADA Systems once thought of as only for industrial process control. - Ronald D. Padilla, Vice President - Integration Services, Control Technologies, Inc. |
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07/01/2008 |
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LonWorks Delivers Savings On Sunset Blvd - Mike Schell, Air Test Technologies |
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07/01/2008 |
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This year's ConnectivityWeek offered more than simply updates on building automation technology. It encouraged a new energy revolution. - Ken Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings.com |
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07/01/2008 |
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Prudent advice from the pages of Practical Controls - Steven R. Calabrese, Automated Logic Chicago |
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07/01/2008 |
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A building that has been designed for demand response can readily drop electric loads with little impact on the occupants. - Paul Ehrlich & Ira Goldschmidt, Building Intelligence Group |
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07/01/2008 |
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Why BACnet can be a puzzle to outsiders - and why it matters. - Andy McMillan, President and CEO, Teletrol Systems Inc. & President BACnet International |
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07/01/2008 |
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Efforts to solve traditional building-grid interactions as command and control interactions will fail if they leave out the human and social factors. - Toby Considine, Technology Officer, Facility Services, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill |
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07/01/2008 |
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Keith E. Gipson, CTO, PhoenixESG 2008 Buildy Vision Award winner - I've been very blessed to be able to express and demonstrate my passion for buildings and our industry throughout my career. |
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07/01/2008 |
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Peter Kelly-Detwiler, Rob Reale, Constellation NewEnergy - Demand Response (DR) is a relatively new concept in Canada with Ontario being the first Canadian Province to establish a DR Program |
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07/01/2008 |
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Willem Kymmell, Architect, Assoc. Prof. in Construction Management at Cal. State Univ. Chico - All the concepts boil down to 'better understanding through better visualization', and 'better understanding allows better communication'. |
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07/01/2008 |
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Cees Links, Chief Executive Officer, GreenPeak Technologies - Our new Emerald GP500C is the only IEEE 802.15.4 standard compliant chip available today with extreme low power features that enable energy harvesting solutions for wireless sensor networks. |
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07/01/2008 |
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Robert LeFort, CEO Ember - According to The Brattle Group technologies like ZigBee can help reduce peak electricity demand by at least five percent over the next few years. This reduction could save consumers more than $3 billion in annual electricity costs, and help reduce the $50-$100 billion in losses that businesses suffer each year due to power outages and brownouts. |
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07/01/2008 |
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Bob Zak, President, Powerit Solutions - Some very small changes in our consumption behavior, widely adopted, would ease our energy concerns to a level that is almost unbelievable. |
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07/01/2008 |
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Liv Stewart, Sales Representative for Critical Decision Systems, Matrox Graphics Inc. - A remote graphics unit that provides the ability to remotely power up to 4 digital or analog displays; 6 USB devices, such as keyboard and mouse; and audio peripherals, such as speakers and/or a microphone, up to 820 ft form the host computer. |
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07/01/2008 |
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Ken Sinclair - This is the comprehensive list of the last ten years of your favorite articles rated by most reads. The page is worth a quick view just to grasp the subject matter covered and depth and width of the data we as an industry have created. |
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07/01/2008 |
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Joe Salimando - For this special issue, Rexel expanded the publication's size (from 108 pages to 162) -- and told me to make as much of it "green" as possible. As a result of that direction from my client, there are more than 90 pages of "green" editorial in this issue. |
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07/01/2008 |
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Jeff Seewald - The CABA Intelligent Buildings Leadership Forum attracted systems integrators, consultants, suppliers, building owners, and academics interested in intelligent building technologies and practices, and the corresponding delivery of efficiency and sustainability. |
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07/01/2008 |
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A brief description of some new products for the industry. |
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