Addressing The Skills Gap  It’s time we as industry begin to focus our efforts on investing in the people necessary to properly apply all the great technology we have in order to deliver quality solutions that provide real value to end users. - Paul Oswald, President,Environmental Systems, Inc (ESI)

Seeking Youth for the IOT Journey of our Industry  This is a request for online input to help map out a process for gathering thoughts, suggestions, and action of how we can attract young minds to our industry. - Ken Sinclair, Publisher, AutomatedBuildings.com

An Innovative Open Standard Layered Approach to Building Management  Web service is a required element for the ever-increasing group management service systems, in which multiple buildings are managed in a group. - Jung In Choi, CEO, Byucksan Power US, Los Angeles CA

Enterprise IT at IBCon 2014  It was exciting and informative to see Microsoft, Cisco, Google, and Intel on the same stage discussing the transformation taking place in this industry. - Chip Pieper, VP Sales & Marketing, Environmental Systems, Inc. (ESI)

The Road to the Smart City  A starting point in transforming a city to a smart city is to look inward. - Jim Sinopoli PE, LEED BD+C, RCCD Managing Principal, Smart Buildings LLC

Open Standards Ease the Way for Smart Buildings The open standard allows the manager to have bargaining power and the ability to mix and match their preferred fixtures with the wireless control network that meets their needs. - Mandeep Khera, VP Marketing and Channels, Daintree Networks

IP Technology Fuels Growth of Video Surveillance Market  One of the many benefits of IP video surveillance technology, compared with traditional analog video equipment, is that digital video is compressed and ran across standard Ethernet networks using IP which is the same protocol used in corporate networks and the internet. - Kirk Clousson, Product Marketing Manager, Contemporary Controls

The Convergence of LED Lighting and Wireless Control will Help Deliver a Building Internet of Things (BIoT) - Allan McHale, Director, Memoori

Columns - July 2014

Plans & Specifications  Inconsistencies Between and Within - Steven R. Calabrese, Control Engineering Corp.

Occupancy Control  Using integration, it is possible to use the sensors that are part of a lighting control system as an input for the BAS to better operate the HVAC system. - Paul Ehrlich, Ira Goldschmidt & Angela Lewis, Building Intelligence Group

Our Industry’s Collaboratory attending IBcon Vegas 2014  This is a powerful combination, today’s knowledge with yesterday’s experience. - Ken Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings.com

A Resource for the Internet of Things (IOT) for Automated Buildings  as published by Facilities Management - Ken Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings.com

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