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05/10/2008
09:54 AM
Optimum Energy Participates in a GREEN Grand Opening
La Jolla, Calif., April 22nd - Optimum Energy LLC, a Seattle-based software company that develops and implements innovative technologies that sharply reduce HVAC energy consumption levels in high rises and other large commercial buildings, participated in the "Green" grand opening of the Aventine at La Jolla building on Earth Day 2008.
05/09/2008
01:21 PM
Cisco CIO, Rebecca Jacoby to Share Vision of Next-Generation Customer Experience at CONNECTIONS
CONNECTIONS June 24-26 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, brings together nearly 1,000 executives to examine all issues critical to the converging digital living industries, including the technologies and businesses specific to customer service management and solutions.
05/09/2008
01:20 PM
Illumra - a New Line of EnOcean-based Wireless Controls
These battery-free transmitters communicate with room and building controllers to conserve energy through occupancy sensing, daylight harvesting and personal workspace control technologies.
05/09/2008
01:18 PM
U.S. Small Business Administration Names Engenuity's Markie the 2008 Arizona Small Business Person of the Year
President Bush issued a Proclamation stating, "During Small Business Week and throughout the year, we recognize the determination and ingenuity of America's workers and entrepreneurs who play a vital role in building a more prosperous future for our country." The President called small businesses "the backbone of the American economy" and praised the owners for "working hard to turn their dreams into enterprises."
05/09/2008
01:17 PM
New standards group targets IP routing over low-power nets
IETF ROLL Working Group Aims to Apply Open-standards, Dynamic IP Routing to Embedded Networks in Homes, Cities, Factories
05/09/2008
01:15 PM
Watt Stopper/Legrand's unique plug load controls save energy and can contribute to LEED credits
Isole couples a personal occupancy sensor with a surge-protected power strip to turn off unneeded devices when a space is vacant while also protecting expensive equipment. It is the only occupancy-based plug load controller available.
05/09/2008
01:14 PM
2009 AHR EXPO To Feature Hundreds of New Products, Educational Sessions and Solutions
World's Largest HVACR Exposition Returns to Chicago

American Auto-Matrix
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05/06/2008
03:41 PM

ICONICS and Kepware Announce OPC-UA Partnership

Introducing First End to End, OPC-UA-Integrated Solution

05/06/2008
03:40 PM

ZigBee enhances guestroom security

Ember ZigBee-enables wireless in-room security and management system from SAFLOK

05/06/2008
03:39 PM

Clarksonic Ultrasonic Flow Transmitters Bring "Sing Around"Technology to Wide Range of Applications

These transmitters are ideal for measuring flow rates of acoustically conductive liquids, including most clean liquids and many liquids with entrained solids.

05/06/2008
03:38 PM

Kepware Introduces New Versions of iSNMP and KEPServerEX

The new iSNMP offering will replace the existing solution acquired last fall through the acquisition of COI Software. iSNMP is now a Plug-in to KEPServerEX, leveraging the ability to operate alongside other KEPServerEX plug-ins and provide device monitoring and management through both industry standard OPC and vendor native interfaces. iSNMP is ideally suited for devices with management interfaces and is accompanied by an additional Ping Driver, to monitor the health of basic devices without management interfaces.

05/06/2008
03:37 PM

Echelon Mourns Loss of Bea Yormark

Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ:ELON) announced today that Beatrice Yormark, the Company's president and chief operating officer, passed away this weekend from complications related to a cerebral hemorrhage. She was 63 years old.

05/06/2008
03:36 PM

AHR EXPO 2009 (International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition

The International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR EXPO) is the most comprehensive, hands-on event in the HVAC&R industry, attracting thousands of visitors from every niche of the industry. Network with building managers and owners, system designers and installers, controls engineers and contractors, systems integrators and specialists, controls programmers and technicians.

05/06/2008
03:34 PM

Thomas Friedman to Discuss Global Implications of Energy Policy At Energy Efficiency Forum, June 10-11 in Washington, D.C.

Co-hosts Johnson Controls and USEA expect energy policy and presidential politics to provide potent mix

05/06/2008
03:33 PM

Major European Organizations Launch SB Alliance

The Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment (CSTB) of France and the UK-based Building Research Establishment (BRE) announced the launch of a new organization that is intended to greatly accelerate the international adoption of sustainable building (SB) practices through the promotion of shared methods of building performance assessment and rating.

05/06/2008
03:32 PM

LonMark's Professional Certification Training Comes to Silicon Valley

In conjunction with Connectivity Week, May 20-22 in Santa Clara, California, LONMARK International offers a 6-hour training class directly followed by the LONMARK Professional Certification Test.

05/06/2008
03:31 PM

Veris Introduces the Industry's Most Universal Differential Pressure Sensor

This trend-setting dry media differential pressure sensor is one of a kind. It's adaptable to both panel and duct applications, reducing installation costs and the number of models needing to be stocked.

05/06/2008
03:29 PM

TinyOne 868 MHz USB Dongle modems for mobile monitoring of low-power wireless sensor networks

One RF Technology, experts in low-power wireless and front-runners of European ZigBee technology, has developed a small sized 868 MHz USB Dongle modem to facilitate the control and monitoring of wireless sensors networks based on the company's low-power 868 MHz Mesh technology.

05/06/2008
03:28 PM

DataCom Systems and EVT Partner to Provide Networked Video Management in the US

Companies Showcased Open-Architecture Video Management Software at ISC West 2008

05/06/2008
03:27 PM

Minicom to Debut 4 New Products at Interop 2008

World premieres of KVM.net II, new modular SmartRack, Smart 232, and revolutionary power solution.

05/06/2008
03:26 PM

DRRC to Sponsor Demand Response Town Meeting; Joins other Californians as speakers

California will be well-represented among the participants at the upcoming National Town Meeting on Demand Response to be held in Washington, DC on June 2-3.

05/06/2008
03:25 PM

Virtual Extension Announces Next-Generation Mobility Feature in Wireless Mesh Networks

Networks using Diversity Path Mesh technology enjoy location freedom - coordinator and nodes can be moved freely within the cell range, network continues to operate seamlessly

05/06/2008
03:18 PM

Self-powered EnOcean-enabled Wireless Hotel Key Switch Energizes Power Conservation Efforts

The one-of-kind switch is activated by hotel key cards and not only promises to reduce the cost of powering unoccupied hotel rooms; it also promises to simplify the process of conforming to ASHRAE/IESNA standard 90.1. The standard requires that hotel rooms feature an occupancy-based master control.

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05/01/2008
02:21 PM

Preview of ConnectivityWeek 2008

ConnectivityWeek 2008 has collected all of the key subjects that will draw this picture of the future world of connected devices. The tent to encompass this vision is large, very large. - Anto Budiardjo, President, Clasma Events Inc.

05/01/2008
02:20 PM

ConnectivityWeek is the Green Summit

The message to readers is that Green is not just about LEED, and that DR is the opportunity to build a new business model that does not rely on new construction. - Jack Mc Gowan CEM Energy Control Inc.

05/01/2008
02:19 PM

Load Response as a Potential Economic Force in a Slowing Economy

Load response can deliver a significant return on investment with documented energy savings, enhanced efficiencies and information and intelligence that can be extracted from a facility to make it run even more efficiently. - Peter Kelly-Detwiler, Constellation NewEnergy

05/01/2008
02:18 PM

Smart Grid and Smart Building solutions with the Web 2.0 Technology

A suite of Web 2.0 products and services bringing together demand-side and intermittent resources, power grid operations, and energy markets - Ali Ipakchi, Vice President, OATi

05/01/2008
02:17 PM

Creating a Sustainable Building Industry Future

Our industry needs to show in the new buildings we construct that achieving ultra-efficient building operation need not be a convoluted, expensive, or hit-and-miss process. - Thomas Hartman, P E, The Hartman Company

05/01/2008
02:16 PM

Convergence 2.0

Technology Convergence is Only the Beginning - Andy McMillan, President/CEO, Teletrol Systems Inc, President, BACnet International

05/01/2008
02:16 PM

Open Source

Beyond Open Systems - Anno Scholten, Novus Edge

05/01/2008
02:15 PM

Efficient Human Convergence for Realizing ROI

One of the most efficient ways for humans to converge when required to implement and maintain new facility and energy solutions is to have strong adaptable integrated tools and processes increasing productivity and limiting the need for any human converge. - Brian Thompson, Founder, Managing Director, SENSUS M.I.

05/01/2008
02:14 PM

Delivering Enterprise Energy and Facility Management through an Open Architecture

The problem today is that there is a huge capability gap between building systems, their disparate or so called "open" protocols and a scaled enterprise energy management system offering control and management of all building systems. - Edmund B. Richards, President and CEO, Richards-Zeta

05/01/2008
02:13 PM

Advanced Energy Management Programs

Automated Demand Response (ADR). Brooke Raffetto, Richards-Zeta Building Intelligence Inc.

05/01/2008
02:12 PM

Building a Green America

North America strongly correlates environmental performance with financial gains, boasts of patronizing real estate with at east 3-5 percent higher occupancy rate and who do not hesitate shelling out or commanding at least 3 percent higher rental rate than traditionally. - Konkana Khaund, Research Analyst, Environment & Building Technologies, Frost & Sullivan, North America

05/01/2008
02:11 PM

What Exactly is "Network Integration?"

“If it's the Psychic Network why do they need a phone number?” Robin Williams, Actor, Comedian - Jim Sinopoli PE, RCDD, Managing Principal, Smart Buildings

05/01/2008
02:10 PM

EnOcean Alliance "No Wires. No Batteries. No Limits."

The Wireless Standard for Sustainable Buildings - Graham Martin, Chairman EnOcean Alliance

05/01/2008
02:09 PM

Energy Saving Solutions - Building IT with OPC

There is a symbiotic relationship between the systems controlling the environment, and the people and systems contained within it. Integration of the systems is needed to fully realize optimization possibilities. - Eric Murphy, MatrikonOPC

05/01/2008
02:08 PM

Cisco Application eXtension Platform

OSGi Add-On as Universal Middleware for Your Applications - Thomas Forst, Business Development Manager ProSyst Software GmbH

05/01/2008
02:07 PM

Building automation and intelligent buildings

Using motion detection sensors or security sensors on doors you can receive an instant alert via SMS, telephone call, e-mail or SNMP trap of un-authorized access. Pictures captures by the cameras can be attached to the E-mail or an MMS message so you can instantly see who is entering your building or room without authorization. You could even automatically prevent further access. - Nicholas Barrowclough, Technical Support Manager, AKCP

05/01/2008
02:06 PM

How to improve the Performance of a Mesh Wireless Sensor Network?

This white paper presents Diversity Path Mesh, a technology designed to maximize the most important performance factors of wireless mesh networks, as well as their trade-off envelope. - Virtual Extension Ltd - Technology White Paper

05/01/2008
02:04 PM

The New Face of Building Automation

Buildings are now expected to be an interactive part of their virtual community and of course the electrical grid. This new face is creating untold opportunities that we all must investigate, understand and support. - Published Control Engineering Asia magazine May 2008 issue

05/01/2008
02:03 PM

The Rise of Virtual Services

Computer applications that integrate information more effectively are giving building managers new tools to manage their energy use. - Published Energy Management Canada magazine May 2008 issue

05/01/2008
02:02 PM

Brilliant Buildings

What makes a Building Brilliant? .Surpassing Excellence that's what! - Published ES Magazine May issue

05/01/2008
02:01 PM

Controls Estimating 101

A beginner's look at labor and material estimating for plan & spec projects - Steven R. Calabrese, Automated Logic Chicago

05/01/2008
02:00 PM

More on the Challenge of Writing the Controls Specs

Open/standard communications protocols is probably the most important example of where a specification should contain explicit, prescriptive requirements. - Paul Ehrlich & Ira Goldschmidt, Building Intelligence Group

05/01/2008
01:59 PM

Service Performance, Compliance, and Business Responsiveness

Just as in the rest of business computing, open source is coming to building control systems. Open interfaces such as oBIX make open source programming effective. - Toby Considine, Technology Officer, Facility Services, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

05/01/2008
01:59 PM

Convergence in Action

Tom Shircliff, Rob Murchison, IntelligentBuildings - Take action with convergence and intelligent buildings strategies, use technology for the right reasons and deal with the real roadblocks.

05/01/2008
01:58 PM

Convergence Needs to Make Sense

John Greenwell, President CEPORT, LLC - We take a holistic view of the building, this means understanding the purpose of the building, how people utilize the building, what business processes are in use and how the mechanical systems were designed.

05/01/2008
01:57 PM

Smart Grid Legislation and ConnectivityWeek Energize GridWise Architecture Council

Steve Widergren, Administrator GridWise Architecture Council - Smart grid activities continue to build steam as we apply automation to enhance electric system operational efficiency and reliability, while better enabling the integration of environmentally sensitive approaches to energy use and production.

05/01/2008
01:56 PM

Innovative Solutions to Address the Nation's Energy

Rodney (Rod) M. Boucher, CEO of Microfield Group, Inc. - The advances in next generation demand response we are seeing today are only the beginning. As more technologies such as smart meters, economic distributed solar power, advanced storage, and enhanced software platforms enter the market, the opportunities for demand response and other market driven opportunities will increase dramatically.

05/01/2008
01:55 PM

The Virtual Energy Forum

Robert Rosenbloom, CEO PlatformQ, LLC - A unique online-only event on energy and sustainability June 10 & 11 on the Web.

05/01/2008
01:54 PM

Video Surveillance Continues to Grow - But Are We Letting the Bad Guys Get Away?

Paul Bodell, Officer, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, IQinVision - Security veteran weighs in on getting better results from all that video surveillance equipment that's not doing the job

05/01/2008
01:53 PM

Realcomm Goes Global

Jim Young, Founder & Producer, Realcomm - We now search for good ideas, emerging technologies, innovative companies, best practice case-studies and industry thought-leaders, from around the world and not just in the United States. The world is changing very quickly and we have to watch the globe if we are truly going to keep paces with the advancements in our industry.

05/01/2008
01:52 PM

CABA Intelligent Buildings Leadership Forum

Jeff Seewald, PE, Intelligent Building Systems Engineer - From the Conference Room to the Boiler Room, and Beyond

05/01/2008
01:52 PM

CSI Roundtable May 19 in Santa Clara California

Ken Sinclair Track Leader - Please plan on attending and sharing your thoughts on this Convergence View of Specifications roundtable

05/01/2008
01:51 PM

OpenADR Workshop Invitation Santa Clara BuilConn

Girish Ghatikar LBL - The development of the "Open Automated Demand Response Communication Standards" (OpenADR) that began in 2002 following the California electricity crisis will be featured in May 19th OpenADR Workshop in conjunction with DR-Expo at the Connectivity Week, Santa Clara, CA.

05/01/2008
01:50 PM

Interoperable Blues Band (IBB) headlines at Connectivity Week

Leighton Wolffe Band Master - For the fifth year, the Interoperable Blues Band (IBB) headlines at Connectivity Week. For those of you have not heard about the IBB, it is a band organized and led by Leighton Wolffe. Each year, professional touring musicians play as the house band for the evening and guest musicians who by day are CEO's, Control Technicians, Software Developers, Keynote Speakers and others attending Connectivity Week can join in.

05/01/2008
01:49 PM

ConnectivityWeek Organizers Announce Finalists for 2008 Buildy Awards

Frank Capuano, Manager Buildy Awards - Designed to increase awareness of the benefits of smart device connectivity, integration and interoperability, and honor successful implementation strategies, the Buildy Awards program celebrates the organizations and individuals who best support the vision of connected control systems to provide greater value from a technology investment.

05/01/2008
01:47 PM

Green Intelligent Buildings Conference

Jeff Seewald, PE, Intelligent Building Systems Engineer - Baltimore, April 2-3, 2008 Common threads throughout the conference illustrated a strong connection to sustainability, linking intelligent buildings and green buildings.

05/01/2008
01:45 PM

ZigBee Resource Guide and Analysts Predictions

Ken Sinclair Editor - The ZigBee Resource Guide has been endorsed by the ZigBee Alliance, and focuses solely on products, applications and standards issues surrounding this exciting short-range wireless technology for wireless control in many applications.

05/01/2008
01:43 PM

New Products for May

A brief description of some new products for the industry,

02/08/2006
03:20 AM

Distech Controls
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04/24/2008
01:26 PM

Distech Controls Announces Regional Sales Manager for Latin America.

Ed Gomez, MBA, a seasoned building automation systems professional, has joined Distech Controls Inc, as Regional Sales Manager for Latin America.

04/24/2008
01:25 PM

"ConnectivityWeek 2008" Empowers The Energy Revolution with Information Technology

Three-day forum (May 20-22) explores key topics such as climate change, renewable energy, demand response, green buildings, smart connected devices, and green IT.

04/24/2008
01:24 PM

HCM Introduces Category 6 ECOTM Line of Cables

Category 6 ECOTM is manufactured without a center filler and has an outside diameter that is similar to that of Category 5e cable.

04/24/2008
01:21 PM

New technology IP Camera makes IR LEDs redundant

Marmitek introduces the IP Eye Anywhere, an IP camera without infrared LEDs.

04/24/2008
01:20 PM

Virtual Extension Announces Next-Generation Mobility Feature in Wireless Mesh Networks

Networks using Diversity Path Mesh technology enjoy location freedom - coordinator and nodes can be moved freely within the cell range, network continues to operate seamlessly.

04/24/2008
01:19 PM

The Virtual Energy Forum.

The Virtual Energy Forum is a two day online-only event focused on how leading companies and institutions can adopt better energy management practices to cut costs, while adopting clean energy alternatives.

04/24/2008
01:18 PM

OSGi Add-on and Remote Management Solution for Cisco AXP

ProSyst Provides Remote Management Solutions for Cisco Application eXtension Platform

04/24/2008
01:18 PM

Workshop Invitation for Connectivity Week: Call to Action for Building Controls Industry!

OpenADR Workshop Connectivity Week - Monday, May 19, 2008, 1-5 p.m., Santa Clara, CA

Tridium
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04/17/2008
11:59 AM

MatrikonOPC launches advanced OPC to BACnet Connectivity

This product was developed in conjunction with Cimetrics Inc. to leverage MatrikonOPC's experience and technologies with the HVAC industries leading BACnet protocol stack (called BACstac).

04/17/2008
11:58 AM

Constellation NewEnergy Announces Demand Response Offerings for Ontario Electricity Consumers

BALTIMORE April 16, 2008 Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) today announced that its subsidiary, Constellation NewEnergy, is offering its NewResponseSM demand response program to commercial, industrial and governmental electricity customers in Ontario, Canada.

04/17/2008
11:56 AM

IndigoVision Wins Prestigious Frost & Sullivan Award

IndigoVision, the leading supplier of complete IP Video and Alarm management solutions, has been honored by Frost & Sullivan with the prestigious 2008 European Network Video Surveillance Award for Customer Value Enhancement.

04/17/2008
11:55 AM

Ethernet Direct Exhibits in BIAS Show from May 27-30, 2008

BIAS is the exhibition for automation technology covering all components down to the system and offers herewith integrated automation solutions.

04/17/2008
11:54 AM

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Announces QuickPanel View Integrated Communications

A joint development team from Kepware Technologies and GE Fanuc worked to integrate KEPServerEX and drivers into GE Fanuc's award-winning Proficy Machine Edition View software.

04/17/2008
11:53 AM

Digi Releases 900 MHz XBee Module with 15 Miles RF Line-of-Sight Transmission

Extensible XBee form factor now has long-range 900 MHz, 802.15.4 and ZigBee pin-compatible options

04/17/2008
11:52 AM

The Entire Line of MeshNetics' Industry-Leading ZigBee Modules Is Now ZigBee PRO

MeshNetics Offers a Unique Combination of Hardware and Software from a Single Vendor

04/17/2008
11:51 AM

Danish Utility Selects Echelon's Advanced Metering System for System-Wide Deployment

EnergiMidt to Upgrade 170,000 Homes With Smart Meters

04/17/2008
11:50 AM

CABA's Intelligent Buildings Leadership Forum

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Las Vegas 9:00am - 5:00pm

Lumisys
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04/09/2008
04:35 PM

Eagle Technology, Inc. and Prime Technologies, Inc. Announce Partner Marketing Agreement

This agreement offers the client and prospect base for both companies an opportunity for integrated best of breed solutions and opens new markets to both companies.

04/09/2008
04:33 PM

LonMark Co-Hosted a Very Successful Green Intelligent Buildings Conference

Engineering Systems, a monthly magazine under the BNP Media umbrella, partnered with LonMark International in an effort to bring the latest in green, energy efficient control system design to a targeted audience of building owners, developers, and facility managers, as well as mechanical, electrical, and operating engineers.

04/09/2008
04:33 PM

MATC Selects Shannon Lippold for Distinguished Service Award

Lippold forged collaborative partnership between MATC and Johnson Controls

04/09/2008
04:31 PM

Contemporary Controls Releases the BACnet Portable Router for Building Automation

A Convenient Device Used to Connect a Laptop Computer to an MS/TP Network

04/09/2008
04:30 PM

Get the Definitive "How-to" Guide for Applying Software in Automation

Software for Automation: Architecture, Integration, and Security by Jonas Berge - ISA Books

04/09/2008
04:28 PM

Echelon News

Philips Lighting Chooses Echelon's Technology for New Generation of Energy Efficient Street Lighting
Echelon and Leading Controls Companies Showcase Energy Saving Applications at Light + Building

04/09/2008
04:27 PM

ZigBee Slashes Industrial Facility's Energy Bill By 37%

Wireless Energy Management Solution Uses MeshNetics ZigBee Modules

04/09/2008
04:23 PM

The Worldwide ULP Market is Projected to Reach over 200 Million Units by 2010 According to the Report 'Energy Harvesting, Micro Batteries and Power Management ICs'

Energy harvesting, energy storage and advanced power management are some of the major issues in terms of the commercial rollout of next-generation low-power electronic devices and systems.

EarthToys
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04/04/2008
02:53 PM

Need More Power? Get it from Danfoss Drives' Newest High Power VLT Series Variable Frequency Drives

These high power variable frequency drives not only deliver high power performance, they facilitate ease-of-use by sharing a common platform with smaller Danfoss drives.

04/04/2008
02:53 PM

GE Releases Next Generation Relative Humidity and Temperature Sensor

ChipCap provides a simpler, lower cost integrated relative humidity and temperature solution for HVAC, automotive, medical and appliance industries

04/04/2008
02:52 PM

Linear Demonstrates New Keypads, PERS, Telephone Entry Systems, and Access Control Systems at ISC West

New APeX Gate Controller, Plus Series of Telephone Entry Systems, and Gate Operators Highlight New Products That Will Appeal to Security Installer Market

04/04/2008
02:51 PM

Linear Demonstrates New DXS-80 Wireless Carbon Monoxide Detector with Easy Installation for Hard-to-Wire Environments

New Battery-Operated Detector Functions as Standalone Safety Device or Uses Wireless Receiver to Integrate with Any Central Alarm System

04/04/2008
02:50 PM

Minicom Unveils 2-in-1 KVM Switch/Rack Console at Interop Las Vegas 2008

Jerusalem, Israel - Minicom Advanced Systems, a leading developer of KVM switch and extension technology, is unveiling its new combined KVM switch and KVM drawer console, the SmartRack 116/116 IP at this year's Interop in Las Vegas April 27th to May 2nd. With the 2-in1 unit users can switch between 16 servers then access and control anyone of them.

04/04/2008
02:49 PM

AKCP releases 8 Port Sensor Relay for advanced process control

Typical applications are advanced process control such as On/Off switching of appliances, activating alarms or any other situation which requires switching of power depending on a sensors status.

04/04/2008
02:47 PM

Big New Projects: National Gateway at Potomac Yard, Arlington

Potomac Yard blends a careful mix of uses with thoughtful open space, parks, and high-quality street retail. National Gateway is the centerpiece of the Potomac Yard complex with office, retail, and residential construction.

04/04/2008
02:46 PM

Free Energy Workshop Offered for Select Students at Milwaukee Public Schools

"Energy at Work" shows how science and math apply to careers in heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) technology

04/04/2008
02:45 PM

Arch Rock Unveils First Enterprise-Class Wireless Sensor Network

'PhyNet' Platform Offers Internet-like Scalability, Resiliency Using New Router Designed for IP-based WSNs

04/04/2008
02:43 PM

DHS releases Eclipse 600, an enterprise-class access control suite for small- to medium-sized organizations

Eclipse 600 includes all the core features of EclipseTM 700, DHS's powerful Microsoft .NET-based access control suite including access control, intrusion detection, alarm management, biometrics, report designer, DVR support, and custom linkage.

04/04/2008
02:42 PM

Mango DSP Releases IVS 3.0 Intelligent Video Server Software for Complete Access and Control of Video Surveillance Hardware on IP Networks

IVS 3.0's analytic based rule management interface produces effective responses to video from standard analog and compatible IP cameras utilizing only Mango DSP's encoding cards

04/04/2008
02:36 PM

Lumenera Releases 2 New Intelligent Megapixel Cameras

Cost-effective solutions feature excellent sensitivity and embedded analytics

Eagle Technology
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04/01/2008
12:18 PM

ASHRAE, CSI & OPC at BuilConn

The new face is strangely a combination of the past, the changing, the new, and a heavy dose of socially-driven subjects that together are turning the world of energy and buildings upside down. as ASHRAE, CSI & OPC meet at BuilConn. - Anto Budiardjo, President, Clasma Events Inc.

04/01/2008
12:17 PM

Getting a Handle on Web 2.0

and the New Services Development Paradigm - John R. Janowiak, President, International Engineering Consortium

04/01/2008
12:16 PM

Demand Response and the Energy Conservation Spirit

Integrating Demand Response into Overall Energy Efficiency on a College Campus - Steve Schaefer, Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing, EnergyConnect Inc.

04/01/2008
12:14 PM

Communicating To the Enterprise Isn't Science Fiction

Far from being science fiction, providing the ability to connect building automation systems to the enterprise using OPC is very much a reality today. - Eric Murphy, BSc, PEng, MatrikonOPC

04/01/2008
12:14 PM

Total Facility Control

We need a better way to upgrade, enhance, and control what we have. Facility managers need a plan, a partner, and an incentive. - Ron Bernstein, Executive Director, LonMark International

04/01/2008
12:13 PM

End-to-end solutions for business automation

A new site automation software development platform arrives on the market. - Lydia Cobo, Marketing Europe, Elutions

04/01/2008
12:11 PM

Changing the Present Value

(Or Why the Present Value doesn't change) - Peter Chipkin, Partner AGP Support Group.

04/01/2008
12:11 PM

Mega Video Solutions

Systems are not just cheaper and more flexible they have opened up new opportunities. - Barry Keepence, CTO, IndigoVision

04/01/2008
12:10 PM

The Future of Automated Buildings in North America

As published Climatizacao & Refrigeracao Magazine Brazil - Ken Sinclair, Editor Owner AutomatedBuildings.com

04/01/2008
12:09 PM

Typical Controllers in DDC

Understand the differences in controller types and applications Part 1 of 3 - Steven R. Calabrese, Automated Logic Chicago

04/01/2008
12:08 PM

Rent Seeking is Crippling Building System Markets

Rent seeking is defined as when an individual, organization, or firm seeks to make money by manipulating control of the economic environment rather than by making a profit through trade and production of value, - Toby Considine, Technology Officer, Facility Services, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

04/01/2008
12:07 PM

Writing the Controls Specs.- One of life's great challenges

In reality the design of the controls system really starts with the selections made for the mechanical and electrical systems and a good understanding of how the building will be operated. - Paul Ehrlich & Ira Goldschmidt, Building Intelligence Group

04/01/2008
12:06 PM

Buildings as Virtual Peaking Plants

Peter Kelly-Detwiler, Vice President of Energy Technology Services, Constellation NewEnergy - The NewEnergy Alliance, a group committed to driving innovation in the building automation industry that will create smarter, more energy responsive buildings.

04/01/2008
12:05 PM

Demand Response Thermostats

Steve Smith, Director of Sales and Marketing, Honeywell Utility Solutions - Honeywell UtilityPRO is a new touchscreen programmable thermostat built especially for utility-sponsored demand response programs.

04/01/2008
12:04 PM

The Energy Revolution at BuilConn

Anto Budiardjo, Clasma Events Inc. - There are 6 events co-located with BuilConn this year, all part of what we call ConnectivityWeek.

04/01/2008
12:03 PM

Connectivity Week - 2008

Denis Du Bois, Editor of Energy Priorities Magazine & Anto Budiardjo, President, CEO Clasma Events - "Empowering the Energy Revolution"

04/01/2008
12:03 PM

Buildy Update '08

Frank Capuano, President, Strata Resource Inc - The Award for an Industry of Innovation and Intelligent Connections

04/01/2008
12:02 PM

Vaisala Humidity Measurement Training Seminars

Bruce McDuffee, Marketing Manager and Humidity Trainer, Vaisala North America. - The seminar covers topics such as Humidity Theory, Psychometric Calculations, Sensor Technology, Good Measurement Practice, Calibration and Choosing the Correct Instrument.

04/01/2008
12:01 PM

HVACReducation.net

Chris Hickman, Building Automation Control Specialist - HVACReducation.net works with industry experts to provide challenging and comprehensive online education, online assessments and online technical reviews to the HVACR industry.

04/01/2008
11:59 AM

Energy Asset Management With EnterpriseDX

Keith E. Gipson, CTO, PhoenixESG - We monitor large, multi-site customer facilities (thousands of sites and counting).

04/01/2008
11:57 AM

CABA's Convergence of Green and Intelligent Buildings Study

Ron Zimmer, President & CEO Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) - Our objective through this study is to provide strategic recommendations that will can demonstrate the positive environmental impact of today's intelligent, integrated building systems and building technology solutions. In other words, this research will determine specific methods in which property owners and building designers can reduce energy consumption and costs, increase the profitability of their building stock through investments in intelligent building technologies, while at the same time reducing the deleterious effects of energy consumption such as pollution and emissions.

04/01/2008
11:57 AM

10 Qualities a Systems Integrator Should Have

Noelle Britton, Director of Marketing Security Systems, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. - Many now expect that the integrator will guide them toward a custom solution tailored to meet their specific needs.

04/01/2008
11:55 AM

IndigoVision IP-CCTV Keeps Cincinnati Shoppers Safe and Secure

Joanna Brace, Chief Marketing Officer, IndigoVision - Twenty-seven cameras monitor the main public shopping areas inside the mall and the surrounding areas around the outside of the building.

04/01/2008
11:54 AM

April New Products

A brief description of some new products for the industry,

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