February 2009

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Preview:
Smart Buildings: How Connected Real Estate “LEEDs” to Sustainability
Webcast - Tuesday, February 3

SPEED Digital Signage Training Program “SPEED” is the acronym for:  “Structure for Planning, Explaining, Excitement and Deployment.”

See what you missed at AHR Chicago Education Sessions AHR Expo and AutomatedBuildings.com's education sessions were extremely well attended at AHR Chicago with over 400 folks coming out to listen and interact with myself, our contributing editors and speakers.

January 2009

Preview:
B2G Summit
The second B2G (Building-to-Grid) Summit will explore opportunities for HVAC/BAS industry from the work underway to develop a smart electric grid (Smart Grid).

Reviews:
Automated Demand Response Cuts Commercial Building Energy Use and Peak Demand (TB-31)
Automated demand-response (AutoDR) systems use Internet-based electricity pricing and demand-response signals to initiate preprogrammed control strategies that provide fully automated management of building energy use.

KNX Provides All Round Energy Management Solutions
Systems that track the energy performance of a building in real time can identify all areas where there is need for improvement, allowing the owner (occupier) to take steps to further improve energy efficiency.

Monitoring-based commissioning provides substantial energy savings
MBCx can be used in commercial and institutional buildings that have energy information or energy-management systems that are capable of trending building energy use.

Wireless for Controls: An Update
Basic wireless systems include wire replacement systems, where the sensor, transmitter and receiver use line power but communicate wirelessly, and fully wireless schemes (i.e., having all battery-powered components).

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