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02/28/2017
11:37 AM
Dell Accelerates IoT Adoption with New Edge Gateway for Small Spaces Dell, the broadest Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure solutions provider, introduces the new Dell Edge Gateway 3000 Series that offers customers flexibility, connectivity and real-time intelligence from harsh environments and small spaces.
02/28/2017
11:36 AM
March 2017 BACnet NE user group event The purpose of the BACnet User Group is to bring together the local BACnet user community on a quarterly basis to share tips, techniques and pains on the use of the BACnet products and technologies.
02/28/2017
11:34 AM
Haystack Connect 2017 - Technical Program Preview There are, technically, a lot of reasons to attend Haystack Connect 2017

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02/23/2017
10:14 AM
Reliable Controls Releases RC-Archive 3.6 RC-Archive continuously downloads building data logs into an industry standard SQL database, delivering a robust record of performance from any Internet-connected, BACnet facility.
02/23/2017
10:12 AM
QA Graphics Creates Photorealistic Renderings to Impact Project Close Ratio QA Graphics recently partnered with CEC Facilities Group to provide a larger range of services that utilizes QA Graphics' many talents.
02/23/2017
10:11 AM
Popular Diversa Sensor Line Latest Addition to Universal Lighting Technologies Product Offering The Diversa line includes Ceiling Mount Sensors, Switch Mount Sensors, Corner Wall Mount Sensors and Power Packs.
02/23/2017
10:11 AM
Universal Lighting Technologies to Partner with KSA Lighting & Controls Agency in Chicago Marketplace As an authorized agent, KSA will provide Universal's advanced LED and ballast retrofit and replacement solutions.
02/23/2017
10:10 AM
2017 AHR Expo in Las Vegas Breaks Three All-Time Records For Overall Show Attendance, Size The 2017 Show's nearly 11.5 acres of exhibit space was occupied by 1,968 exhibitors, 259 of which participated in the AHR Expo for the first time. A notable 20,047 exhibitor personnel staffed the exhibits in Las Vegas, representing a majority of the U.S. geographic landscape, as well as 32 outside countries.
02/23/2017
10:07 AM
Saudi Smart Cities Conference 2017 The first annual Saudi Smart Cities conference is a platform bringing together over 1000+ participants from ministries and governmental bodies from across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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02/17/2017
11:51 AM
Haystack Connect Early Bird Registration Discount Extended to February 28 Haystack Connect 2017 brings together systems integrators, technology providers, A&E firms, OEMs and end users who are leading the way to create advanced smart-device applications that utilize the power of data to create a more efficient, sustainable built environment and streamline the interoperation of the systems and devices that permeate our modern world.
02/17/2017
11:47 AM
Daikin Applied Advocates Air Intelligence with New Name for Intelligent Solutions Portfolio Intelligent Solutions bring Intelligent Equipment and Intelligent Systems under the same umbrella
02/17/2017
11:46 AM
Legrand Provides Six Ways to Reduce Energy Usage in Commercial Facilities Many energy saving technologies come with large monetary outlays and often require longer term planning. But there are also a host of solutions that can quickly, easily and inexpensively deliver significant savings.
02/17/2017
11:44 AM
Activelogix Introduces Third Generation of Periscope for Energy, Sustainability and Facility Professionals New Design Enables User-Centric Configuration of HTML5 Visualizations in Minutes

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02/10/2017
03:33 PM
Saelig Introduces Improved Raspberry Pi-based Fanless CANbus Controller Compact, Maintenance-Free CANbus Controller uses Raspbian OS It includes many extra features that expand the usefulness of the Raspberry Pi computer for industrial applications, such as a CANbus interface.
02/10/2017
03:31 PM
Las Vegas Proves Big Winner for ASHRAE, AHR Expo and Industry The 2017 ASHRAE Winter Conference took place Jan. 28-Feb. 1 at Caesars Palace with the ASHRAE co-sponsored AHR Expo held Jan. 30-Feb. 1 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
02/10/2017
03:30 PM
2017 AHR Expo Another Great Success BACnet International was thrilled to support and be among 57 of its member companies exhibiting at the AHR Expo last week in Las Vegas, NV.
02/10/2017
03:30 PM
College of DuPage Offers New Building Automation Systems Certificate The new Building Automation Systems Certificate program at College of DuPage will prepare students for a growing field that merges traditional heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration knowledge with computer and IT skills.
02/10/2017
03:29 PM
Early Bird Registration Discount Extended for Haystack Connect 2017 The Haystack Connect 2017 Conference will once again, bring together systems integrators, technology providers, A&E firms, OEMs and end users who are leading the way to advance smart-device applications and the power of data that is helping to create more efficient, sustainable built environment and streamline the interoperation of the systems and devices that permeate our modern world.
02/10/2017
03:27 PM
Strategies in Light 2017: EnOcean exhibits self-powered wireless LED controls At booth #107, EnOcean will be demonstrating wireless LED controls for intelligent lighting control in sub 1 GHz, enabling simple commissioning, intelligent local control, and seamless integration with building automation systems.

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02/06/2017
01:16 PM
Acuity Brands Next Generation Building Management Solutions from Distech Controls and DGLogik Drive Smarter Building Capabilities Acuity Brands, Inc (NYSE: AYI) businesses, Distech Controls and DGLogik, exhibited at the 2017 AHR Expo to showcase innovative controls and Internet of Things (IoT) tools that integrate with Acuity Brands' digital LED lighting products to enable smarter capabilities for building automation.
02/06/2017
01:13 PM
Automated Logic Updates Online HVAC Controls Specification Tool, CTRLSpecBuilder With the new upgrades, the CTRLSpecBuilder tool now has an enhanced user interface along with updated verbiage to support industry-emerging technologies such as fault detection and diagnostics, automated demand response and other advanced energy saving strategies.
02/06/2017
01:12 PM
Acuity Brands Taps Cochrane Supply to Expand Footprint in IoT Building Controls and Automation Services Under terms of the agreement, Cochrane Supply will distribute Distech Controls' HVAC and Building Management Solutions, including its ECLYPSE Connected BACnet/IP and Wi-Fi HVAC controller series and ENVYSION web-based design and visualization interface.
02/06/2017
01:11 PM
Matrox Introduces PowerStream Plus: The Evolution of AV-over-IP Management Intuitive software and API offer complete network reach and control over all Maevex encoders and decoders
02/06/2017
01:10 PM
Automated Logic Introduces Wireless Sensors Designed to work with WebCTRL controllers and the WebCTRL building automation system, these sensors monitor a building's conditions to optimize the use of HVAC and lighting systems within the building.
02/06/2017
01:09 PM
Automated Logic Introduces New High Speed BACnet Router for the WebCTRL Building Automation System Routers are integral to customer IT infrastructures and building automation systems.
02/06/2017
01:08 PM
LG Unveils New Multisite Controls Suite, Ushering in the Connected Building of the Future Groundbreaking New Controls Give Owners Complete Flexibility and Visibility to Improve Building Efficiency, Performance
02/06/2017
01:08 PM
Barix Brings Linux Open Source Programmability to New Barionet I/O Device To be introduced at ISE 2017, the Barionet 1000 universal I/O device is allows developers to freely customize IP control and automation applications for commercial and residential environments.

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02/01/2017
11:56 AM
Productivity & Satisfaction Deployment Editorial - Ken Sinclair, Publisher
02/01/2017
11:56 AM
The Other "I" in IoT Interoperability is a major contributor to the difference of "being on the Internet to being the Internet of Things." - Marc Petock, Chief Communications Officer, Vice President, Marketing Lynxspring & Connexx Energy
02/01/2017
11:55 AM
Master Systems Integrators Tomorrow's Solutions in Today's Projects - Jason Houck, Chief Information Officer, Mike Reed, Business Development Analyst, Hepta Systems
02/01/2017
11:54 AM
Clouds, Fog and the IoT - Isolation or Collaboration? Elena Pasquali examines whether IoT equals the Internet of Connected Things. - Elena Pasquali, Managing Director, EcoSteer Limited
02/01/2017
11:54 AM
If Data Is The New Gold, Then Data Scientists Are The New Gold Miners If data is the new gold, then smart technology provides the mine. - James McHale, Managing Director, Memoori
02/01/2017
11:53 AM
Fishing for Actionable Intelligence in our Rapidly Growing Data Lakes We are collecting data with a current need in mind; we are collecting for future purposes, and we are collecting it just to have it, in case we find a way to use it later. - James McHale, Managing Director, Memoori
02/01/2017
11:52 AM
The Label Maker...is You Appreciating How Metadata Makes AI Possible - Therese Sullivan, Principal, BuildingContext Ltd.
02/01/2017
11:52 AM
What Will I Learn at Haystack Connect 2017? This year's conference theme is "Where Data Gets Real," and the program for the event will maintain the high standards that have been set for the previous two conferences. - John Petze, Executive Director, Project-Haystack.org
02/01/2017
11:51 AM
Alexa - Make My Building Run Better! All devices installed in a building, such as boilers, chillers, generator sets, electric sub-meters, pumps, VAV controllers, fire panels, etc. should be smart and have their own individual cloud points-of-presence and applications, just as consumer devices do. - Varun Nagaraj, President, CEO, Sierra Monitor Corporation
02/01/2017
11:51 AM
Partnerships, Collaborations, Gadgets Market Smart connected gadgets market is set to grow significantly over the next decade. - Vishakha Kashiv, Sr. Digital Marketing Engineer, Big Market Research
02/01/2017
11:50 AM
The Integrity of Building Analytics Analytics for building systems, regardless of whether the services are cloud-based or on-site solutions, should be accompanied by constant observation of the data and the analytics themselves. - Levi Epperson, Operations Manager, Ezenics, Inc.
02/01/2017
11:49 AM
Increase the Value of Your Commissioning Process 'Business shapes the tools, then the tools reshape the business' is one way to describe technology disruption. It is true that when you put the latest controls technology into the hands of a commissioning agent, the Smart Building design-construction cycle gets a much-needed makeover, as explained by Altura Associates. - Matt Schwartz, PE, Sr. Associate & Greg Shank, Principal, Altura Associates
02/01/2017
11:48 AM
Main Benefits of Model Predictive Control MPC is not a single strategy, but a class of control methods with the model of the process explicitly expressed in order to obtain a control signal by minimizing an objective function subject to some constraints. - Jiri Cigler, Feramat Cybernetics, Jan Siroky, Research Team Leader, Energocentrum Plus
02/01/2017
11:47 AM
Bridging the MS/TP Gap Getting visibility into all levels of your BAS system including your MS/TP networks is crucial for proper troubleshooting of BACnet systems. Optigo Networks and Contemporary Controls - Dan Ronald, VP Product Development, Monica McMahen, Marketing Manager, Optigo Networks
02/01/2017
11:47 AM
Who Manages The Building Data? There would seem to be a very good case for bringing all the facility data into a unified database architecture and putting into practice standard methodologies and processes to manage the data. - Jim Sinopoli, Managing Principal, Smart Buildings, LLC
02/01/2017
11:46 AM
From Data to Insights What We're Doing, How, and Why - Stephen Dawson-Haggerty, CTO, Comfy
02/01/2017
11:44 AM
Get More From the AHR Expo As a technologically advanced Society we need to leverage the tools that are put in front of us, and what social media does is provides trade show vendors with the opportunity to maximize every moment that they are at the show to gain customers, and increase brand awareness. - Manny Mandrusiak, Executive Director, Q College and Q Academy
02/01/2017
11:44 AM
Higher Service Autonomy and the New IoT What would you do with a building service that can tell your system that the building occupants are angry, or happy, or frustrated? - Toby Considine, TC9 Inc
02/01/2017
11:43 AM
The Future of BAS Manufacturers I believe that analytics and artificial intelligence needs to trickle down into the firmware of DDC controllers to have the maximum impact. - Ira Goldschmidt, P.E., LEED AP, Engineering Consultant, Goldschmidt Engineering Solutions
02/01/2017
11:42 AM
Our Assets Are People, Not Technology If you can hire good people, train them well, and ensure they continue, throughout their career, to learn, we will see industry, from the operators to the engineers, achieve the potential we all know is there. - Ken Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings
02/01/2017
11:41 AM
CxEnergy 2017 This year the event takes place April 24-27 at The Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate in Orlando, FL and we expect over 500 attendees. - Ray Bert, Executive Director, AABC Commissioning Group
02/01/2017
11:40 AM
Raspberry Pi Starter Kit The starter kit includes everything you need to use your Raspberry Pi to power a real-world application that can control industrial pumps, motors, switches-all kinds of real-world devices. - Matt Newton, Director of Technical Marketing, Opto 22
02/01/2017
11:39 AM
Multi-Dwelling Units are a Testbed for User-Focused BMS Innovation With the physical demands of commercial systems and the user engagement needs of residential buildings, MDUs present a unique proving ground for IoT innovations from BMS suppliers that meet the needs of both operators and occupants. Adam Hise, Senior Associate, Harbor Research
02/01/2017
11:39 AM
Our Industry Assets are People This opinion piece appeared in the AHRExpo Daily handout newspaper at show in Vegas.
02/01/2017
11:38 AM
Energy and Control Expert John J. 'Jack' McGowan, CEM Inducted into Hall of Fame Mc Gowan has four decades of wide-ranging technical and management experience spanning sectors, but with one common theme: controls.
02/01/2017
11:37 AM
Across My Desk - snippets, blog bits, and url links that are about to fall off my desktop
02/01/2017
11:36 AM
New Products for February A brief description of some new products for the industry.

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