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July 2009
Market Sizing North America Intelligent and Integrated Building Technologies The Continental Automated Buildings Association has launched a study that will assist industry in determining the size and potential of the North American intelligent and integrated building technologies marketplace. Ron Zimmer, President & CEO, CABA
Reflections on ConnectivityWeek & www.YoungEnergy.org Network Being part of Young Energy was definitely one the most fulfilling experiences of my career. Brad White, MASc., EIT, Partner, SES Consulting
Utility Demand Response Programs and What they Mean for our Buildings With minimal investment on behalf of the Utility/ISO and typically no out of pocket expense to the end-user DR participation tends to be a no-brainer. Dave Carswell, Director of Business Development, Ziphany, LLC
ConnectivityWeek's train has arrived. It was right on time and the mark in terms of what the energy industry needs to be doing now: merging energy technologies with information technology. Denis Du Bois, Editor of Energy Priorities Magazine
Ember’s Next Generation ZigBee SoCs These chips are the world’s first ARM Cortex-M3 based, ZigBee System-on-Chips (SoCs). Skip Ashton, Senior VP of Engineering, Ember
June 2009
The Green Building Power Forum The Green Building Power Forum (GBPF) will be looking at several trends including dc power and distributed control standards for commercial buildings, wireless controls in low-voltage dc-powered infrastructures, and simplified power line carrier controls in dc-powered commercial buildings. Jeff Shepard, Founder of the Darnell Group
www.YoungEnergy.org Network Smart Grid is an Enabler The smart grid is an enabler of intermittent resources and greater energy efficiency. I'm excited to participate in this transformative time in history. James Bickford, Co-founder, Valence Energy
www.YoungEnergy.org Network Distributed PV generation and the smart grid Photovoltaics (PV) needs the help of smart grid technologies to reach the market penetration levels required to be a major transformative player in moving the US into a clean, electricity-based economy. Lon Huber, Energy Policy Associate, Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy (AzRISE)
[an error occurred while processing this directive] www.YoungEnergy.org Network Key Pillars of a Third Industrial Revolution The five key pillars of a Third Industrial Revolution are aggressive energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy storage technologies, buildings as positive power plants and a smart grid that allows consumers to also be producers. Drew Johnston, Policy Aide, Austin City Council
The Role of OPC in the New Generation of Building Automation Initiatives such as Green Buildings, Smart Grid and others all reinforce the need for intelligent building solutions that integrate all building functions; environmental control, intrusion detection, access control, lighting and energy management. What role does OPC play in providing interoperability among these aspects? Sean Leonard – VP Products, MatrikonOPC
Open Automated Demand Response How can Automated Building vendors take advantage of OpenADR to automate their Smart Grid market participation? Ed Koch, Co-Founder and CTO of Akuacom
OpenADR Collaborative The goal of the Collaborative is to foster effective deployment of Dynamic Pricing, Demand Response and Grid Reliability by facilitating and accelerating the adoption of OpenADR. Olcay Ungun, Open ADR Collaborative Initiative
Annual Energy Efficiency Indicator Survey A survey of North American decision makers who are responsible for managing, reviewing or monitoring energy use within their organizations. Clay Nesler, VP Global Energy and Sustainability for the Building Efficiency business of Johnson Controls
Using the Internet for Energy Management The key challenge in building automation for our customers boils down to information management. Dan Kubula, Vice President of Marketing, Site Controls
Interoperable Blues Band @ConnectivityWeek The lineup is better than ever and the level of participation is expected to double from last year. Leighton J. Wolffe, Vice President of Alliances and Strategy, Constellation NewEnergy
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