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11/30/2006
08:39 PM

Moving Toward A Sustainable Building Industry

A sustainable building industry will not only require new technologies, but also a vastly improved process for designing, constructing, and operating buildings.
Thomas Hartman, P E, The Hartman Company

11/30/2006
08:38 PM

Batteryless Radio Technology

For any control application in buildings
Andreas Schneider, Executive VP, EnOcean GmbH

11/30/2006
08:38 PM

AHR Expo 2007 Dallas

This is our 8th year of Educational Sessions at AHR Expo 2007 Dallas
Ken Sinclair AutomatedBuildings.com

11/30/2006
08:26 PM

BuilConn Middle East

in Dubai and Riyadh
Anto Budiardjo, President & CEO, Clasma Events Inc.

11/30/2006
08:25 PM

When Form Meets Function

Aesthetically Attractive Digital Solutions for Today’s Buildings
Jason Leslie, Sales/Marketing Euro Touch Kiosks

11/30/2006
08:24 PM

CABA Promotes Building Life-Cycle Cost Analysis

Organization to Introduce Assessment Tool in 2007
Rawlson O'Neil King, Communications Director, Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA)

11/30/2006
08:22 PM

Connolly Middle School

Wins Governor’s Award for Energy Efficiency Using Distech Controls Solution - Case Study
Caroline Cadieux, Marketing Manager, Distech Controls, Inc.

11/30/2006
08:21 PM

Smart Buildings

Jim Sinopoli, Principal, Sinopoli and Associates, and author of the book "Smart Buildings"
Smart buildings offer facility managers a much greater set of tools to save money, energy and personnel.

11/30/2006
08:20 PM

Dubai Tour

RealComm Advisory - Dubai Tour Vol. 5 No. 47 11.22.2006 Dubai - The Largest Development Project in the World!

11/30/2006
08:19 PM

BuilConn Singapore

The first BuilConn in Asia focused on bringing together players from around the region, and come they did. From Singapore, Indonesia, India, Australia, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, UAE and China, key stakeholders came and met with vendors and speakers from the region as well as Europe and North America.

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11/28/2006
04:53 PM

Reliable Controls is pleased to announce UL864 certification

November 28, 2006 UL864 certification allows Reliable Controls® products to be used to control the flow of fire-based smoke within a building.

11/28/2006
04:52 PM

Building Intelligence Tour at AHR 2007: Intelligent Building System Design

This year’s event is designed to be a more focused session that will provide details on how to plan and implement an Intelligent Building.

11/28/2006
04:51 PM

Hirsch Expands Operations in EMEA Region

High Demand for Hirsch Security Systems Results in Additional Investment from Corporate

11/28/2006
04:50 PM

ELUTIONS launches new Wizcon Supervisor 9.3

Major new features enable tighter integration to the enterprise Information Systems infrastructure and to video-based security systems

11/28/2006
04:49 PM

ELUTIONS launches new WLC – Wireless Logic Controller

New all-in-one M2M device enables wireless communication, monitoring and control for enterprise automation, featuring remote Over-The-Air Soft Logic user programmability

11/28/2006
04:48 PM

HCM Announce UL Verification of 10-Gigabit Ethernet UTP Cable

Manchester, NH, November 2006 – Hitachi Cable Manchester (HCM), a leader in the manufacture of copper and fiber optic communications cables, announces the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. verification of HCM’s Supra 10GTM cable.

11/28/2006
04:46 PM

Minicom Digital Signage Distribution System for Wal-Mart de Mexico

Jerusalem, Israel - Minicom Advanced Systems Ltd., a global leader in the manufacture of digital signage distribution systems, has announced that its VDS player-to-screen multimedia distribution system has been installed as part of a digital signage network for 300 Wal-Mart de Mexico department stores.

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11/26/2006
09:44 PM

Converged Technology Systems Creating “Smart” Buildings

Spicewood, TX – Smart buildings are a significant trend in both technology and real estate development.

11/26/2006
09:43 PM

ETHERNET Powerlink reaches new levels of performance with Gigabit Ethernet

With Gigabit Ethernet, ETHERNET Powerlink enables automation systems to reach ten times the hitherto level of performance.

11/26/2006
09:42 PM

Advanced Tools for Enhancing Building Performance

FREE WEBCAST - Wednesday, December 13, 2006

11/26/2006
09:41 PM

2007 AHR Expo Innovation Award Winners Announced

WESTPORT, CT…November 21, 2006- A record nine companies with a variety of exciting and new products varying from humidity sensing fans to a remote environmental surveillance system have been selected as winners of the prestigious AHR Expo Innovation Award.

11/26/2006
09:38 PM

ASI Controls Releases Ethernet Expansion Board for ASIC/2-8540 Configurable Controller

San Ramon, CA, November 20th, 2006 – ASI Controls today released the ETH-8540 Ethernet Expansion board for the ASIC/2-8540 configurable controller. The ETH-8540 is a plug in module that provides direct, board-level Ethernet connectivity on an ASIC/2-8540 configurable controller.
AHR Expo 2007 (booth #1639)

11/26/2006
09:37 PM

Operators Unite To Build New Mobile Market

GSM Association pushes for a global standard for Near Field Communications

11/26/2006
09:36 PM

FieldServer Technologies at AHR 2007

FieldServer Technologies, the major gateway manufacturer in the building industry, will be demonstrating its full range of products at the AHR Expo 2007 in Dallas, Texas at booth 1633.

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11/20/2006
10:43 PM

Echelon News

Echelon and Altera Partner to Bring Low Cost Power Line Networking To Home Appliances
Echelon Technology Makes Transforming Residences into "Intelligent" Homes as Easy as Plugging in a Power Cord
New Digital Home Alliance Launched to Bring Home Control Solutions to Consumers

11/20/2006
10:42 PM

Net-Zero-Energy Building Using Solar-Assisted Systems

November 2006 - When a company decided to build its new headquarters nine times larger than the original, energy efficiency was a challenge

11/20/2006
10:41 PM

New Wireless Automation Level Network Solutions from Siemens

Buffalo Grova, Ill., Nov 2, 2006 Wireless building automation technologies provide new options that solve challenging installation scenarios and remove physical or financial constraints to hard wiring. Leading the industry with their successful debut of the first Wireless Field Level Network, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., announced today the introduction of a Wireless Automation Level Network (WALN), offering unprecedented system design and implementation flexibility.

11/20/2006
10:39 PM

Archronix to Debut Open Standards based ArcX Wireless Lighting and Ethernet Gateway at EHX

At its first EHX event, Archronix Corporation will debut its innovative ArcWay ZigBeeTM-Web Services for Devices (WSD) Gateway along with its ArcLight ZigBeeTM Lighting Solution at the Electronic Home Expo this fall in Long Beach, California. These products greatly simplify home automation installation and control.

11/20/2006
10:38 PM

Tridium Delivers Increased Performance and Flexibility with Release of NiagaraAX®3.1

Latest software release includes new enhancements and expanded feature functions that offer users additional flexibility and increased performance

11/20/2006
10:37 PM

Wawa Food Markets Selects Tridium’s Niagara Convergence Retail Application as its Enterprise Automation Platform

Niagara to be deployed in 550+ convenience stores to lower energy costs, reduce maintenance costs, and maximize operating efficiencies

11/20/2006
10:36 PM

Honeywell Announces 2007 Momentum Conference

Commercial Contracting and Distributing Community Will Gather In Phoenix February 4-7 To Connect With Industry Experts, Latest HVAC Technologies

11/20/2006
10:35 PM

ASHRAE, Canada Green Building Council Partner to Advance Sustainability

ATLANTA – The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) will work together to advance buildings that are healthy, productive, environmentally responsible and economically viable.

11/20/2006
10:34 PM

HCM Announce UL Verification of 10-Gigabit Ethernet UTP Cable

Manchester, NH, November 2006 – Hitachi Cable Manchester (HCM), a leader in the manufacture of copper and fiber optic communications cables, announces the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. verification of HCM’s Supra 10GTM cable.

11/20/2006
10:30 PM

FIRST ZigBee CERTIFIED PRODUCTS now available

Alliance Testing Program Ensures Quality from Beginning to End of Supply Chain

11/20/2006
10:29 PM

TAC Announces Powerful New Graphical Tools for TAC Vista™ 5 Building Management System.

MALMÖ, Sweden – Nov. 16, 2006 - TAC, a leading provider of open, integrated systems for building automation, has announced the availability of the TAC Vista 5 building management system. It features powerful graphics tools that create a totally new experience for building owners and operators.

11/20/2006
10:25 PM

Hirsch Announces Velocity 3.0 Security Management System

Newest Version of Integrated System Offers Enhanced Security and IT Features

11/20/2006
10:21 PM

BACnet news from Russia (BIG-RU)

The BIG-RU association (BACnet Interest Group Russia) - "Federation" Tower construction site.
BIG-RU - Hi-Tech House 2006 Expo in Moscow.
The BIG-RU - Survey: RUSSIAN BAS MARKET FOR HVAC
ASHRAE Journal (Nov issue) - article "BACnet in Russia"

11/20/2006
10:19 PM

The HomeToys Christmas Catalog Hits the Net

An eclectic collection of goodies that you won't find in a department store. No Traffic, Free Parking, Easy Browsing and No Crowds to deal with at www.hometoys.com/xmas.htm

11/20/2006
10:18 PM

Kuwait Smart Buildings Exhibition

March 12th– 14th, 2007 at Kuwait Mövenpick Hotel – Free Zone.

11/20/2006
10:17 PM

Building Automation 2007 Conference

Call for Papers Now Being Accepted.... Expanding our Automation Focus to include Energy!

11/20/2006
10:16 PM

Jennic Launches ZigBee Large Network Evaluation Product

Jennic has announced the commercial launch of the first large ZigBee network evaluation product. It allows customers to rapidly evaluate and deploy wireless sensor networks of 100 nodes or more in real-world industrial, office, and home environments.

11/20/2006
10:14 PM

Ember announces ZigBee RF evaluation kit

Simplifies testing of wireless performance in real-world conditions

11/20/2006
10:12 PM

Ember teams with Analog Devices to enable high-performance ZigBee applications

Blackfin processor customers can quickly and easily “ZigBee-enable” their products

11/20/2006
10:09 PM

Networkable Systems, Solutions and Education - Bring it on!

IIPSEC 2007 is just around the corner –Now in its 5th year IIPSEC has established itself as the definitive cutting edge technology event.

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11/03/2006
04:05 PM

November New Products

A listing of some recent new products for the industry.

11/03/2006
04:04 PM

DDC Open Systems + Load Profiling online seminars from AEE

NEXT GENERATION DDC OPEN SYSTEMS Instructed by Jack McGowan
3D LOAD PROFILING Using Interval Meter Data Instructed by Lindsay Audin, C.E.M., C.L.E.P., C.E.P., IES

11/03/2006
04:03 PM

Ember and Microchip Technology offer fast and easy ZigBee™ Solution

Ember’s EM260 ZigBee system fully integrated with PIC16 and PIC18 microcontrollers

11/03/2006
04:02 PM

Multi-Tech Announces Wi-Fi® Module for Embedded Applications

SocketWireless® Wi-Fi® Product is Part of Universal Socket Connectivity Initiative

11/03/2006
04:01 PM

Agent Video Intelligence’s Latest Enterprise Video Analytics Platform Delivers Enhanced Feature Sets, Improved Core Functionality

New Agent Vi 3.0 Adds Support for Loitering Detection, Object Counting, Object Removal and Tailgating Detection; Provides Enhanced PTZ Support

11/03/2006
04:01 PM

Watt Stopper/Legrand’s new 2000 watt dimmer makes home lighting control easy and convenient

SANTA CLARA, CA – October 2006: Watt Stopper/Legrand’s new 2000 Watt Dimmer offers high capacity dimming for homes using Miro Wireless lighting control systems.

11/03/2006
04:00 PM

CONNECTIONS(TM) EUROPE: Strategies for Digital Living Markets Announces Speakers & Event sponsors

Dallas, TX October 31 - CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe today announced the event sponsors and speakers for its upcoming inaugural event, November 14-16, 2006, at the Adlon Kempinski in Berlin, Germany.

11/03/2006
03:58 PM

Int'l Industrial Control & Automation Technology Exhibition and Conference "Automation Technology Egypt 2007"

8th to 11th March 2007. Cairo – Egypt.

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11/02/2006
10:56 AM

Help Wanted

Building Systems Architect Paul Ehrlich, P.E. Building Intelligence Group

11/02/2006
10:55 AM

A Solution

For Properly Calibrating Pressure Sensors For Pharmaceutical Plants Terry Troyer, Product Engineering Manager, Setra Systems

11/02/2006
10:55 AM

Technical Summary

Pressure Independent Technology Prevails in Cost Comparison with Standard 2-way Control  Lisa Hickey, Belimo

11/02/2006
10:54 AM

The Roadblocks and How to Overcome

Benefits need to be made clear to the financial community and a big change needs to occur across the whole world construction community, for and on behalf of the Clients. The necessary way for energy efficiency is through control. Paul Mason, Designer, i2design international

11/02/2006
10:53 AM

Energy Management Systems

...do you remember when building automation or direct digital control products were called “energy management systems”? John J. "Jack" Mc Gowan, CEM, Energy Control Inc.

11/02/2006
10:52 AM

THE Building Technology Conference

A White Paper Outlining an Industry Driven and Sponsored Event Thomas J. Lohner, P.E. Vice President, TENG Solutions

11/02/2006
10:51 AM

BACnet Web Services in Action

If you are a little curious and you want to see a BACnet Web Service up and running then this article is for you. Chris Gurtler, SCADA Engine

11/02/2006
10:50 AM

ARCNET/Ethernet Router Right on Target for Building Management System

Contemporary Controls’ Metasys Router Helps to Transform Data into Useful Information - Case Study Debra Biela, Marketing Communications Specialist Contemporary Controls

11/02/2006
10:49 AM

Global Connectivity

ConnectivityWeek which started in Palm Springs in May of this year has grown into several international forums/events which are creating global connectivity on several levels. Ken Sinclair AutomatedBuildings.com

11/02/2006
10:48 AM

BuilConn Singapore

Anto Budiardjo, President & CEO, Clasma Events Inc.
As with the first events in the US and Europe, this Singapore event will focus on gathering the players and thought leaders in the new world of convergence.

11/02/2006
10:47 AM

Cisco Connected Real Estate practice in Asia Pacific Region

Aik Peng Tan, Senior Manager, Cisco Integrated Solutions Group
After the success of the BuilConn events in US and Europe, Cisco was excited to learn that the event was coming to Asia.

11/02/2006
10:46 AM

Smart, High-Performance Buildings

Michael Brambley, Staff Scientist in Energy Technology Development, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
When I use the term smart buildings, I define it as building systems that collect data, process it in the traditional sense of performing numerical analyses, then interpreting the results of those analyses to reach conclusions about the status of the building or the system, and finally automatically implementing appropriate actions in response.

11/02/2006
10:44 AM

Sky High: Rising Energy Costs and the Growing Demand for High Performance Buildings

Denis Du Bois, MIT Enterprise Forum
MIT Enterprise Forum event on November 8 will be about new technologies and real-world energy strategies for commercial buildings.

11/02/2006
10:44 AM

NetZero "Building as Power Plant"

Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., LEED AP Director of Engineering The Ferreira Group is doing some very interesting work with Net Zero Buildings.

11/02/2006
10:42 AM

BuilConn: Cisco's Connected Real Estate Roundtable Working Paper

The first ever Connected Real Estate Roundtable in Palm Springs on the vision of integrated IP-based building systems has been captured in a working paper by Stanford University by Tobias Maile & Martin Fischer.

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