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11/21/2013
11:18 AM ZigBee
Retail Services - Delivering Next Generation Shopping Experience
DATE & TIME: December 10,
2013 at 8:00 AM (Pacific Time) This webinar offers a look at the recently
completed ZigBee Retail Services standard.
11/21/2013
11:16
AM UTC
Building & Industrial Systems Launches AdvanTE3C Americas
Group AdvanTE3C
Americas will leverage the comprehensive suite of UTC Building & Industrial
Systems technologies, including elevator, escalator, heating, ventilating and
air conditioning (HVAC), building automation and control, access control, video
surveillance, energy analysis, and fire detection, alarm and suppression to
unlock energy and operational efficiencies for customers.
11/21/2013
11:15
AM TUV
Rheinland - KNX Accredited Test Lab No. 10!
Only test reports emanating from
such KNX accredited test labs are accepted as the basis for issuing the KNX
conformity certificate. Such a certificate in turn is needed to brand a product
with the KNX Trademark.
11/21/2013
11:14
AM Crestron
Demonstrates Complete Lighting & Energy Management Solutions at Greenbuild
EXPO 2013 New LED
drivers, DALI ballasts, and infiNET EX wireless dimmers, emphasizes Crestron
open standards based commercial lighting control solutions
11/21/2013
11:14
AM Distech
Controls Brings Efficiencies to BREEAM NOR Pilot Project in
Norway A
sophisticated Building Management System provided by leading manufacturer,
Distech Controls and designed, programmed and commissioned by Authorised Partner
ISI-Tech, is helping to limit energy usage and cut carbon emissions at an
impressive new office building in Trondheim, Norway.
11/21/2013
11:13
AM EcoNet
Controls Enhances Home Energy Management with Z-Vent Computer/Smart Phone
Controlled HVAC Systems Any computer or smart phone can be used to control and manage
the opening and closing of the vents, from anywhere internet access is
available.
11/21/2013
11:12
AM EMerge
Alliance Launches Residential DC Power Initiative
Application standards group is
the first to focus on homes and small businesses
11/18/2013
11/13/2013
01:31 PM HomePlug
Summit Showcases HomePlug's Bright Future in China
The first event was held in
Beijing on Monday, November 11th and the Roadshow delegation will now travel to
Shanghai for a November 13th event and then Shenzhen for a November 15th event.
HomePlug technology enables a home's electrical wires to distribute broadband
Internet, HD video, digital music and smart energy applications.
11/13/2013
01:24
PM From
Berkeley Lab EETD - The Retrocommissioning Sensor Suitcase Brings Energy
Efficiency to Small Commercial Buildings Research published in 2009 by scientists at Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), demonstrated that in a large sample
of existing buildings, retrocommissioning could save as much as 15 percent of a
building's annual energy use, and pay for itself in less than a year, through
the resulting utility cost savings.
11/13/2013
01:23
PM New
Version of Opto 22's groov Now Works with Any Automation System
Zero-programming, web-based
mobile operator interface system works with automation systems from Rockwell
Automation, Siemens, Schneider Electric, GE, Mitsubishi, and many more.
11/13/2013
01:22
PM Onset
Announces Low Cost Energy Monitoring Solution
The new kit, which bundles a
matchbox-sized HOBO State data logger with Continental Control System's
revenue-grade kWh and current sensors, gives energy engineers, auditors,
building commissioners, and others a simple and cost-effective way to log
building electric use at a fraction of the cost of meter-based solutions.
11/13/2013
01:21
PM Forest
City to Lead Live Webinar on Designing the Network Infrastructure of a Smart
Building Now that
smart buildings are leaving the realm of proprietary solutions and moving to a
more open architected, interoperable, integrated, IP-centric platform, the need
to design the correct network architecture is critical.
11/13/2013
01:20
PM Building
Robotics, Maker of People-Centered Intelligent Software for Buildings, Announces
$1.14M Seed Round Building Robotics' initial product, Comfy, is the first to meaningfully
reconnect people to the heating and cooling in their work environments,
providing more comfortable spaces while saving energy.
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11/05/2013
02:04 PM EnTouch
Controls Raises $8.25 Million for Expansion
The new funding will be used to
expand the company's energy management service offerings, accelerate development
of energy analytics and load curtailment tools and add to its sales and support
staff to serve its growing set of national chain restaurant and retail
customers.
11/05/2013
02:03
PM Five
Trends Making Smart Building Technology a No-Brainer for Real Estate
Investors Jones
Lang LaSalle's Op-Ex Advantage report makes the investment case for automated
building systems
11/05/2013
02:03
PM Distech
Controls Goes From Strength to Strength in the UK
As part of its rapid expansion
across Europe, Distech Controls has appointed integration specialists, One
Sightsolutions, as its UK distribution partner.
11/05/2013
02:02
PM Earn
an ASHRAE certification while attending ASHRAE's Winter Conference and AHR
Expo ASHRAE has
certified more than 1,600 HVAC professionals. Are you eligible to join this
elite group?
11/05/2013
02:01
PM Cimetrics
Inc B6080 - BACnet Interface to Web Services
Cimetrics B6080 - BACnet
Interface to Web Services Gateway/Firewall provides a means to integrate
building automation and control systems with other enterprise computing
applications using SOAP/XML technologies.
11/05/2013
02:01
PM New
Features on Controls Central Prepare Contractors and Facility Managers for the
Winter This fall
Controls Central is already gearing up for the winter, providing customers with
a more robust website they can use to stock up on much-needed winter
products.
11/05/2013
01:59
PM ISA100
wireless standard receives overwhelming approval in IEC technical
voting ISA-100.11a-2011, "Wireless Systems for Industrial Automation: Process
Control and Related Applications," has received approval from all 21
participating National Committees of the International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC) that voted on the IEC version in a recently completed Committee
Draft for Vote (CDV) stage.
11/05/2013
01:59
PM Project
Haystack Educational Webinar As part of the ongoing effort to help industry professionals
understand project-haystack, and how it can be used to address the data
definition challenge, the Haystack community is hosting an educational webinar
at 11AM ET, on Tue Nov 12, 2013.
11/05/2013
01:58
PM Experts
to explore the advantages of and address the concerns about wireless
applications in industrial automation at ISA Automation Week
Given the increasing interest
surrounding wireless technology in industrial automation--along with concerns
about the technology's security, safety and reliability--the International
Society of Automation (ISA) today announces it will conduct a Wireless
Applications educational track at its upcoming 2013 ISA Automation Week
Technology and Solutions Event, 5-7 November in Nashville, Tennessee,
USA.
11/05/2013
01:56
PM Carrier
Enhances i-Vu Building Automation System to Support Carrier Open and Carrier
Comfort Network Systems This new version of i-Vu allows customers to keep their existing
CCN investment while expanding their control system with Carrier's i-Vu Open
(BACnet) controls now or in the future.
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11/01/2013
11:42 AM Disruptive
Innovation makes Cloud Era Possible The world lacks a building automation and control
ontology - Therese Sullivan, Principal, www.buildingcontext.me
11/01/2013
11:41
AM It
is the customers not the technology that will disrupt the
industry I have
learned it is not the technology itself that causes the change but rather the
customer's willingness to adopt the technology that will drive the disruption. -
Deb Noller, CEO, Switch Automation, Inc.
11/01/2013
11:40
AM The
Bullitt Center Building Efficiency through Positive Disruption - John Schack National
Director of Business Development, Climatec Building Technologies Group, Axcess
Division
11/01/2013
11:39
AM A
Living Building? - The Bullitt Center The goal of the project is to demonstrate the
possibility of a truly net-zero, self-sustaining design. - KMC Controls
11/01/2013
11:39
AM Defining
a Smart Building: Part Four A smart building has an infrastructure that is dependable,
adaptable and cost-effective to maintain and operate. - Jim Sinopoli, Managing
Principal, Smart Buildings, LLC
11/01/2013
11:38
AM Smart
Cities could drive BAS Opportunity Exploring the role of Building Automation in smart
cities further, these buildings require technology to interact and operate as
systems. - Jack Mc Gowan, CEM, President, Energy Control Inc.
11/01/2013
11:37
AM Smart
Building Synergy Through Building Energy Management Systems and Enterprise Energy Management
Software - Alan McHale, Director, Memoori
11/01/2013
11:36
AM The
Contractor Convergence Merging providers & reducing overhead costs - Zach Denning
11/01/2013
11:35
AM Self-powered
Wireless Keycard Part of a 50% Utility Rebate - Enocean Alliance
11/01/2013
11:35
AM System
Integration for Energy Efficiency Comprehensive building automation system (BAS) and energy
management solutions help reduce energy, operational, and maintenance costs by
up to 60% while optimizing occupant comfort and property value. - Dr. -Ing. Gert
Ulrich Vack, General Manager, and Einat Shlomiuk, Product Manager, SysMik
GmbH
11/01/2013
11:34
AM Report
Generation Requirements for Building Automation Systems (BAS)
The world of report generation
is broad and diverse with solutions that range from fundamental toolkits that
require a greater level of integration and long term support, to more advanced
and independent solutions. - Roy Kok, VP of Sales and Marketing, Ocean Data
Systems
11/01/2013
11:33
AM Pursuing
Facilities Management Credentials The Right Tools In Your Toolbox - Marc Walker, Sales Engineer
and trainer at Dynamic CAFM
11/01/2013
11:33
AM Yet
Another Collection of Short Stories Keepin' them coming - Steven R. Calabrese, Control
Engineering Corp.
11/01/2013
11:32
AM Build
your Brand with Twitter - Part 1 Use Twitter to build your personal brand in Building Automation
- Manny Mandrusiak, Managing Creative Consultant, 4 Bravo Marketing
11/01/2013
11:31
AM Building
to Grid aka B2G -
Paul Ehrlich, Ira Goldschmidt & Angela Lewis, Building Intelligence
Group
11/01/2013
11:29
AM Build
Bridges not Fences We need to change rapidly from building proprietary fences around our
projects to providing connection bridges to the Internet of Everything (IoE). -
Ken Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings
11/01/2013
11:29
AM FREE
tool to follow industry events Introducing PointView: the event social network. - Anto
Budiardjo, Founder & Chief, PointView, Inc.
11/01/2013
11:26
AM Our
Education Sessions now set for AHRExpo New York
Building Data the New
Deliverable
11/01/2013
11:18
AM The
Next Disruptive Innovation in Buildings Vladi Shunturov, co-founder of Lucid Design Group,
discusses software's potential to be the first disruptive innovation in
buildings since the Otis elevator.
11/01/2013
11:17
AM Across
My Desk Every
month there is a blizzard of information contained in the emails and newsletters
that cross my desk on their way to AutomatedBuildings.com. Some of this
information is not in the form of any type of content we can publish but I feel
I should share with you these snippets, blog bits, and url links that are about
to fall off my desktop.
11/01/2013
11:15
AM New
Products for November A brief description of some new products for the industry.