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09/29/2011
10:36 AM
WSN
in the real world - A Workshop 28th October, 2011 - ZigBee Alliance Fall 2011 Members Meeting
This free public workshop will provide attendees the opportunity to exchange
wireless sensor network information on standards, markets and projects, with a
particular focus on the European market.
09/29/2011
10:35
AM
Lutron
Electronics Joins BACnet International Sees BACnet Helping Company Growth and Development of
New Products
09/29/2011
10:34
AM
GridWise
Architecture Council Meeting Phoenix, Arizona, October 20-21, 2011
09/29/2011
10:33
AM
Encelium
Technologies' Gary Meshberg to Speak at IESNYC's ControlThis!
2011 Industry
Veteran's Educational Seminar to Address "The Commissioning Process: IESNA
DG29"
09/29/2011
10:32
AM
ISA
Launches New Standards Committee on Building Automation
ISA111, Unified Automation for
Buildings, will development standards and guidelines to communicate the
necessary information to enable building subsystems to be managed and to
interact so that an individual building, a local collection of buildings such as
a campus, or a geographically diverse collection of buildings appear to a user
to be a single, coordinated, cohesive building automation system.
09/29/2011
10:32
AM
ZigBee
Alliance Completes ZigBee Building Automation Standard
Industry's only BACnet approved
wireless mesh standard for commercial buildings
09/29/2011
10:31
AM
FieldServer
Technologies becomes newest Gold Level Sponsor of BACnet
International FieldServer has served the BACnet community for over a decade with proven
BACnet Gateways enabling thousands of devices in the Building Automation and
Industrial Automation industry to interface to BACnet.
09/29/2011
10:31
AM
EnOcean
and EnOcean Alliance Members Leviton, Thermokon, Can2Go and Intesis Sponsor
Empowerhouse Team in 2011 Solar Decathlon Competition Challenges Students to Design, Build, and
Operate a Solar-powered House
09/29/2011
10:29
AM
ISA
Announces Wireless Technology and Applications Track at ISA Automation Week
2011 This track
will give in-depth coverage of successful applications of wireless technologies
in many important industries, through tutorials, panels and information-packed
presentations.
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09/25/2011
11:59 AM
Making
the Case Study for Smart Connected Sustainable Real Estate
Webinar, Thursday Sept. 29,
2011, 12:30 - 2:00 pm EDT
09/25/2011
11:58
AM
ASHRAE
is Supporting Sponsor of Solar Decathlon 2011
ASHRAE is proud to once again
shine a light on the key role solar energy will play in the development of
net-zero energy buildings as a supporting sponsor of the Solar Decathlon
2011.
09/25/2011
11:58
AM
Alternative
to ASHRAE Standard 62.1 Ventilation Rate Procedure Proposed
Public comment is being sought
on the proposed allowance of an additional default value to the ventilation rate
procedure in ASHRAE's indoor air quality standard.
09/25/2011
11:58
AM
HomePlug
Technology Conference adds Sponsors and Speakers
The HomePlug Technology
Conference and Member Meeting - November 8-10, 2011, San Francisco, California,
USA
09/25/2011
11:57
AM
ASHRAE,
AHR Expo Return to Chicago for 2012 Winter Conference
Registration is open for
ASHRAE's 2012 Winter Conference in Chicago where attendees have the chance to
discuss and examine the latest topics in the building industry, such as high
performing buildings and integrated design, as well as participate in technical
tours; attend ASHRAE Learning Institute courses; earn professional credits; and
obtain ASHRAE certifications.
09/25/2011
11:56
AM
CABA
Speakers Bureau NOW RECRUITING Calling all speakers!
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09/20/2011
11:53 AM
QA
Graphics Expands 3D Equipment Graphic Library for HVAC Industry
Eleven new models have been
added to the collection, including chillers, rooftop units, an air handling unit
and several electrical components, totaling over 55 graphics in the library,
including air compressors, boilers, cooling towers, air handing units, rooftop
units, generators, pumps, electrical and other miscellaneous components.
09/20/2011
11:52
AM
eSight
Energy & Yorkland Controls Co-Exhibitors at Greenbuild 2011,
Toronto October 4
to 7 Booth 6049S, Toronto Convention Centre
09/20/2011
11:52
AM
LonMark
Invites you to ICEBO 2011 11th annual International Conference for Enhanced Building
Operations
09/20/2011
11:51
AM
Facility
Decisions Conference & Expo Announces Educational Session Schedule for
October 2011 Event Focus on Building Automation for Facility Managers
09/20/2011
11:51
AM
ISA100
Wireless Standard Receives IEC Approval First industrial wireless standard developed with direct
end-user participation and support
09/20/2011
11:50
AM
Bangkok
RHVAC 2011 and Bangkok E&E 2011 12 to 16 October 2011, the Department of Export
Promotion (DEP) - Ministry of Commerce of Thailand will be organizing Bangkok
RHVAC 2011, one of Asia's most important technology and innovation showcases for
the refrigeration, heating, cooling, and ventilation products.
09/20/2011
11:48
AM
Spinwave
Systems expands line of wireless Data Center Sensors
Spinwave has recently introduced
a new sensor line with significantly more range than earlier models.
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09/15/2011
11:43 AM
QA
Graphics Introduces Partner Program QA Graphics has worked with a number of system
integrators, architects, engineers, building contractors, and others involved in
the building industry, developing a variety of products and services to fit
their needs. The new partner program will allow clients to take advantage of
this collection of capabilities as a whole.
09/15/2011
11:42
AM
New
Cool Tool from ASHRAE - Helps Predict Consistent Thermal Comfort
An updated tool from ASHRAE
provides a user-friendly interface to predict thermal comfort, based on the
Society's standard for thermal environmental conditions.
09/15/2011
11:42
AM
BACnet
International Announces PlugFest 2011 12th Annual BACnet Interoperability Workshop
Registration Open
09/15/2011
11:41
AM
2012
AHR Expo - Chicago Where All the New HVAC&R Technology Meets the Marketplace
09/15/2011
11:41
AM
New
Opto 22 Mechanical Relay Modules Switch Up To 12X the Power in the Same Amount
of Space New
Modules Offer Standard, Simpler Way to Switch Higher Loads in Energy Management
and Power-Related Applications
09/15/2011
11:40
AM
Save
on installation costs with combined CO2/temperature measurement
E+E Elektronik has added an
additional passive temperature measurement function to the tried-and-tested EE85
CO2 transmitter for precise measurement of CO2 concentrations and temperatures
in HVAC applications.
09/15/2011
11:39
AM
Trend's
TL1: A Powerful Integration Tool The TL1 is a Trend network device that utilizes Niagara AX
software to allow a Novar Logic One system to interface, communicate and
integrate with a Trend system.
09/15/2011
11:39
AM
LonMark
International Appoints Barry Haaser as Executive Director
LonMark International, a
non-profit international association recognized for the certification,
education, and promotion of interoperability standards for control networking
today announced Barry Haaser, from Lakeview Group, will serve as the
organizations new executive director.
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09/10/2011
12:27 PM
Tantalus
Expands Commercial and Industrial Metering Solutions
Collaboration with GE enables
electric utilities to maximize C&I service with powerful Smart Grid
communications
09/10/2011
12:26
PM
Honeywell
Software Driver Creates "Intelligent" Buildings by Integrating Digital Video
into Building Systems Powered by Tridium's Niagara Framework, Rapid Eye Driver Increases Overall
Value of Video Surveillance for Facility Managers and Building Owners
09/10/2011
12:26
PM
Tridium
to Preview Latest Release of Niagara Enterprise Security Solution at ASIS
2011 Release 2.2
adds new features for Photo ID support, Threat Management and Video Surveillance
that meet today's security and building integration challenges
09/10/2011
12:25
PM
Aircuity
to Provide Improved Energy Efficiency in the Biotechnology Building at
California Polytechnic State University Aircuity's OptiNet System will help Reduce Facility's
Energy Costs while Supporting the University's Sustainability Goals
09/10/2011
12:24
PM
Willis
Energy Services builds on Conservation and Demand Management expertise by
entering into Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Building Owners and
Managers Association (BOMA) Toronto Willis Energy Services has experience and expertise in
the design, development and delivery of conservation and demand management
programs and technical capabilities to identify, investigate, and implement
energy saving projects.
09/10/2011
12:23
PM
Connexx
Energy Solutions Selects Niagara Framework for Smart Grid and Building
Information Connectivity Connexx Energy Inc. and Tridium Inc. today announced an alliance
that will enable Smart Grid Systems to acquire building information for their
applications via the Niagara Framework.
09/10/2011
12:22
PM
Alerton's
Wireless Version of VLD-362 Pinpoints Energy Savings with Occupancy-based
Sensing The
VLD-362W (wireless) features an integrated wireless receiver that communicates
to different combinations of sensors for occupancy sensing and detecting whether
doors and/or windows are open or closed.
09/10/2011
12:21
PM
ISA
Announces Energy Track at ISA Automation Week 2011
The Energy Track offers a
spectrum of presentations on recent advances in automation for buildings,
industrial plants and power plants.
09/10/2011
12:20
PM
Trend's
IQeco Product Family Expands Released today were updated versions of the IQeco39, IQecoVAV P
and IQecoVAV P A controllers and three new IQeco controller variants: IQeco31,
IQeco35 and IQeco38.
09/10/2011
12:20
PM
ZigBee
Alliance Passes 300 ZigBee Certified Products Milestone
Market demand, growing family of
ZigBee standards triples demand for smarter, greener interoperable wireless
control solutions
09/10/2011
12:19
PM
Alerton
Building Suite 3 Includes Energy Dashboard and More; Supports LEED, Green
Initiatives The
third major release of its flagship front-end software for building automation
systems and energy management, Alerton Building Suite 3 combines Alerton's
proven Envision for BACtalk(R) and WEBtalk(TM) software as well as the
engineering tools VisualLogic(R) and BACtalk Builder.
09/10/2011
12:18
PM
DataNab
Building Monitor Software Reduces Entry Price for Centralized
Monitoring DataNab's new Building Monitor software provides end users and system
integrators with a low-cost solution to enable custom, centralized web-based
control and monitoring.
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09/01/2011
10:34 AM
Open
Programming Language for Building Automation
If you buy-in to systems that
are proprietary, you also buy-in to a restricted source of humans with the
expertise to provide those services. This means that owners and consultants are
locked-out of making on-going changes and improvements, not to mention future
vendors. - David Fisher, President, PolarSoft Inc.
09/01/2011
10:33
AM
Roadmap
to Open Programming Language Continued This article continues to develop a road map to an open
control programming language standard by examining the difference between IEC
61131-3 standard and the proposed open instruction set architecture. - Nirosha
Munasinghe MBusIT BSc BE (Hons) (Melb), Product Development Manager, Open
General
09/01/2011
10:33
AM
Open
access to vendor control languages Or more control, less vendors. - Nino Kurtalj,
President, Elma Kurtalj Ltd
09/01/2011
10:32
AM
An
Open, Standardized Control Language In this article we will look at the Sedona Framework and
how it tackles each of these requirements making it an ideal solution to fulfill
the vision of an open, standardized control language. Brian Frank, Founder,
SkyFoundry
09/01/2011
10:31
AM
The
Challenge to Legacy Building Management Systems
Improved or advanced BMS systems
will need to have "middleware" software tools and be able to standardized data
from a variety of sources and systems into an open database structure. - Jim
Sinopoli, PE, RCCD, LEED AP Managing Principal, Smart Buildings LLC
09/01/2011
10:30
AM
Bringing
energy efficiency to 65% of the commercial market
Addressing the barrier to entry
of light commercial and mid-market buildings - Louis-Nicolas Hamer, P.Eng, LEED
AP Vice-President, SCL Elements Inc. / CAN2GO
09/01/2011
10:30
AM
The
Stats on Stats While we think of the thermostat as one of the simplest components of an
HVAC system, there are actually many decisions that need to be made by both the
home or building owner and the contactor. - Tom Jackson, CEO, Johnson
Systems
09/01/2011
10:29
AM
The
"Moon Shot" for Building Energy Performance
The goals have been set and the
bar is high, as we enter a transitional period where voluntary actions related
to building energy performance will soon be mandatory. - Jim Sinopoli, PE, RCCD,
LEED AP, Managing Principal, Smart Buildings LLC
09/01/2011
10:29
AM
How
to save money with presence detectors? Part 1 - Techniques - Andrey Golovin, Executive Director
of BIG-RU and KNX Russia
09/01/2011
10:28
AM
The
New Visibility & Interactions in the Building Automation
Industry What
changes in the last few years have led to the New Visibility & Interactions
in the Building Automation Industry? - Control Engineering Asia
09/01/2011
10:27
AM
Back
to the Future with BACnet Wireless Interoperable Wireless - for Real - Andy McMillan,
President and GM Philips Teletrol
09/01/2011
10:23
AM
The
Disadvantages to Social Media Marketing Social Media is a fantastic tool if used properly, but
it takes time and dedication. - Manny Mandrusiak, Managing Creative Consultant,4
Bravo Marketing
09/01/2011
10:22
AM
Standards
Update Abstraction and Schedule Communication Toby Considine, TC9 Inc
09/01/2011
10:21
AM
Embracing
Change Are we
embracing the necessary changes enthusiastically and fast enough to keep control
of our industry? - Ken Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings.com
09/01/2011
10:20
AM
Cisco
Remains Committed Cisco remains committed to the IP enablement of the building systems world
in an effort to create more productive, efficient, and future-ready
infrastructure (built environment) for the 21st Century and for the generations
to come. - Rick Huijbregts, Vice President, Smart + Connected Communities Cisco
Canada
09/01/2011
10:20
AM
Enterprise
Energy Applications for Smart Grid There has been a lot of discussion about the
intersection between Smart Grid and Smart Buildings, where is this market right
now? - Anno Sholten, Connexx Energy
09/01/2011
10:19
AM
Z-Wave
For Large Buildings There are over 65,000 Z-Wave devices in this one hotel. A key reason Z-Wave
was chosen for this job was the simplicity of installation and commissioning. -
Mark Walters, Chairman, Z-Wave Alliance
09/01/2011
10:19
AM
Guangzhou
Electrical Building Technology With special focus on building and home automation plus
electrical engineering, Guangzhou Electrical Building Technology is a unique
trade fair catering to the rising needs for intelligent building solutions in
the Chinese building market. - Lucia Wong, Group Manager, Trade Fairs of Messe
Frankfurt (HK) Ltd
09/01/2011
10:18
AM
Smart
Grid Dictionary 3rd Edition The Smart Grid Dictionary presents business-oriented definitions
to explain concepts in terms that are approachable for the general population
and useful for industry veterans. - Christine Hertzog, Managing Director, The
Smart Grid Library
09/01/2011
10:16
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.
09/01/2011
10:16
AM
Overview
of open control language discussion Linkedin
A request for industry input on
the BACnet Linkedin Group resulted in over 30 comments with some great
input.
09/01/2011
10:14
AM
New
Products for September A brief description of some new products for the industry.
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