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09/30/2014
12:06 PM WattStopper's retrofit panel solution leverages existing building control investments to deliver high performance Offering
all the capabilities of the innovative Digital Lighting Management
(DLM) technology platform, which now includes wireless
building-to-building connectivity, the solution also preserves existing
infrastructure investments.
09/30/2014
12:06 PM President Bill Clinton to Speak at the 37th World Energy Engineering Congress Dates: October 1- 3, 2014 - Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
09/30/2014
12:05 PM ISH Shanghai & CIHE Shanghai International Trade Fair for Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning
09/30/2014
12:04 PM Ground-Breaking Building Technology Book Includes Chapter by Transformative Wave's President, Danny Miller "Battling
Entropy in Rooftop HVAC Systems with Advanced Fault Detection &
Diagnostics" is included in The Fairmont Press recently published book:
"Automated Diagnostics and Analytics"
09/30/2014
12:04 PM ISA responds to cybersecurity workforce development report The
International Society of Automation (ISA) has responded to a widely
circulated report from the Pell Center for International Relations and
Public Policy that calls for a unified US national strategy to address
the serious workforce development needs presented by the
multi-dimensional threats of cyber attacks.
09/30/2014
12:01 PM Lynxspring Nominated In Several CTA Award Categories We
are pleased to announce that Lynxspring has been nominated in several
categories for the 2014 Control Trends Awards. Established two years
ago, the Control Trends Awards recognize the people and products that
make the HVAC, Controls, and Building Automation Industry what it is
today. Nominations, finalists, and the ultimate winners are voted on by
you, members of our industry.
09/17/2014
11:53 AM Continental Control Systems Products at WEEC 2014 At
WEEC 2014, Continental Control Systems will showcase the latest
enhancements to its line of revenue-grade electric power meters.
09/17/2014
11:52 AM Cimetrics' Solution for Large Research University Large
Research University in the Midwest saves $683,932 in annual energy
costs while improving comfort, sustainability, and competing with other
large universities in reducing energy intensity.
09/17/2014
11:49 AM NEBB - "Delivering High Performance Buildings and Systems: Solutions for Sustainable Spaces" Advanced Building Systems Commissioning Certified Professional Seminar December 8-12, 2014
09/17/2014
11:48 AM Veolia to manage operations of Saddleback College's central cogeneration plant, ensuring plant performance and reliability Following
a competitive bid process, Veolia was selected to operate and maintain
the central plant, including power generation equipment, the chilled
and hot water systems and the high-voltage distribution system. Veolia
will also provide 24/7 remote monitoring and emergency response.
09/17/2014
11:47 AM ISA100 Wireless Standard Gains Final IEC Approval The
International Society of Automation (ISA) announces today that
ANSI/ISA-100.11a-2011, "Wireless Systems for Industrial Automation:
Process Control and Related Applications," has been unanimously
approved by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) as an
international standard and will be published by year end with the
designation IEC 62734.
09/17/2014
11:44 AM CoRE Tech 2014 - November 10-11 CoRE
Tech is the leading networking and educational conference for the
corporate real estate and faicilities industry that focuses exclusively
on the topics of innovation, technology and automation.
09/17/2014
11:43 AM Eagle Technology and SkySpark, A Partnership for Better Building Management The
partnership between SkyFoundry and Eagle Technology can bring peace of
mind to building owners through prevention and early detection.
09/01/2014
02:28 PM Talent Development In The IoT World Clients
Demanding Building Automation Systems be Leveraged as Enterprise
Decision Support Systems for Their Energy Optimization and Operational
Effectiveness Objectives - Richard K. Warner, PE, President/CEO, OME
09/01/2014
02:27 PM Identifying Winners in the Smart Lighting Controls Business The
report shows that there can be no doubt about the enormous demand for
retrofitting wireless controls to LED based lighting systems but that
the supply structure and channels of distribution need shaking up. -
Allan McHale, Director, Memoori
09/01/2014
02:27 PM Does worker productivity belong in the short list of building metrics? Happiness goes hand-in-hand with motivation, which is directly correlated to productivity. - David Weidberg, Building Robotics
09/01/2014
02:26 PM To-Do List for Facility Management A
priority "To-Do" is to focus on attracting, recruiting, and retaining
best talent. - Jim Sinopoli, PE, RCDD, LEED AP,Smart Buildings LLC
09/01/2014
02:26 PM Taps Open for Energy Efficiency Retrofits And
it's up to System Integrators, Equipment Operators and Facilities
Managers to make the new financing models based on energy savings work.
- Therese Sullivan, Principal, www.buildingcontext.me
09/01/2014
02:25 PM National Grid Frequency Control by Demand Management System
frequency on the grid is a continuously changing variable that is
determined and controlled by a second by second (real time) balance
between system demand and total electricity available. - Dane
Overfield, EXELE Information Systems, Inc.
09/01/2014
02:23 PM The New Math in BAS - where 1+1+1 = 0 - Andy McMillan, Strategy Consultant & President, BACnet International
09/01/2014
02:23 PM Will Mobile Devices Move Building Automation Systems into the Cloud? It
is a completely natural thing for end-users to want to have the same
device functionality that they have in their personal life in their
work life. - Manny Mandrusiak, Managing Creative Consultant, 4 Bravo
Marketing
09/01/2014
02:22 PM It Starts with a Zombie Fortress Plans
for a Zombie Fortress cannot assume that the grid will work, or that
the neighbors will be a useful source of supply or resilience. - Toby
Considine,TC9 Inc.
09/01/2014
02:21 PM Control of Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems Properly
designed VRF systems offer many benefits including high performance,
improved comfort, and a robust controls solution. - Paul Ehrlich, Ira
Goldschmidt& Angela Lewis, Building Intelligence Group
09/01/2014
02:20 PM Working together, separately The
core of all powerful web services is providing the ability for us to
work together for free or at a very low cost in the cloud, but this all
happens with separate individuals building these services. - Ken
Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings.com
09/01/2014
02:20 PM Cloud Enables Automation Players to Work Together, Separately The
cloud enables us to "Work Together" while flexing our greatest
resource, our people, a group of individuals that separately create
pieces that fit the cloud puzzle. - Ken Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings.com
09/01/2014
02:19 PM The ControlTrends Awards ControlTrends Awards has finalized their plans for the show at the 2015 AHR Expo in Chicago. - Ken Smyers, ControlTrend.org
09/01/2014
02:18 PM The Smart Building The
acceptance of WiFi enabled various industries to start developing and
manufacturing products that not only could talk to each other, but
would operate worldwide. - Cees Links, Founder / CEO GreenPeak
Technologies
09/01/2014
02:17 PM BuildingContext I
called my marketing agency BuildingContext because it captured in two
words what I wanted to do - bring some context to the crowded and noisy
smart building marketplace. - Therese Sullivan, Content Marketing
Consultant, Principal, BuildingContext Ltd
09/01/2014
02:16 PM Holes in Campus Technology that Waste Energy Technology
exists that makes this coordination happen automatically and in real
time without all the stress. - Matt Henderson, Director Business
Development, Facility Automation Solutions
09/01/2014
02:15 PM What is datascience@berkeley? The
new Master of Information and Data Science degree at the UC Berkeley
School of Information. - Jenna Dutcher, Community Relations Manager, UC
Berkeley's datascience@berkeley degree
09/01/2014
02:14 PM Digital Signage and the Future of Automated Technological Infrastructure within Education Inside
schools and universities there's lots of amazing new automation and
digital signage technologies which help to offer a cutting edge
education through new operations and forms of communication. - Gajendra
Ratnavel, CEO, L Squared Digital Signage
09/01/2014
02:14 PM AHR Sessions Preview 2015 How the Internet of Things (IoT) is changing Building Automation
09/01/2014
02:13 PM 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.
09/01/2014
02:12 PM New Products for September A brief description of some new products for the industry.