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Chicago Structure Unveils New BAS Using Contemporary Controls’ Skorpion Switches Due to overall lifetime costs of one of Chicago’s downtown structures, the customer implemented a plan to upgrade the 500,000 sq ft building three years ago. The redesign process was in an effort to save energy, facilities maintenance, and personnel costs. The return-on-investment was achieved by installing a dedicated building automation network using Contemporary Controls’ industrial-grade Ethernet Skorpion switches, eliminating the hard to maintain outdated existing DDC system. Contemporary Controls is an industrial networking manufacturer located in Downers Grove, IL, specializing in Ethernet switches marketed under the trade name CTRLink®. Click here to read full article...
Climate Control Keeps them Hopping Minnesota native Gordon “Gordy” Vadis has a passion for bugs. His interest dates from his youth when his father taught him the family minnow business. Knowing how to trap, maintain and sell a wide variety of live goods became as natural to Gordy as video games are to kids today. By combining his passion for success with a retailer's eye, Gordy conceived the next great innovation for insect eating pets: pre-packaged live crickets. With this idea, Bugco was born. Read full article...
Contemporary Controls and Automated Logic Make the Pieces Fit Together Commissioning a building automation system (BAS) is not necessarily a simple project, but it's made easier with an attached laptop doing the work. Click here to read full article...
