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  • Phoenix Contact installs CCHP at HQ

    A combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) system will generate enough electricity to power the company’s U.S. headquarters approximately 65 percent of the time.
    23 April, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Data Loggers track mold at Apartment Complex

    The monitoring project, which ran for five months, was aimed at investigating unexplained causes of moisture damage, wood decay and fungal growth found behind cladding and sheathing in ground-floor walls throughout the unnamed complex.
    22 April, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Supporting infrastructures to Enhance Building Automation Systems

    Supporting infrastructures, including building analytics, the cloud and smart grids are likely to play the most important role in strengthening the BAS market over the next four years.
    10 April, 2014 | 1 minutes
  • QA Graphics Provides BAS Graphics for Residential Project

    QA Graphics provide all of the system graphics to New England Energy Controls for an 18,000 square foot residential project.
    08 April, 2014 | 1 minutes
  • Contemporary Controls joins EnOcean Alliance

    The EnOcean Alliance has more than 350 companies in the building industry worldwide.
    31 March, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Despite Snow Storm, AHR 2014 Sees Record Attendance & Upbeat Business Outlook

    By Bill Lydon, Editor Even though New York City experienced a snow storm that accumulated 10 inches of snow, the AHR Expo experienced a record attendance. More than 43,000 visitors and 18,000 exhibitor personnel flocked to the Javits Convention Center.
    24 March, 2014 | 3 minutes
  • Honeywell Earns CMMI Rating for Software

    Honeywell's HBS Building Solutions and HPS Process Solutions have been appraised at Maturity Level 5 of Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI).
    19 March, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Building Automation Market in India Growing Fast

    The building automation & control systems market in India is anticipated to grow threefold in revenue terms by 2019, at a rate of 21.7% during 2014-19.
    18 March, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Valves provide flood defense for school

    Rotork IQ electric valve actuators and a local control centre control three sluice gates at Canford School, protecting it from flooding by a river.
    11 March, 2014 | 3 minutes
  • Energy Metrics uses Exele TopView in data center power applications

    Energy Metrics uses EXELE TopView alarm management and notification software to monitor measurements from HVAC, temperature control, chilled water systems and electrical distribution systems.
    05 March, 2014 | 4 minutes
  • Circuit protection market down in 2013

    The world market for miniature circuit breakers and residual current devices (MCBs and RCDs) is projected to go up, to nearly $10 billion in 2018.
    24 February, 2014 | 1 minute
  • Franklin Electric promotes Gregg Sengstack to CEO

    Scott Trumbull will retire as Chief Executive Officer effective May 2, 2014 and Gregg C. Sengstack will succeed him in that role.
    20 February, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • QA Graphics adds 3D HVAC Images

    3D graphics can be used to develop system graphics that more accurately represent the mechanical equipment in place at a facility.
    24 January, 2014 | 1 minutes
  • Windows XP Cyber Time Bomb set for April 8, 2014

    By Bill Lydon, Editor The huge installed base of automation software running on Windows XP will be vulnerable to cyber-attacks with the end of Windows XP support April 8, 2014. More than 12 years old, Windows XP is the longest supported version of Windows ever and therefore is the most used in industrial automation systems.
    03 January, 2014 | 3 minutes
  • Paradox to supply smart lighting to Bellinzona, Switzerland

    More than 600 CREE LED street lights will be remotely managed and controlled by the PE.AMI platform.
    12 December, 2013 | 2 minutes
  • Franklin Control Systems signs Lynxspring as distributor

    Lynxspring will distribute Franklin Control System’s VFDs, Building Automation and Energy Management Starter products.
    10 December, 2013 | 2 minutes
  • Developers of Dream Report come out of hiding

    By Bill Lydon, Editor I recently had the opportunity to discuss Ocean Data Systems – a little company you likely have never heard of - with Roy Kok, their VP of Sales and Marketing. Their product, Dream Report, is OEMed by a number of well-known software providers. Here is a synopsis of my interview with Kok.
    08 December, 2013 | 6 minutes
  • eSight signs HTS Texas as distributor

    HTS Texas, a commercial HVAC manufacturers' representative, has become an authorized partner of eSight Energy.
    18 November, 2013 | 1 minutes
  • QA Graphics Provides System Graphics for systems integrator

    QA Graphics provided floor plan graphics and custom 3D images that realistically represent the plant, chilled water system, condenser water system and chiller in place at a university.
    18 November, 2013 | 1 minutes
  • BuildingIQ goes to Vegas, baby!

    BuildingIQ’s cloud-based energy efficiency and automated demand response software has been installed in casinos, government and commercial buildings in Las Vegas. One casino gambled and saved 12% on HVAC costs.
    30 October, 2013 | 2 minutes
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