Articles & News on Building Automation

B-Scada Software Manages Luxury Hotel in Algeria

  • December 17, 2014
  • Case Study

Mas Ingenieros selected Status Enterprise as a facility management solution for a 5-star luxury hotel in Algeria.

Farsens’s RFID sensor tags monitor data center conditions

  • October 30, 2014
  • Case Study

RFID sensor tags do not require batteries to monitor temperature, pressure and humidity of equipment remotely.

Barcelona Airport Takes Off with Integrated Command and Control System

  • October 27, 2014
  • Case Study

Wonderware software integrated all their existing disparate systems, achieved reliable and cost-efficient control, enabled safe operations and created scalability for future growth.

DOE accepts ASHRAE standard for Commercial Buildings

  • October 3, 2014
  • News

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a ruling that establishes the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2013 as the commercial building reference standard for state building energy codes.

Datapaq measures floodlight temperatures

  • September 18, 2014
  • Case Study

When the sun comes out on a rainy Wimbledon match day, the roof over Centre Court can be retracted, but only after the floodlights have cooled down sufficiently. Datapaq measured how long it takes.

ASHRAE softens rules for Existing Buildings in IAQ Standard

  • September 5, 2014
  • News

Recognizing that the ventilation rate procedure in its indoor air quality standard may be difficult to apply in existing buildings, ASHRAE is proposing an alternate compliance path.

NexRev delivers 25,000th DrivePak VFD retrofit

  • August 22, 2014
  • News

The 25,000th DrivePak installation took place at Toys“R”Us/Babies“R”Us in Iselin, NJ.

Continued Growth in Asia for Electronic Control Relays

  • August 6, 2014
  • News

More than 53.8 million electronic control relays were sold in 2013, with 13.1 million classified as measuring & monitoring relays. Most were for building automation applications.

NTU and Paradox Engineering Researching Building Efficiency

  • August 6, 2014
  • News

By Marcus Koh Leong Hai, Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Technological University is developing an intelligent eco-building management system at Clean Tech One at Clean Tech Park, Singapore’s first eco-business park. Paradox Engineering’s technology will be used to research energy efficiency verification and intelligent control for buildings

Au2mation installs RTUs in Panama City

  • July 21, 2014
  • Case Study

The MMIM RTU has been deployed to control lighting on Line 1 of the metro system which currently links Los Andes County to the city centre.