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Reducing Barriers and Opening Doors for Building Automation Products in the Industrial Internet of

  • June 12, 2014
  • Feature

By Bob Dolin, Echelon The emerging Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) represents the next generation of control networks for building automation. But unlike the consumer Internet of Things, the IIoT isn’t starting from scratch.

The Evolution of Building Automation Systems (BAS)

  • May 30, 2014
  • Feature

By Kevin Callahan, Alerton BAS are getting more powerful and easy to use all the time. Key features and benefits to look for this year include BAS software, control modules and wall sensors.

New processing prowess finding its way into building automation systems

  • May 29, 2014
  • Feature

By Punya Prakash, Texas Instruments Building automation systems are striving to keep up with a renaissance in processing prowess by incorporating hierarchical and distributed architectures, low-power processing and control capabilities, advanced sensors and many other exciting new technologies. In fact, sometimes the most pressing challenge is how to make sense of it all.

KGS installs Clockworks building diagnostics at MIT

  • May 20, 2014
  • Case Study

Clockworks performance management platform is installed on 60 buildings at MIT, monitoring and providing analytics on over 7,000 pieces of equipment using over 14,000,000 data points per day.

Solar Photovoltaics Struggling

  • May 9, 2014
  • News

Uncertainly remains over the future of the organic photovoltaic market as a whole, and arguably the industry is going through the period of despair and disillusion.

E-Mon adds Honeywell Attune Energy Dashboard Service

  • May 8, 2014
  • News

E-Mon is now offering Honeywell’s Attune Energy Dashboard service to provide facility management professionals with information on energy usage and trends.

Cornell University uses Proficy to manage facilities

  • May 1, 2014
  • Case Study

GE's Proficy Mobile provided 40% faster off-hours troubleshooting, increasing energy savings, reliability and equipment uptime.

Arc Informatique controls building automation in the Louvre

  • April 29, 2014
  • Case Study

The PcVue SCADA system monitors 1200 heat pumps, lighting, blinds and tenant meters in the Louvre's office areas and shops.

Phoenix Contact installs CCHP at HQ

  • April 23, 2014
  • News

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.

Data Loggers track mold at Apartment Complex

  • April 22, 2014
  • Case Study

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.