[an error occurred while processing this directive]
[Click Banner To Learn More]

Welcome the return of CUBE - Manage your entire controls business from a single platform. Cube is the only comprehensive business management software for the building automation controls (BAC) industry.  Tell all our sponsors you saw their ads on the AutomatedBuildings.com web site and thank them for supporting your free access to evolving Automated Building Industry information. Click on their ads and view their valuable products and services. Please review all Our Sponsors. 

Our RSS news feed rendered into HTML               AutomatedBuildings RSS News Feed News Feed XML File (Needs RSS Feed Reader)

New Products            Archived News

09/27/2019
01:54 PM
Coming Soon: Next Issue of Project Haystack Connections Magazine The Fall 2019 issue of Connections Magazine is in the final stages of development and will be published later this month.
09/27/2019
01:53 PM
EnOcean Alliance at Intelligent Building Systems (IBS) 2019 The EnOcean Alliance together with over 24 members and partners will be exhibiting self-powered wireless solutions for smart and cognitive buildings based on the EnOcean wireless standard and the R2S (Ready2Services) specification from the Smart Building Alliance (SBA).
09/27/2019
01:52 PM
The application phase has opened for the KNX Awards 2020 The search for the world's best Smart Home and Smart Building projects has begun: the KNX Association has officially launched the bidding phase of the prestigious KNX Awards 2020.
09/27/2019
01:50 PM
Crestron announces partnership with HVAC automation developer CoolAutomation Integrators have the ability to customise BACnet modules within the Crestron Home app.

[an error occurred while processing this directive]
[Click Banner To Learn More]

09/21/2019
11:52 AM
Douglas Lighting Controls Introduces WRS-232 to Dialog Lighting Controls Systems Family Designed for complete facilitation for large multi-building applications, the new technology allows integration of third-party systems, in addition to BACnet IP, into Douglas Lighting Controls centralized lighting control system via RS-232 commands.
09/21/2019
11:51 AM
SIBT and SSHT 2019: smart office, home and community elements created intelligent industry ecosystem With the concurrently held Parking China, the trade fairs encompassed intelligent buildings, homes, parking, offices and community topics, completing the smart technology ecosystem.
09/21/2019
11:50 AM
Lutron Joins Zigbee Alliance Board of Directors Lighting and Shading Control Leader Supports Continued Exploration and Development of IoT Standards for Residential and Commercial Products
09/21/2019
11:40 AM
Seeq Presentations and Partners Featured at OSIsoft PI World User Conference in Gothenburg Three presentations highlight expanding use of Seeq advanced analytics to find insights in production data sets for process manufacturers.

[an error occurred while processing this directive]
[Click Banner To Learn More]

9/09/2019

02:23 PM
TC9 selected by NIST to develop Open Source Software for Transactive Energy Markets TC9, Inc. was selected by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop open source software for Transactive Energy Bilateral Markets based on the NIST Common Transactive Services.
09/09/2019
02:22 PM
Niagara 4.8 is Now Released! Tridium is pleased to announce the general availability of Niagara Framework 4.8. This release incorporates important new features and functionality to support Niagara users.
09/09/2019
02:21 PM
Aircuity Announces the release of WELL Building Standard Vodcast and Webinar Offering IWBI details WELL Building Standard and Case Studies on a Healthier Work Environment
09/09/2019
02:21 PM
Darryl K. Boyce, P.Eng.| ASHRAE President's Luncheon Address| 2019 Annual Conference Building for People & Performance. Achieving Operational Excellence.
09/09/2019
02:20 PM
Machine Integration White Paper Available Contemporary Controls has recently published a white paper in the July issue of Control Engineering magazine discussing the use of our industrial-grade IP routers and Ethernet switches to simplify machine integration into existing networks.
09/09/2019
02:19 PM
Semtech Joins CABA to Advance LoRa -based Solutions in Smart Homes and Buildings LoRa Technology creates IoT solutions that help reduce costs from appliance use to outdoor monitoring
09/09/2019
02:19 PM
CxEnergy Releases Highlight Video From 2019 Features Interviews, Scenes from Expo Hall, Technical Program and Networking Events

[an error occurred while processing this directive]
[Click Banner To Learn More]

09/01/2019
10:33 AM
Building Backbones and Wireless Skin September Editorial - Comments by Ken Sinclair, Publisher 
09/01/2019
10:33 AM
The Digital Twin A First Step in Attracting & Retaining Commercial Tenants - Adam Benson, VP of Engineering, BuildingIQ 
09/01/2019
10:32 AM
A Designer's Guide to work in AI AI Design is the area of design about how we design products and experiences in the world automated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). - Sudha Jamthe, CEO, IoTDisruptions 
09/01/2019
10:31 AM
Establishing a Smart Building Industry Standard We spend the first hour of a meeting establishing what we mean by smart, how smart is smart, navigating disbelief, educating about new technology, and finally arriving at common ground. - Troy Harvey, CEO, PassiveLogic 
09/01/2019
10:30 AM
A Recipe to Create Smarter Buildings? Did I just come up with the recipe to create Smart Buildings? - Nicolas Waern, The Building Whisperer 
09/01/2019
10:28 AM
Build Your Own Edge Controller Backbone them all together. The only real difference here is that the components are soldered to a board rather than plugged-in. This demonstrates the power of Open-Source, both in software and now hardware. - Calvin Slater, Climatec 
09/01/2019
10:27 AM
Reduce the Cyber Risks to Your Buildings with Proactive Management - Kevin T. Smith, Chief Technology Officer, Tridium 
09/01/2019
10:27 AM
Accommodating Private Capital Markets Great Time to Raise Capital or Consider an Exit - Glenn Tofil, Managing Director, England & Company 
09/01/2019
10:26 AM
Cybersecurity is Everyone's Business It's really easy to sweep cybersecurity under a rug. The BAS industry has not had to address this issue in the past as most of the systems we have installed have been disconnected from the rest of the world. With the move to IP, this is no longer the case. - Anto Budiardjo, Editor, New Deal for Buildings 
09/01/2019
10:25 AM
Predictive building management is all about intelligence It is a misconception that converging your building on IP makes it truly intelligent. Intelligence means being able to "think" in REAL-TIME, especially into the future to anticipate what happens next. - Philip R. Juneau, Automated Technology Company (ATC) 
09/01/2019
10:24 AM
API = New Software (& Integrator) Capabilities x Infinity! - Scott Cochrane, President and CEO, Cochrane Supply & Engineering 
09/01/2019
10:23 AM
The Most Significant Challenges for Organizations Today Relate to People - James McHale, Managing Director, Memoori 
09/01/2019
10:23 AM
Bridge the Gap Exploiting synergies through system integration - Paula Bisiriyu 
09/01/2019
10:22 AM
Need to Hire a BAS Professional? With 21,015 BAS Job Openings, you'd Better Read This! - Skip Freeman, Senior Technical Recruiter, BASI Solutions, Inc. 
09/01/2019
10:20 AM
Smart Buildings Can they be described by 3 characteristics and 6 types of components? - Rune Winther, Head of Digital Products Development, Buildings & Properties, Multiconsult 
09/01/2019
10:19 AM
Building Automation: Our Education Emergency The amount we need to learn and the speed at which we need to learn it is unprecedented. Ken Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings 
09/01/2019
10:19 AM
Attraction and Retention of Millennials and Zillennials Adopting the new Hyper IP-Enabled generation to our workforce is a big part of the solution to our Education Emergency. Ken Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings 
09/01/2019
10:18 AM
Building Backbones I wish to start us on a re-education path that will redefine our present understanding of what the new Building Backbones might be. Ken Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings 
09/01/2019
10:17 AM
Dealing with online customers How to deal with the negativity of the customers you will never actually meet. - Manny Mandrusiak CD., Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant, Vancouver Island Works Project 
09/01/2019
10:15 AM
Gaining a Backbone, Bolting on Security This month, I describe how I put systems that are insecure-by-design on the corporate backbone and then enabling remote access. - Toby Considine, TC9 Inc 
09/01/2019
10:14 AM
Aiming For Faster Time to Value Creation Nicolas Waern, "The Building Whisperer" 
09/01/2019
10:11 AM
Beyond just light, we have BRIGHT future!" Lighting has powered our planet since the dawn of existence. As homo sapiens began to 'think' and 'invent' lighting found its way in the gallows of darkness, illuminating not just the night but humanity's future. Through the century long journey, lighting has evolved from just standalone lights to connected lighting to human-centric lighting. - Umesh Suryawanshi, Director Technology, Softdel 
09/01/2019
10:10 AM
Exploring the Brick Schema for Building Metadata How does Brick compare to other building metadata efforts like IFC, Project Haystack and Linked Building Data? - Gabe Fierro and Jason Koh 
09/01/2019
10:10 AM
How is the role of the facility manager changing? As Operations Technology (OT) becomes more common in building operations, the responsibilities of facility management and IT are blurring. - Mike Garceau, BMS General Manager, Honeywell 
09/01/2019
10:09 AM
The Spark has Caught Digital Facilities Management For years the industry has been using buzzwords like "digital transformation" and "digital disruption." This is the year those words became actions. - Deb Noller, CEO, Switch Automation 
09/01/2019
10:08 AM
Identifying and solving data bottlenecks in your Surveillance Network When systems scale to hundreds of users, thousands of cameras, tens of thousands of alarm inputs; you have to adopt organisational tools as well as technology tools. Simon Steer, IndigoVision Surveillance Expert 
09/01/2019
10:07 AM
Master Systems Integrators (MSI) They make sure all systems communicate properly, coordinate all project participants, collaborate with building owners to ensure systems information will be accessible and usable, and they develop software layers responsible for integration, aggregation, and communication of the building systems. - Scott Cochrane, Cochrane Supply & Engineering, and Scott Kaplan, President and Owner, Green Building Automation 
09/01/2019
10:07 AM
Across My Desk snippets, blog bits, tweets, linkedIn posts, and url links that are about to fall off my desktop 
09/01/2019
10:06 AM
Attraction & Retention of Zillennials & Millennials Adopting the new Hyper IP-Enabled generation into our workforce is a big part of the solution to solving our Education Emergency. 
09/01/2019
10:05 AM
Building Backbones Backbones, our internet communication connections with everything are under metamorphic change. They are morphing before our eyes to glass and thin air, "Fiber" and "Wireless" from the traditional miles of copper wire. 
09/01/2019
10:03 AM
New Products for September A brief description of some new products for the industry.

[an error occurred while processing this directive]
[Click Banner To Learn More]

08/23/2019

11:18 AM
Honeywell launches next-generation building integration technology Honeywell Suite Of Building Integration And Cyber Solutions Help Improve Efficiency, Data Analysis And Control 
08/23/2019
11:17 AM
Douglas Lighting Controls Introduces CheckLight Energy Management Platform The new cloud-based technology pairs seamlessly with Douglas centralized, distributed and wireless lighting control systems. 
08/23/2019
11:17 AM
Opto 22 announces new Director of Technical Marketing Josh Eastburn brings experience in process automation and system integration to his new position as Director of Technical Marketing. 
08/23/2019
11:16 AM
Design Challenges Program in Pittsburgh Prepares Students for Modern Workforce In a new interview with CMRubinWorld, Norton Gusky, the Creator of the Design Challenges, says student challenges have included water management, sustainable energies and sustainable food distribution systems. 
08/23/2019
11:14 AM
Universal Lighting Technologies' PWX Drivers Included in 2019 IES Progress Report The program recognizes products, research and activities that exemplify significant technical advancement in the art and science of lighting. 
08/23/2019
11:14 AM
Aircuity Announces Addition of BACnet Client Capability, Allowing Complete Picture of Facility Operation Company continues to innovate with critical interoperability new feature and additional enhancements made to MyAircuity

[an error occurred while processing this directive]
[Click Banner To Learn More]

08/11/2019
11:51 AM
FIN 5 is now released and available for order - J2 Innovations FIN 5 is the most innovative and advanced software platform for building automation and IoT applications, which provides monitoring, control, scheduling, alarming, visualization, integration, and analytics capabilities designed for OEM partners to customize and incorporate into their products or systems. 
08/11/2019
11:51 AM
Adesto's FT Smart Transceiver Adds Native Support for LonWorks and BACnet Protocols Ability to use Multiple Protocols on Same Network Revolutionizes Field Integration for Building Automation and Industrial Control Applications 
08/11/2019
11:50 AM
BuildingIQ Epiphany Reveals Interdependent Data Relationships for AI-Driven System Optimization Powerful inference engine creates virtualized network of disparate data points within systems 
08/11/2019
11:50 AM
Johnson Controls extends VP140 Series of Pressure Independent Control Valves System delivers correct pressure flow under varying load conditions 
08/11/2019
11:49 AM
Reliable Controls Partners with IR-TEC Integration of Reliable Controls lighting and product technology and the offerings of IR-TEC ensures there is no installation that cannot be completed to maximize your facility's efficiency. We are excited with this new partnership and hope our dealers will find it to be of great benefit to their customers. 
08/11/2019
11:48 AM
University Health Network Adds Aircuity in Additional Building, Implements Exhaust Fan Control Aircuity's Exhaust Fan Control Increases Savings for UHN 
08/11/2019
11:48 AM
Ken Sinclair - Workplace Unplugged! Office Space Software Interview - July 18/19 
08/11/2019
11:42 AM
Project Haystack Connections Magazine Fall 2019 Call for Contributions Project Haystack is excited to announce that the next issue of Connections Magazine is in development and will be published in early October 2019. The Connections Magazine reports the news from the Project Haystack community from around the world and provides updates on the development of working groups, new tagging models, reference implementations, complimentary applications, and use-case stories from the community working together to make device data easier to use across applications of all types.

[an error occurred while processing this directive]
[Click Banner To Learn More]

08/01/2019

10:25 AM
Editorial - Our Education Emergency Comments by - Ken Sinclair, Publisher 
08/01/2019
10:24 AM
Commercial Building Automation Uncovering Ways To Save - Cem Alptekin, SVP Operations, Iota Communications 
08/01/2019
10:23 AM
Smart City: the Road to Sustainable Eco System - Anish PK, Senior Consultant, IoT for Buildings 
08/01/2019
10:23 AM
We Need Carbon Neutral Buildings Where it Matters The Retrofit Market - James McHale, Managing Director, Memoori 
08/01/2019
10:22 AM
The Backbone to Smart Building Solutions LoRa devices and wireless radio frequency technology (LoRa Technology) confronts this challenge through a long-range, low-power wireless radio frequency platform. - Byron BeMiller, Vertical Lead for Smart Buildings at Semtech 
08/01/2019
10:21 AM
Can your "Smart IoT" building achieve JLL's latest 3:30:300:3000 rule? How native Tridium Niagara Framework EnOcean wireless energy harvesting products and solutions empower Niagara channel partners to deliver on the 3:30:300:3000 rule supporting Workplace strategies in Smart IoT connected buildings. - Mike Welch, Founder ELITE-iot 
08/01/2019
10:20 AM
Smart Cities A Decade of Interconnected Progress - Greg Miller, DO Supply, Inc. 
08/01/2019
10:19 AM
Machine Learning to Apply Haystack Tagging at Scale To most people, Machine Learning is a buzzword that somehow "magically" spits out all the correct results. In this article, I'm hoping to lift the hood and give a basic explanation of how our system acquires results. - Lucy Kidd, Data Scientist, BUENO Systems 
08/01/2019
10:18 AM
The Extinction of the Temperature Controls Contractor When IP-enabled devices were brought into that industry, it almost seemed like overnight the telephones became a part of the IT community and the companies that stayed in the industry became IT-managed service companies. - Scott Cochrane, President, CEO of Cochrane Supply & Engineering 
08/01/2019
10:17 AM
Leveraging IP-Based Networks for Building Automation and Disproving Common Myths - Mel Menke, Senior Product Manager, Johnson Controls 
08/01/2019
10:15 AM
Crafting a New Tenant Experience Begins with a Rolling Start - Scott Hamilton, Executive Vice President of Sales, Distech Controls 
08/01/2019
10:14 AM
Why Open Frameworks Matter Open frameworks are designed from the ground up to handle data from multiple sources and protocols, which makes the process of engineering integrated systems with common visualisation much easier. - Chris Irwin, VP Sales EMEA, Asia, J2 Innovations 
08/01/2019
10:13 AM
"The BB-cycle" Building Buzz Breakdown - Nicolas Waern, The Building Whisperer 
08/01/2019
10:12 AM
Education Emergency We need to share all that we have learned and sourced with all and any that will listen. - Ken Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings 
08/01/2019
10:12 AM
Building for a Climate Emergency It has become clear that our countries' governments do not want to deal with the unpopular reality of a Climate Emergency. - Ken Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings 
08/01/2019
10:11 AM
Developing a 2020 Vision My many years in the building automation industry has taught me when recalibrating, a deep knowledge of what we are recalibrating and a history of the past is very important. - Ken Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings 
08/01/2019
10:10 AM
Master Systems Integrators (MSI) They make sure all systems communicate properly, coordinate all project participants, collaborate with building owners to ensure systems information will be accessible and usable, and they develop software layers responsible for integration, aggregation, and communication of the building systems. Scott Cochrane, Cochrane Supply & Engineering, and Clint Bradford, President, OTI 
08/01/2019
10:10 AM
Open IoT Platform Makes clean, consistent, and actionable data easily accessible. - Tim Guiterman, CEO, InfiSense 
08/01/2019
10:09 AM
Autonomous AI Technology for HVAC Our solution continually amalgamates and analyzes all generated data to further optimize operational efficiency and discover other unique insights. To improve operational efficiency. - Jean-Simon Venne, Founder, BrainBox AI 
08/01/2019
10:08 AM
Building Climate Emergency - As his mentee, I agree with this article as a harbinger of some of the major changes we will see. 
08/01/2019
10:07 AM
Driving Digital Transformation in Industry and Cities This two-day forum was structured to disseminate information and technology effectively and provide end users, solution providers and decision-makers an opportunity to network and get an overall view of the market and its requirements. - Sharada Prahladrao, Editor & Public Relations Manager, ARC Advisory Group
08/01/2019
10:06 AM
Education Emergency - The amount we need to learn and the speed at which we need to learn it is unprecedented. 
08/01/2019
10:05 AM
2020 Vision for Automated Buildings - AHR Expo Free Education Sessions 
08/01/2019
10:05 AM
Across My Desk - snippets, blog bits, tweets, linkedIn posts, and url links that are about to fall off my desktop 
08/01/2019
10:01 AM
New Products for August A brief description of some new products for the industry.


footer

[an error occurred while processing this directive]
[Click Banner To Learn More]

[Home Page]  [The Automator]  [About]  [Subscribe ]  [Contact Us]

Events

Want Ads

Our Sponsors

Resources