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11/15/2016
12:06 PM Lynxspring Business Partners ProgramLynxspring,
a premier developer and provider of open, internet-based solutions for
intelligent buildings, IoT and edge-to-enterprise integration is
expanding our channel operations and looking for system integrators,
technology solution providers, value-add resellers in selected areas in
North America and internationally.
11/15/2016
12:05 PM New KNX IP System Devices With Compact Form FactorOur new 1 Module series starts with powerful KNX system devices in a compact design with a width of only 18 mm.
11/15/2016
12:05 PM IDEC Releases Version 8.2.2 of WindLDR PLC Programming SoftwareLatest
version of PLC Programming Software provides IoT capability with custom
web pages which can be created with no HTML programming required.
11/15/2016
12:04 PM Fairhair Alliance and the ZigBee Alliance Sign Liaison Agreement to Help Create Smarter Commercial BuildingsThe
Fairhair Alliance and the ZigBee Alliance have signed a liaison
agreement to collaborate on driving higher levels of product
interoperability and standards unification in smart commercial
buildings.
11/15/2016
12:03 PM The Fairhair AllianceFairhair
is an Alliance of leading companies, from the Lighting, Building
Automation and IT industry, that aims to facilitate the "Internet of
Things" for buildings.
11/15/2016
12:02 PM Legrand Launches Eliot IOT Program to Advance Connectivity and Intelligence in the Built EnvironmentLegrand
North and Central America, an innovation leader in power, light and
data technologies for homes, workplaces and data centers, today
launched ELIOT, a groundbreaking IoT program that advances connectivity
and intelligence in the Built Environment and enhances value in the use
of connected products.
11/01/2016
10:40 AM Open Edge Software Fuels Self-learning OperabilityEditorial - Ken Sinclair, Publisher
11/01/2016
10:39 AM Confused World of IoT Alliances Showing Signs of MaturingIn
the end, what matters for users is that all devices work effortlessly
and seamlessly with one another. - James McHale, Managing Director,
Memoori
11/01/2016
10:38 AM Interfacing UPS Systems to a BACnet NetworkMonitoring
the UPS alarms from BACnet presents challenges that are not compatible
with traditional gateways. - Jim Hogenson, Founder & President,
Control Solutions, Inc.
11/01/2016
10:37 AM Attendees of PlugFest 2016 talk about the ExperiencePlugFest
brings together manufacturers of BACnet products providing the
opportunity to test their products with BACnet devices from other
vendors. - Steve Jones, Founder and Managing Partner, The S4 Group Inc
11/01/2016
10:37 AM Optimized Control Using Machine Learning(It's
About Time) The good news is that if or when we develop this
technology, we can once again eliminate the arduous task of line by
line programming and squeeze every drop of energy waste out of
buildings. - John Pitcher, CEO, Weber Sensor
11/01/2016
10:36 AM Today's Smart Building Data Exhaust May Be Tomorrow's Machine-Learning GoldSmart
Building Owners should remain vigilant in the battle against vendor
lock-in of their building data. - Alper Uzmezler, BASSG LLC. &
Therese Sullivan, Principal, BuildingContext Ltd
11/01/2016
10:35 AM Standardisation and Openness Revolution for IOTWe
concluded that something needed to be done and that nothing short of a
Revolution was needed to change this world, to make it better and more
open. - Throstur Jonsson, Founder, Rational Network
11/01/2016
10:34 AM How People Counting Can Benefit Your BuildingCommercially,
people counting technologies are used in many applications such as
airport security, hotels, manufacturing, business offices, and travel
hubs. - Maggie Parker, Market Researcher, Scanalytics
11/01/2016
10:33 AM Free Education Session about Sedona Framework at AHR 2017An
open control technology designed to assist system integrators in
quickly implementing IP-based building automation programs. - George
Thomas, President, Contemporary Controls
11/01/2016
10:33 AM Self-Learning Building AutomationWhat Took Us So Long? - Jim Sinopoli PE, RCDD, LEED AP, Managing Principal, Smart Buildings LLC
11/01/2016
10:31 AM Seven Impact DriversDriving
Today's Commercial Real Estate, Buildings and Facilities - Marc Petock,
Vice President, Marketing, Lynxspring & Connexx Energy
11/01/2016
10:30 AM EnOcean, ZigBee, and BLEThe
Dolphin brand represents the use of energy harvesting in a device using
one of several radios. There will be Dolphin EnOcean devices, Dolphin
BLE devices, and Dolphin ZigBee devices. - Neil Cannon, President,
EnOcean Inc.
11/01/2016
10:29 AM Haystack HeadlinesFor
the past five years since its formation, the Project Haystack community
has made significant advances in developing and defining an easy-to-use
methodology to attach a description and give meaning to all types of
data using a simple, extensible data-tagging approach and standard
models for common types of equipment systems. - John Petze, Executive
Director and Marc Petock, Secretary of the Project Haystack
organization.
11/01/2016
10:28 AM An Open Industrial IOT GatewayRS
Components, Siemens and Massimo Banzi, co-founder of Arduino, presented
a new Industrial IoT device to the market called SIMATIC IOT2020 during
the last Maker Faire in Rome. This device supports engineers, makers,
and designers of the future. By 2020 it is estimated that there will be
more than 10 billion devices connected to the internet. Siemens
developed SIMATIC IOT2020 in collaboration with RS Components, and it's
compatible with the most common open source platforms like Arduino. -
Paolo Carnovale, Global Head of Product Marketing, Industrial RS
Components
11/01/2016
10:27 AM Opportunity for Open ControlZach
Netsov will be one of the speakers on this topic during a free industry
session at AHR Expo 2017 sponsored by AutomatedBuildings.com. The
session is scheduled for 10:30 am-11:3 0am Monday January 30, 2017 in
room N239. - Zach Netsov, Product Specialist, Contemporary Controls
11/01/2016
10:26 AM Merging the Two DomainsBy
merging the two domains, we have a robust network of permanently
powered devices which we can leverage as a communication network. LED"s
make the story even better; as these devices are intelligent, carrying
their in-built processors which can do more than simply drive the LED.
- Trevor Palmer, VP Controls, Applications & User Experience,
Acuity Brands, Distech Controls
11/01/2016
10:25 AM 2016 ControlTrends AwardsWe
have two new categories this year: ControlTrends Woman of the Year and
ControlTrends Most Impactful Video of the Year. - Ken Smyers,
ControlTrends.org
11/01/2016
10:24 AM Use Facebook Live to Build Your BrandAs
a small business, the Facebook Live feature can provide viewers with a
humanized experience of the business. - Manny Mandrusiak, Executive
Director, Q College and Q Academy
11/01/2016
10:22 AM A Look BackSince
in January, there will be a new columnist, this month I will focus on
looking back over the last decade of controls and building automation,
and next month, I will offer my perspective on the future. - Paul
Ehrlich & Ira Goldschmidt, Building Intelligence Group
11/01/2016
10:21 AM When Evolution Turns to RevolutionWith
an empowered population participating in the self-learning edge device
maker culture, the movement has the feel of a revolution. - Ken
Sinclair, AutomatedBuildings
11/01/2016
10:20 AM Evolving Open Software, Frameworks, and PlatformsOpen
software rapidly creates the function, form and focus of these
self-learning edge devices and leads to the development of what has
never been built before.
11/01/2016
10:19 AM Across My DeskEvery
month there is a blizzard of information contained in the emails and
newsletters that cross my desk on their way to AutomatedBuildings.com.
Some of this information is not in the form of any type of content we
can publish but I feel I should share with you these snippets, blog
bits, and url links that are about to fall off my desktop.
11/01/2016
10:18 AM New Products for NovemberA brief description of some new products for the industry.