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05/01/2017
11:14 AM "The Uberization of Comfort, Satisfaction, and Wellbeing"Editorial - Ken Sinclair, Publisher
05/01/2017
11:14 AM The IoT is About Dataand Haystack Connect is About How to Simplify the Use of Device Data - John Petze, Executive Director, Project-Haystack.org
05/01/2017
11:13 AM Location-Based CapabilitiesWhen was the last time you requested something and got it immediately, exactly where and when you wanted it? - The Comfy Team
05/01/2017
11:12 AM Operational Analytics, Cyber Security Tools & the Deming WayToday's
operational analytics, cyber security tools, and other business
intelligence software are all 'grandchildren' of the statistical
process control charts made popular by Deming. - Therese Sullivan,
Principal, BuildingContext Ltd
05/01/2017
11:12 AM Does Building Energy Analytics Really Work?Although
we did not cover how building analytics could be used for improving
occupant comfort, the answer is an emphatic Yes! Additionally, once the
optimization measures are implemented, and faults in the building are
addressed, building analytics ensures that equipment operation does not
revert back to the "old ways." - Derek John Mullassery, Building
Application Engineer, CopperTree Analytics
05/01/2017
11:10 AM A Smart Building in a Box (And a Bag)Unitary
kits reduce confusion, combining all required materials into a single
bag, and combining separate installation manuals into a single,
project-specific set, including precise floor locations for each
device. - Jason Houck, Chief Information Officer, and Mike Reed,
Business Development Analyst, The Panel Shoppe
05/01/2017
11:09 AM Sedona Alliance at Haystack Connect 2017he
Sedona Alliance is a not-for-profit (501c) trade association created to
promote Sedona Framework as an open control language for use by the
public without restriction. - Kathleen Thomas, Contemporary Controls
05/01/2017
11:08 AM Yes, No, Maybe So?"What's
been missing is a way to objectively quantify the impact of the office
environment on organizational productivity, especially where green
buildings are concerned." - Marc Petock, Chief Communications Officer,
Vice President, Marketing, Lynxspring & Connexx Energy
05/01/2017
11:07 AM Virtual and Augmented Reality For Smart BuildingsIt
seems that VR and AR are fast becoming a reality and will no doubt make
our buildings even smarter. - James McHale, Managing Director, Memoori
05/01/2017
11:07 AM Using Analytics to Make the Switch From Reactive to ProactiveHow
Facility Teams are Driving Change on Campus - Brenna Buckwalter,
Marketing Manager & Eric Feeny, Customer Acquisition, BuildPulse
05/01/2017
11:06 AM Don't Miss Contemporary Controls' Technical Sessions at Haystack ConnectHaystack
Connect's high-quality technical sessions by industry experts get to
the real issues and solutions in connecting smart devices and their
data into solutions. - Kathleen Thomas, Contemporary Controls
05/01/2017
11:06 AM Investing in Occupant ComfortHow
thermal comfort enhances productivity, and how to achieve it without
sending your energy bill through the roof. - Brenna Buckwalter,
Marketing Manager, BuildPulse
05/01/2017
10:53 AM The Importance of the OPC UA-BACnetAn
interest group out of Europe has resulted in a joint working group
where we have been mapping the information model of BACnet into an OPC
UA namespace, and mapping OPC UA into BACnet - Maggie Moore, College
Intern, Thomas Burke, OPC Foundation
05/01/2017
10:52 AM Cisco Six Years LaterWe
were going to build on our strengths: expanding and enabling our
partner ecosystems to create relevant solutions that will transform the
workplace and built environment. - Dr. Rick Huijbregts, Vice President,
Digital Transformation and Innovation, Cisco Canada
05/01/2017
10:52 AM IoT-Enabled BuildingsWhat
does the future of IoT-enabled buildings look like and how do you think
this will impact the role of a facility manager? - Steve Nguyen, Vice
President, Product and Marketing, BuildingIQ.
05/01/2017
10:51 AM VOLTTRONAn
agent based open-source distributed control and sensing platform for
buildings, the power grid, and the integration of the two to support
the deployment of energy efficiency and grid services to increase
consumer benefits. - George Hernandez, Principal Technical Advisor,
Buildings to Grid Integration and Buildings Controls Research Program
Manager, PNNL
05/01/2017
10:50 AM Sensible Building ScienceWe
are dedicated to helping building owners and managers attain
comfortable and energy efficient buildings with our automated virtual
occupancy metering solutions. - Stefan Storey, Ph.D. CEO, Building
Scientist, Sensible Building Science
05/01/2017
10:49 AM Lighting Energy ControllerIt
is mounted overhead at the centre of a zone where it will read the zone
lighting level, detect vacancy and occupancy and regulate dimmable
luminaires' output between 0% and 100%, as conditioned by users. -
Wayne Lye, Triangle Research Int'l
05/01/2017
10:49 AM Company Exclusively Develops IoT ProductsWe
advertise ourselves as a one stop shop for IoT product development.
There are a lot of steps in making a connected device, but you can't
start the development process without a good plan in place. - Jeff
Woodard, VP of New Business Development, Glow Labs
05/01/2017
10:48 AM Using VOLTTRONAt
SES, we were looking for new ways to use data to broaden our impact
with energy efficiency measures in buildings. VOLTTRON is an agent
based open-source distributed control and sensing platform for
buildings, the power grid, and the integration of the two to support
the deployment of energy efficiency and grid services to increase
consumer benefits. - Nigel David, BSc, MSc, Ph.D., Lead Researcher, SES
Consulting Inc.
05/01/2017
10:47 AM EdgeX Foundry is Vendor-Neutral, Open-SourceThe
EdgeX platform encourages the rapidly growing community of IoT
solutions providers to work together to reduce uncertainty, accelerate
time to market, and facilitate scale. By using an ecosystem of existing
connectivity standards and a marketplace of interoperable developer
components, EdgeX will simplify IoT development and deployment for a
wide variety of applications. - Matt Newton, Director of Technical
Marketing, Opto 22
05/01/2017
10:47 AM ENERGY STAR Going Extinct?The
program has been influential in the creation of jobs in the
manufacturing, energy efficiency, retrofitting, and construction
industries. Conversely, eliminating ENERGY STAR may potentially
generate cuts to the workforce as energy costs are not as effectively
controlled, subjecting companies to higher prices due to volatility in
energy markets. - Jon Moeller, President, MACH Energy
05/01/2017
10:46 AM On-demand Economy Impacting Facilities ManagementThe
facilities management industry is undergoing a transformation, driven
by technology, automation and the need for visibility, transparency,
and intelligence. - Hugues Meyrath, Chief Product Officer,
ServiceChannel
05/01/2017
10:45 AM Smart Buildings 17The
event will focus on Smart Buildings and Connected Urban Environment and
will attract 150 professionals from CRE, IT, FM, HR, Architecture and
Design. - Tania Gonzalez, Senior Events Coordinator, Unwired
05/01/2017
10:44 AM Additions to Existing BASsThere's more to it than you might think!
05/01/2017
10:44 AM The "Make Me Happy Button"- Claiming our Piece of the Productivity Puzzle
05/01/2017
10:43 AM Be the Mentor to Grow BACnet YoungerOnly you can grow BACnet younger. It is your turn to reach out and become the mentor.
05/01/2017
10:42 AM Discussion on Using the Uber ModelI disagree with the assertion that Uber is overstated. Vehemently so.
05/01/2017
10:41 AM Across My Desksnippets, blog bits, and url links that are about to fall off my desktop
05/01/2017
10:39 AM New Products for MayA brief description of some new products for the industry. footer