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Across My Desk |
Every
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. |
September 2010 |
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Cisco in the News |
Lots of news about Cisco's entry into the smart grid and building
automation industry.
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August 2010 |
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The Power of One Screen Full
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Check out this month's screen fulls that may be of
interest to you. |
August 2010 |
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The Power
of One Screen Full |
The old adage that a picture is
worth a 1000 words has been enhanced with the html page and pdf containing
both words and pictures and of course the power of moving pictures or video
with spoken word. |
July 2010 |
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Connected World
Conference |
It was clear that the attendees were not the bits
and bytes crowd. They were the middle to upper managers and were more interested
in the results that a product or service could deliver. Steven E. Jones, Managing Partner, The S4 Group, Inc. |
July 2010 |
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Building to Grid? What about
Building to Farm? |
If you are having a problems getting your mind
around the horizontal reach of building to grid and net zero buildings take
a look at this new vertical that put the farm back on top. |
June 2010 |
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Smartest Siemens' Building in America |
We applaud Siemens' lead to engage the facility operator in a smartest
building challenge and hope others follow. |
June 2010 |
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ARBS 2010 Trade Exhibition
Sydney, Australia |
A quick overview of the exhibition |
May 2010 |
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IP Video Surveillance |
This is a good quick summary by Cisco on IP Video |
May 2010 |
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iphone & ipad as the Universal Connector? |
The iPad is perfectly positioned to connect and control a new generation of
wireless smart, location-aware products in our homes, our cars, and eventually
our offices. |
May 2010 |
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The Big Switch |
Rewiring the world from Edison to Google |
April 2010 |
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the monthly
blizzard of information |
I feel I should share
with you these snippets, blog bits, and url links that are about to fall off my desktop. |
April 2010 |
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Configurations of Today's
IAQ Sensors
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Configurations are available ranging
from a basic transmitting sensor that outputs an analog signal to a full feature
sensor with audible alarm, RS-485 communication and multicolor backlit LCD
readout indicating gas level. Paul Uchtmann |
March 2010 |
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Industry You Tubes
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If a picture is worth a thousand words??? What is a You Tube worth to you? |
March 2010 |
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the monthly
blizzard of information |
I feel I should share
with you these snippets, blog bits, and url links that are about to fall off my desktop. |
March 2010 |
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Jim's new book
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Smart Buildings Systems for Architects, Owners and
Builders is a practical guide and resource for architects, builders, engineers,
facility managers, developers, contractors, and design consultants. The book
covers the costs and benefits of smart buildings, and the basic design
foundations, technology systems, and management systems encompassed within a
smart building. |
February 2010 |
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AHRExpo 2010 Orlando, Free
Education Sessions power points |
Our education sessions were all well received and
the mood was that folks are ready to except and be part of the necessary change. |
February 2010 |
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the monthly blizzard of
information |
I feel I should share with you these snippets,
blog bits, and url links that are about to fall off my desktop. |
February 2010 |
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Industry
You Tubes ....the new show me wave? |
I was very surprised at
our industry's penetration into this powerful interactive media. Take a
quick look and I am sure these examples will give you some ideas of how you
can use this powerful media for promotion and education. |
February 2010 |
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2009 in Review |
As we pass
into the next decade let's review our clouded reinvention that includes
Information,
Integration, and Transformation. There has been much
discussion during the last 12 months on this on our online magazine.
In the coming decade we will pass into our 12th year online. |
January 2010 |
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the monthly blizzard of information |
Every month a blizzard of information is contained
in the emails 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
these are a few snippets and links I feel I should share with you. |
January 2010 |
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OpsManage 2009
user conference Nov. 3-5 in Anaheim
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We attended
OpsManage'09 and
enjoyed sharing the industrial controls perspective of
where our control industry is headed. I was
part of a Facilities Management Forum lead by John Bishop. Our session was
to show how Invensys helps solve challenges associated with green
buildings, sustainability, carbon emissions, regulatory compliance and
energy management |
December 2009 |
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Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities and Threats |
are outlined within six primary categories
of industry competitive positioning in this 14-page paper on Digital
Signage. Lyle Bunn
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December 2009 |
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Small standards for small
things |
Before systems can communicate, there is a lot of work
building the platform they communicate from.
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November 2009 |
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ASIS International |
the organization for security professionals |
November 2009 |
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Preview
2010 AHR Expo - Orlando "Building
Automation and the Cloud" |
Here
is a sneak preview of our education sessions for AHR
Expo 2010
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October 2009 |
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Successful Buildings under Control™
Symposium 2009 |
Participants and LOYTEC enjoyed a successful
Buildings under Control™ Symposium 2009 in Vienna, Austria. |
October 2009
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Across my desk;
ZigBee
101, New Battery, & Songdo City |
Some of the Interesting stuff that crosses my desk
that I feel compelled to share with you |
October 2009
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Wailing of Wireless Woes |
While the World Waits |
September 2009 |
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“Digital Signage is a Vortex” |
"The digisphere
enables human success through connectivity in all these areas." |
September 2009 |
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Internet of Interactions |
Towards a Real-Time
Unified Pervasive Platform |
August 2009 |
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Future with Flexible Paper
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Thin OLED Technology |
August 2009 |
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Integrating
Lighting and Building Control |
What are good approaches
to ensure that lighting control is properly integrated with the BAS? |
August 2009 |
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Cisco Network Building Mediator
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This FAQ addresses the commonly asked questions related to the
introduction of the Cisco© Network Building Mediator (“Mediator”). |
August 2009 |
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Short
Fuse and the Road Map |
NIST Seeks
Comments on Smart Grid Report
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July 2009 |
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EnOcean Alliance Making
Waves at Lightfair 2009 |
The EnOcean Alliance develops and promotes self-powered
wireless monitoring and control systems for sustainable buildings by
formalizing the interoperable wireless standard.
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July 2009 |
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Social Networking &
M2M |
The unification of M2M technologies with social
networking in the form of “Collaborative Device Communities” will
revolutionize the way companies interact with their products and their
customers.
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July 2009 |
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Green Intelligent
Buildings Conference |
Santa Clara, CA on September 29-30 Preview |
July 2009 |
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Converging
IT and Energy to Create Green Buildings |
This session brings
together a diverse set of speakers with strong IT and Energy experience to talk
about the latest trends and developments in this space. |
June 2009 |
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Buildy Awards -
ConnectivityWeek 2009 |
The 23 finalists can be found on the ConnectivityWeek
web site.
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June 2009 |
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Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Recommissioning |
This recommissioning project is achieving
substantial energy savings while improving the comfort of building occupants
year-round. |
June 2009 |
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Google PowerMeter Partners |
A
Google gadget that can show consumers their personal electricity consumption
right on a home computer.
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June 2009 |
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Keynotes speakers connect us to IP
World |
Anto has lined up some IP world giants as his keynotes
speakers; be sure to attend their presentations. |
May 2009 |
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Reinventing Building
Automation; my Track at ConnectivityWeek.com |
On June 9, 2009 I
will be in Santa Clara California over seeing the presentation of several
sessions on the reinvention of building automation. Track Leader - Ken
Sinclair |
May 2009 |
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YoungEnergy.org Panel at
ConnectivityWeek |
The first YoungEnergy panel discussion is planned
for ConnectivityWeek, June 8-11 in Santa Clara. |
May 2009 |
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Invitation to Open Grid-Aware
Building Collaborative Workshop |
The Internet has set the standard for
information delivery and connectivity. We need this same approach for the
building automation industry. |
May 2009 |
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Green
Building Information Technology (IT) |
The track called Converging IT and Energy to Create Green
Buildings will be a very interesting balance of speakers from the IT space as
well as thought leaders in the building area. |
May 2009 |
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Invitation to the Open Automated
Demand Response Collaborative Workshop |
If you are involved in
Demand Response and Dynamic Pricing, we would like to invite you to a workshop
at the Connectivity Week Conference. |
May 2009 |
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BACnet IT: |
The next generation of BACnet - Workshop Session Overview
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May 2009 |
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Power to the People: 7 Ways to Fix the
Grid, Now |
Did you catch this article in Wired Magazine? A great
explanation of smart grid concepts to the masses. |
May 2009 |
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IP for Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance
Charter |
There is a wide scope of areas where Smart Objects such as
sensors for light, pressure, temperature, vibration, actuators, and other
similar objects allow for a vast range of new applications: "smart cities",
"smart grid", home and building automation, industrial applications, asset
tracking, utility metering, etc. |
May 2009 |
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Review of CIHE & HVAC 2009 |
The conference and
seminars lasted for two days, thousands of people attended and expressed
satisfaction. |
May 2009 |
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Letter from Jim Lee - Smart Grid
Standards |
This letter is published with permission
from Jim Lee. It is an excellent example of the leadership our industry
can and is providing. |
April 2009 |
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Some
Thoughts on GridEcon 2009 |
This is the first conference to bring together
practitioners in energy markets, business, policy, interoperation
technologies, building automation, venture capital, and related areas. William
Cox, Cox Software Architects LLC |
April 2009 |
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Stuff across my desk |
As editor I read lots of stuff
that doesn't fit into an article, interview, column, news release, or new
product. A lot of it is interesting to my readers so I thought I would try
presenting it in a review. |
April 2009 |
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ZigBee Resource Guide |
Applications of ZigBee for energy conservation and energy management are
described. |
March 2009 |
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ZigBee Smart Energy Forum |
Energy Providers from Numerous
Countries Gain Insight on Industry Leading ZigBeeTechnology |
March 2009 |
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Preview:
Smart Buildings: How Connected Real Estate
“LEEDs” to Sustainability |
Webcast -
Tuesday, February 3 |
February 2009 |
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SPEED Digital Signage Training Program |
“SPEED” is the acronym for: “Structure for Planning, Explaining,
Excitement and Deployment.”
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February 2009 |
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See what you missed at AHR Chicago Education Sessions |
AHR
Expo and AutomatedBuildings.com's education sessions were extremely well
attended at AHR Chicago with over 400 folks coming out
to listen and interact with myself, our contributing editors and speakers.
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February 2009 |
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Preview:
B2G Summit |
The second B2G (Building-to-Grid) Summit will explore opportunities for
HVAC/BAS industry from the work underway to develop a smart electric grid
(Smart Grid). |
January 2009 |
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Automated Demand Response Cuts
Commercial Building Energy Use and Peak Demand (TB-31) |
Automated demand-response (AutoDR) systems use Internet-based
electricity pricing and demand-response signals to initiate preprogrammed
control strategies that provide fully automated management of building
energy use. |
January 2009 |
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KNX Provides All Round Energy
Management Solutions |
Systems that track the energy performance of a building in
real time can identify all areas where there is need for improvement, allowing
the owner (occupier) to take steps to further improve energy efficiency.
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January 2009 |
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Monitoring-based commissioning
provides substantial energy savings |
MBCx can be used in commercial and institutional buildings that have energy
information or energy-management systems that are capable of trending
building energy use. |
January 2009 |
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Wireless for Controls: An Update |
Basic wireless systems include wire replacement systems,
where the sensor, transmitter and receiver use line power but communicate
wirelessly, and fully wireless schemes (i.e., having all battery-powered
components).
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January 2009 |
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Useful online resources to
download |
Net-Zero Energy, High-Performance Green Buildings;
Energy Performance of LEED for New Construction Buildings
etc |
December 2008 |
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Intelligence Audience
Measurement Software for your integration |
With our pattern recognition software, we provide you the most high end
intelligence solution – pay per glance for your signage platform requirement |
December 2008 |
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Fundamental information that we
needed to add for scheduling in oBIX |
One of the most fundamental acts of negotiating services is when something
should occur. |
November 2008 |
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“The Road Ahead” |
examines some of the previous and upcoming green initiatives
endorsed by Reliable Controls and the larger theme
of the building control industry’s growing importance to the green movement.
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November 2008 |
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Sneak Preview
Education Sessions AHR Expo 2009 Chicago |
Ken SInclair
Here is a tentative schedule for your BAC Sessions for the AHR
Expo this January |
October 2008 |
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Day Lighting Control Resources
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Ken SInclair
Some daylight Control Resources worth sharing that
crossed my desk this month from E Source and Lighting Control & Design. |
September 2008 |
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Free; Over 250 Full Color HVAC and Fire System Illustrations
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Ken Sinclair
With Computrols' Visio Building Automation System Graphics, you and your team
can speed projects to completion by creating complete CBAS drawings through
Microsoft® VisioTM; without specialized software or training.
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August 2008 |
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ZigBee Today |
Ken Sinclair
Today, the Alliance has more than 280 members
worldwide, putting us well on the way to our goal of 300 members by the end of
the year. |
August 2008 |
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Cisco - Smart Buildings Offering
Clever Ways to Reduce Energy Consumption |
Ken Sinclair
Internet technologies are helping integrate environmental building controls
for greater efficiencies, but real estate industry slow to invest in these new
systems |
August 2008 |
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The most read articles
of the last Ten Years |
Ken Sinclair
This is the comprehensive list of the last
ten years of your favorite articles rated by most reads. The page is worth a
quick view just to grasp the subject matter covered and depth and width of the
data we as an industry have created. |
July 2008 |
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"Green" issue of Rexel's POWER OUTLET magazine |
Joe Salimando
For this special issue, Rexel expanded the publication's size (from 108 pages to
162) -- and told me to make as much of it "green" as possible. As a result of
that direction from my client, there are more than 90 pages of "green" editorial
in this issue. |
July 2008 |
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CABA Intelligent Buildings
Leadership Forum |
Jeff Seewald
The CABA Intelligent Buildings Leadership Forum attracted systems integrators,
consultants, suppliers, building owners, and academics interested in intelligent
building technologies and practices, and the corresponding delivery of
efficiency and sustainability. |
July 2008 |
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ISA
Training Course Introduction to Building Automation Systems (EA15)
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Ken Sinclair
I was asked by ISA to provide input plus a review of their New Building
Automation course. I am extremely impressed with the course that Ken
Kolkebeck has put together. Once the usefulness of Ken's course is realized I
feel it will likely become the standard for Building Automation Systems
Training for our industry. |
June 2008 |
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Record Number of
Attendees and Sponsors “Carry the Vision Forward” at the 2008 Niagara Summit
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Marc
Petock, Vice President, Global Marketing & Communications, Tridium, Inc.
Three day
conference brings together record number of attendees and sponsors focusing on
technology for driving smart devices, connecting machines-to-machines and
delivering pervasive automation solutions. |
June 2008 |
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5 Essential Steps to
Recruiting the People You Want |
Jeff Dickey-Chasins, VP
Marketing, MEP Jobs
MEP Jobs is the leading supplier of jobs and skilled industry talent for the
mechanical, electrical, and plumbing industries. |
June 2008 |
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2008 Buildy Award Winners |
Frank Capuano, Manager – Buildy Awards
ConnectivityWeek hosted the 5th annual Buildy Awards,
attracting an impressive gathering of Intelligent Building, Access Control,
HVAC, Lighting, IT, Green Buildings, Intelligent Home, Industrial solution and
power grid experts. |
June 2008 |
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IBB Review |
Frank Capuano, Editor – The Show Daily –The daily
event paper produced for ConnectivityWeek
The Interoperable Blues Band (IBB), now in its 5th year,
continues to bring together the industry like no other event can.
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June 2008 |
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CSI Roundtable May 19 in
Santa Clara California |
Ken Sinclair Track Leader
Please plan on attending and sharing your thoughts on this Convergence
View of Specifications roundtable |
May 2008 |
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OpenADR Workshop Invitation
Santa Clara BuilConn |
Girish Ghatikar LBL
The development of the “Open Automated Demand Response Communication
Standards” (OpenADR) that began in 2002 following the California electricity
crisis will be featured in May 19th OpenADR Workshop in conjunction with
DR-Expo at the Connectivity Week, Santa Clara, CA. |
May 2008 |
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Interoperable Blues Band (IBB)
headlines at Connectivity Week |
Leighton
Wolffe Band Master
For the fifth year, the Interoperable
Blues Band (IBB) headlines at Connectivity Week. For those of you have not
heard about the IBB, it is a band organized and led by Leighton Wolffe. Each
year, professional touring musicians play as the house band for the evening
and guest musicians who by day are CEO’s, Control Technicians, Software
Developers, Keynote Speakers and others attending Connectivity Week can join
in. |
May 2008 |
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ConnectivityWeek Organizers Announce Finalists for 2008 Buildy Awards
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Frank Capuano, Manager Buildy Awards
Designed to increase awareness of the benefits of smart device
connectivity, integration and interoperability, and honor successful
implementation strategies, the Buildy Awards program celebrates the
organizations and individuals who best support the vision of connected control
systems to provide greater value from a technology investment. |
May 2008 |
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Green Intelligent Buildings
Conference |
Jeff Seewald, PE, Intelligent Building
Systems Engineer Baltimore, April 2-3, 2008 Common threads
throughout the conference illustrated a strong connection to sustainability,
linking intelligent buildings and green buildings. |
May 2008 |
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ZigBee Resource Guide and
Analysts Predictions
|
Ken Sinclair Editor
The ZigBee Resource Guide has been endorsed
by the ZigBee Alliance, and focuses solely on products, applications and
standards issues surrounding this exciting short-range wireless technology
for wireless control in many applications. |
May 2008 |
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CSI Roundtable May 19 in
Santa Clara California |
Ken Sinclair Track Leader
Please plan on attending and sharing your thoughts on this Convergence
View of Specifications roundtable |
Apr 2008 |
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OpenADR Workshop Invitation
Santa Clara BuilConn |
Girish Ghatikar LBL
The development of the “Open Automated Demand Response Communication
Standards” (OpenADR) that began in 2002 following the California electricity
crisis will be featured in May 19th OpenADR Workshop in conjunction with
DR-Expo at the Connectivity Week, Santa Clara, CA. |
Apr 2008 |
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Interoperable Blues Band (IBB)
headlines at Connectivity Week |
Leighton
Wolffe Band Master
For the fifth year, the Interoperable
Blues Band (IBB) headlines at Connectivity Week. For those of you have not
heard about the IBB, it is a band organized and led by Leighton Wolffe. Each
year, professional touring musicians play as the house band for the evening
and guest musicians who by day are CEO’s, Control Technicians, Software
Developers, Keynote Speakers and others attending Connectivity Week can join
in. |
Apr 2008 |
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ConnectivityWeek Organizers Announce Finalists for 2008 Buildy Awards
|
Frank Capuano, Manager Buildy Awards
Designed to increase awareness of the benefits of smart device
connectivity, integration and interoperability, and honor successful
implementation strategies, the Buildy Awards program celebrates the
organizations and individuals who best support the vision of connected control
systems to provide greater value from a technology investment. |
Apr 2008 |
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Green Intelligent Buildings
Conference |
Jeff Seewald, PE, Intelligent Building
Systems Engineer Baltimore, April 2-3, 2008 Common
threads throughout the conference illustrated a strong connection to
sustainability, linking intelligent buildings and green buildings. |
Apr 2008 |
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ZigBee Resource Guide and
Analysts Predictions |
Ken Sinclair Editor
The ZigBee Resource Guide has been endorsed
by the ZigBee Alliance, and focuses solely on products, applications and
standards issues surrounding this exciting short-range wireless technology
for wireless control in many applications. |
Apr 2008 |
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No! It’s not just a
sensor! |
Trevor Palmer, Viconics
The latest innovations from our engineering team have been the integration
of a passive infrared motion detector directly into the cover of our VT7000
series thermostats. |
Mar 2008 |
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The Use of Industrial
Ethernet Requires Knowledge |
Joe Stasiek, Contemporary Controls
Contemporary Controls’ Virtual Industrial Ethernet University (IEU)
Offers Graduate Level Courses |
Mar 2008 |
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Building Operations get Sassy
|
Toby Considine, New Daedalus Ken Sinclair and I were recently talking about SaaS and how it
affects the Automated Building world. We concluded that SaaS was not only
going to be big in traditional applications such as Building Monitoring and
Energy Management, but would open up whole new areas of building analytics
and advanced services. |
Feb 2008 |
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Diplomas from
BACnet Interest Group Russia + the journal “Building Automation in Russia”
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Andrey Golovin & Ken Sinclair Special diplomas were given at the AHR Expo in New York to Mr.
Ken Sinclair, the Editor and Owner and to Mr. Jim Sinopoli as the most
valuable author. Presentation was by Andrey Golovin Executive Director
of BIG-RU (BACnet Interest Group Russia) Editor in Chief of the “Building
Automation in Russia”
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Feb 2008 |
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B2G Summit New York
|
Jack Mc Gowan, Energy Control Inc. Energy and
Buildings had a wakeup call at AHR this year with the first Building to Grid B2G
Summit. |
Feb 2008 |
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Commercial Buildings
Initiative Workshop - New York |
Paul Ehrlich, PE,
Building Intelligence Group LLC
What if commercial buildings didn’t use any energy? While this sounds
like science fiction, it is the goal of a new effort called by the Commercial
Buildings Initiative or CBI. |
Feb 2008 |
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Building Intelligence
Tour |
Jeff Seewald, Building Intelligence Group LLC Illuminates Intelligent Sustainable Buildings at AHR
Expo 2008 |
Feb 2008 |
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CABA
Integrated and Intelligent Building Council Spreads its Wings |
Tom Lohner
www.Teng.com The board of directors agreed to endorse the expansion of CABA 's Integrated
and Intelligent building focus under the current direction and leadership of the
IIBC. The IIBC will use the recommendations of the Intelligent Building Road Map
as a basis to spawn new task forces dedicated to address the building
construction industry needs relative to building technology and enterprise
system integration. |
Feb 2008 |
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Web
Services Are-We-There-Yet? |
Toby
Considine New Daedalus We now have web services to almost any conceivable control system. We have
BACnet-XML and BACREST. We have TAC Web Services. We have LON XML. We have oBIX.
So...are we there yet? |
Feb 2008 |
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OPC and DCOM: 5 things you need to know
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Randy Kondor, B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, OPCTI OPC technology relies on Microsoft's COM and DCOM to exchange data between
automation hardware and software; however it can be frustrating for new users to
configure DCOM properly. If you have ever been unable to establish an OPC
connection or transfer OPC data successfully, the underlying issue is likely
DCOM-related. This whitepaper discusses the steps necessary to get DCOM working
properly and securely. |
Feb 2008 |
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First Ever
B2G Summit |
Leighton Wolffe, NewEnergy Alliance Increased Collaboration between Building Systems Industry and Grid
Operators Marks First Ever B2G Summit |
Feb 2008 |
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The Best of 2007 @
www.AutomatedBuildings.com |
Ken Sinclair Editor - Looking at the most downloaded articles each month for 2007 from
AutomatedBuildings.com gives us insight into what our readers interests are
and where the industry thinking is likely heading. |
Jan 2008 |
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Preview
AHRExpo New York 2008
|
Ken Sinclair Editor -
A sneak preview of what you will see in New York |
Dec 2007 |
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Grid-Interop was great! |
Toby Considine -
It was a solid group of attendees, in tracks ranging from Building/Grid
interactions, Enterprise/Grid Interactions, Architectures, Security, and
probably several more. |
Dec 2007 |
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Greenbuild 2007 Round-Up |
Denis Du Bois
Editor@EnergyPriorities -
I was among 22,000-plus other people who agree that green building is a good
idea and good for business. This year the U.S. Green Building Council
explored "Accelerating Green Communities" with educational sessions,
speakers (including Bill Clinton), special events and tours, and a huge
exhibit hall. |
Dec 2007 |
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Stuff that crossed my desk in
November |
Ken Sinclair -
Highlights from Phoenix, LonWorld 2007, RealTech Middle East, oBIX By
Toby Considine, and NextGen Intelligent Commercial Property |
Dec 2007 |
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1st Buildings under ControlTM
Symposium |
Mag. Josef Wojak, MBA, LOYTEC electronics
GmbH -
LOYTEC as the host together with its cooperation partners Newron
System (France) und Cimetrics (USA) took positive stock of the 1st Buildings
under ControlTM Symposium. |
Nov 2007 |
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ZEB - Zero Energy Buildings explained |
Toby Considine -
Some of the so-called “Zero Energy”
initiatives envision each building supported by
multiple on-site energy collection and
generation systems. Based upon the building’s
operating posture, and the mix of energy sources
available, such a building would pull 35% or
less of its total energy budget from the grid.
If the facility includes local buffering and
storage of electrical energy, whether this
buffering is in the form of souped-up
traditional batteries or new-fangled hydrogen
storage, this become viable. |
Nov 2007 |
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Why Green Buildings Are
Key to Asia's Future |
http://www.asiabusinesscouncil.org
- “It is heartening to find that the Asia Business Council has focused
on the energy efficiency of buildings in Asia. This report is extremely
valuable, particularly since the Asian region is experiencing a building
boom, and correct designs and building practices at this stage can ensure
energy efficiency and limitations on emissions of greenhouse gases for
decades to come.”
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Nov 2007 |
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How SOA could change the way you
buy electricity |
Joanne Cummings, Network World, 10/22/07 -
A demonstration network called GridWise showed how an event-driven
service-oriented architecture can be used to build a power marketplace that
lets residential and commercial customers change their electricity
consumption nearly in real time, based on price and other factors. |
Nov 2007 |
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Extreme Real Estate:
Pacific Controls HQ in Dubai! |
http://www.realcomm.com/advisoryweb -
Take a look at this Digie Award-winning Pacific Controls Headquarters in
Dubai, which is the first-of-its-kind, LEED Platinum rated, Green Building
to also use solar energy for lighting and fresh air cooling. In addition,
PCS headquarters has an integrated building automation system that uses both
wired and wireless sensors, controls, and M2M communications. |
Nov 2007 |
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Building Automation and
Sustainability Conference - Phoenix |
Ken Sinclair - This was the first time ever that BACnet International and the
Engineered Systems magazine joined forces to put on the three day show.
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October 2007 |
|
Intelligent-Building-Dictionary.com |
Chuck Ehrlich - This is just what we have all been looking for, a dictionary that
defines all those annoying acronyms and initialisms we
all use but nobody is sure what they stand for. |
September 2007 |
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AMI doesn’t make much
difference without fundamental process change |
Toby Considine - Few changes in the utility industries have generated more interest and
discussion than Automated Meter Information (AMI). |
September 2007 |
 Realcomm's
NextGen Best Practices Tours |
offer unique access to some of the world's most
innovative projects under way in Asia and the Middle East. Each tour consists of
a select group of commercial real estate professionals with the common goal of
witnessing the amazing development taking place around the world. |
September 2007 |
|
A Beginner's Guide
to oBIX (even if you're not a developer!) - Part 2 & 3 |
Gareth Johnson -
In the last installment of this basic oBIX guide, I discussed
reading and writing objects in oBIX. This week I'm going to discuss objects
in more detail and oBIX Operations. |
September 2007 |
|
Are you looking ahead to the
Grid-Interop? |
Toby Considine -
It is an opportunity for the executive or the technical
staff to learn more about how interoperability will open up new markets and
enable innovation across the whole electrical supply chain.
|
August 2007 |
|
A Beginners Guide to oBIX
(even if you're not a developer!) - Part 1
|
Gareth Johnson -
Came across this valuable information in the Niagara Blog on how to actually
use oBIX! Good stuff thanks Gareth. |
August 2007 |
|
Boston Properties Building Operations Center (BPBOC) |
Realcomm 2007 Boston Tour
Over
the last 3 years we have slowly seen the concept of a centralized Building
Operations Center (BOC), with multiple properties networked and connected to
a central intelligence hub, move from “early adopter” status to now
mainstream discussion and, in some cases, adoption. |
August 2007 |
|
Still Waiting. . .
for SOAP |
Toby Considine - We want the best information that you
can provide with your deep domain knowledge to present to us actionable
information. |
July 2007 |
|
Lighting Opportunities that
are Part of the Change |
Ken Sinclair - For the last few months I have been trying to
cajole the lighting industry to write articles and providing interviews
about changes in their industry and help define their position in the smart
Grid or GridWise thinking. |
July 2007 |
|
ConnectivityWeek /
BuilConn Chicago Report |
Anto Budiardjo -
For practitioners participating this space, a great deal was uncovered in how
Building-IT convergence is starting to play out; delivering real value to owners
and tangible opportunities for the industry. |
June 2007 |
|
GridWise Applied |
Jack Mc Gowan - The Objective and criteria for the award is to highlight real-world
application/implementation of GridWise Architecture Council (GridWise
AC) interoperability principles in products, services and projects. |
June 2007 |
|
BuilConn 2007 |
Denis Du Bois -
The conference was an interactive environment where attendees helped
shape big ideas, such as Buildings 2.0 and GridWise. |
June 2007 |
|
oBIX, Building 2.0 from Toby's
Blog |
Toby Considine -
The National Building Information
Modeling Standard (NBIMS) and the oBIX committee have met to explore
relationships between the standards, focusing on whether Energy Models
developed directly against NBIMS models can be compared to live data from
control systems read by oBIX to produce live models (or instantaneous
commissioning)". |
June 2007 |
|
Buildy 2007 |
Frank Capuano - 2007 Buildy Awards Honor Convergence and Integration Experts at Premier Event
for Networked Buildings |
June 2007 |
|
BuilConn 2007 |
Brooke Richards -
BuilConn continues to provide a forum
for industry players to discuss and endorse new technologies and solutions
which promote the converged network. |
June 2007 |
|
Getting Grid Wise at GridWeek |
The first GridWeek ever was a great
success. Although I thought I had been keeping on top of the GridWise
movement by reading all the articles and interviews on our web site, GridWeek
provided many opportunities to learn more. |
May 2007 |
|
Practical Controls:
A Guide To
Mechanical Systems |
Steve Calabrese, Project Engineer, Automated Logic, Chicago A relative newcomer on the scene of
HVAC control systems publications, Practical Controls: A Guide To Mechanical
Systems endeavors to teach, in an easy-to understand manner, the role of
controls in mechanical (HVAC) systems. This 469-page hardcover book is published
by The Fairmont Press (2003), and contains 24 chapters, 90+ diagrams and
illustrations, and an 18 page glossary. |
April 2007 |
|
BuilConn Middle East 2007 |
Bradley Hemphill Pr. Eng, Electrical Engineering Solutions
No where else In the world does the the scale
of construction come close to that of the Middle East.
|
April 2007 |
|
New
Developments in the Digital Signage Field |
I am always interested in new developments in the Digital Signage field
because they present new ways of getting our message to our clients and
providing simple visual and audio interaction with our buildings |
Mar 07 |
|
Smart Buildings - WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT POWER OVER ETHERNET |
I met Jim Sinopoli in Singapore at the
first Asia-Pacific ConnectivityWeek in Singapore. Jim publishes a
newsletter called Smart Buildings. I would like to share with you some of
the content of this newsletter. |
Feb 07 |
|
LC&D’s
continuing education
about the latest technology in lighting controls |
LC&D’s continuing education courses allow you to learn more about the latest
technology in lighting controls for new and retrofit construction design and
earn professional development credit for your Architectural (AIA/CES) or
Engineer license renewal. |
Feb 07 |
|
A new book -
Web Based Enterprise Energy and Building
Automation Systems |
I am pleased to point out that the folks writing for AutomatedBuildings.com
are a large part of this book, look at the 40 chapters listed to see
how many names you can recognize. |
Jan 07 |
|
ABCs of IP Internet
Protocol |
This resource is well worth downloading and reading to help your
understanding the THE TCP/IP STACK |
Jan 07 |
|
Dubai Tour |
RealComm Advisory -
Dubai Tour Vol. 5 No. 47 11.22.2006
Dubai - The Largest Development Project in the World!
|
Dec/06 |
|
BuilConn Singapore |
The first BuilConn in Asia focused on bringing
together players from around the region, and come they did. From Singapore,
Indonesia, India, Australia, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong,
Japan, UAE and China, key stakeholders came and met with vendors and
speakers from the region as well as Europe and North America. |
Dec/06 |
|
NetZero "Building as Power
Plant" |
Edward H. Brzezowski, P.E., LEED AP Director of
Engineering The Ferreira Group is doing some very interesting work with Net
Zero Buildings. |
Nov/06 |
|
BuilConn: Cisco's Connected
Real Estate Roundtable Working Paper |
The first ever Connected Real Estate Roundtable in
Palm Springs on the vision of integrated IP-based building systems has been
captured in a working paper by Stanford University by Tobias Maile &
Martin Fischer. |
Nov/06 |
|
Do You Understand the ABC's of the OSI Model? |
Integrators and manufacturers still don't
GET IT! The IT vendors are basing their competitive selling strategy around IP
networking standards |
Oct/06 |
|
Realcomm
Intelligent NextGen Buildings
SEMINARS hosted by BOMA
|
Today’s “Intelligent Buildings” incorporate building
automation, structured cabling, wireless systems and controls, remote
operations, digital signage and touchscreen directories, flexible design,
automated parking, paperless business processes – all for an enhanced tenant
experience and improved operating results. |
Oct/06 |
|
FIATECH Capital Projects Technology Roadmap |
Have you seen the FIATECH Capital Projects Technology
Roadmap? This roadmap shows how the construction process will be integrated with
IT/IP tools. It is important that we as an industry understand how and where we
fit into this roadmap. |
Sep/06 |
|
Connected Real Estate in the Middle East |
In a building, Connected Real Estate harnesses and integrates the power of
IP networks to enable the delivery of powerful services that provide
revenue-generating opportunities, as well as improving safety and security
by transforming how building operators and owners can protect their people
and assets. |
Sep/06 |
|
ibX Forum - Building Value
with Intelligence |
We have at this time only a rough draft of
the proceedings for the ibX Forum -
Building Value with Intelligence and this is attached. |
Aug/06 |
|
Lots of News from LONMARK |
Lots of news is been generated in the
LON camp these days. |
Aug/06 |
|
Energy Impact of Commercial
Building Controls & the High Performance Buildings Database
|
The purpose of this review is to simply
make you aware of this valuable resource. The High Performance Buildings
Database is research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. |
Aug/06 |
|
Article
for Industrial Automation Asia (IAA) sets scene for BuilConn Singapore |
I was extremely pleased to be asked to provide an
article with a update on how the Internet, IT convergence, wireless networks,
globalisation and the whole M2M thing is causing a Real Renaissance that is
Reshaping the Building Automation Industry. |
Jul/06 |
|
CIO’s
and Tridium: “Making Connections” at Realcomm |
The Realcomm theme was “Making Connections – The
Intersection of Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Real Estate and Technology,”
and there is no doubt that many important connections were made. |
Jul/06 |
|
Building Automation -
Realcomm Asia Tour |
I
just recently returned from two weeks in Asia on the Realcomm NextGen Best
Practices Tour, visiting some of the most technologically advanced buildings in
the world! It was an amazing trip in terms of witnessing how technology is
incorporated into the design, development, and operation of their buildings.
Here is a brief overview of the trip and a snapshot of what we saw... |
Jun/06 |
|
ZigBee versus Z-Wave |
This story provides insight into these two competing wireless standards. |
Jun/06 |
|
Niagara Summit
|
The
2006 Niagara Summit Brings Out the Best in “Connecting Minds and Machines”
|
Jun/06 |
|
All Business at BuilConn
2006 Palm Springs |
Throughout all aspects of the event—from the well-attended business tracks,
business-focused keynotes and discussions at the expo to the corridors and
numerous networking events—attendees, exhibitors, sponsors and speakers were
discussing one key thing: how to deliver convergence-connected buildings. |
Jun/06 |
|
Connected Real Estate Roundtable, Palm Springs BuilConn |
I was extremely pleased to be invited to the first
ever Connected Real Estate Roundtable in Palm Springs.
The following are observations and summations I made while there and is intended
to provide the flavour of the information served around the roundtable. |
Jun/06 |
|
Newsmaker and Shaker of the
year award |
We carried the
news of this award in our May issue of AutomatedBuildings.com and were pleased to
physically present Anto with his award in person at the BuilConn Gala in Palm
Springs. |
Jun/06 |
|
BuilConn 2006 Buildy
Visionary award winner |
Jane and I were pleased to
turn over our year of glory as last year's BuilConn “Buildy Visionaries” to this
year's winner Jack McGowan. Our prolific contributing editor's vision has
transformed him into Mr Gridwise. |
Jun/06 |
|
2006 Buildy Awards |
Convergence and Integration Experts
Honored with 2006 Buildy Awards at Premier Event for Networked Buildings |
Jun/06 |
|
The IBB Palm Springs
|
"the best one yet" |
Jun/06 |
|
The Connectivity Daily |
Every morning during last month’s
Connectivity Week attendees were greeted with a copy of the Connectivity Daily -
the official event daily paper. The three published issues (with a total
circulation of 1300 issues) included an array of information including article
excerpts from Harbor Research, Energy Priorities, Cisco and the BuilConn
Update. |
Jun/06 |
|
The Nights
before the Roundtable |
If you are not
aware, Cisco Systems is sponsoring a roundtable discussion on IT
Convergence & Building Automation, Tuesday 16-May-2006 in Palm Spring at this
year's BuilConn. |
May/06 |
|
Our Votes for this year's
BuilConn Buildy's awards |
Honor those in the industry whose Vision, Initiative, Product or
Project supports Building-IT convergence by voting them in for a Buildy
award. |
May/06 |
|
oBIX will be present at the Web
services track at BuilConn |
From an email from Aaron Hansen At BuilConn oBIX will be present in both sessions of the Web services track on
Tues. We will also have a face-to-face meeting that evening, 4 - 5:30pm. There
is a strong chance oBIX will be in an official public review state at that time. |
May/06 |
|
The Interoperable Blues Band (IBB) will
have a number of new faces |
BuilConn 2006 is bringing together
IT based companies into the world of building automation and true to the spirit
of interoperability, players from these diverse industries are also
participating in the IBB. |
May/06 |
|
A spring break on an Island with a technical session, golf, biking, hiking....... |
You and yours need a spring break and here is the
ticket! An interesting technical program called Moving Building Automation
Systems out of the BOILER ROOM and into the BOARD ROOM that you can attend
while supporting ASHRAE and still have fun playing in and exploring beautiful
Victoria BC on Vancouver Island Canada. |
Apr/06 |
|
Building Automation 2006
Conference |
The event was a
rousing success, bringing together building owners, consulting engineers,
suppliers and experts for a two day event focused on planning and change.
Paul Ehrlich |
Apr/06 |
|
ODVA February 2006 Phoenix
Meeting Report -
Industrial Protocol Activity |
Bill Lydon attended the recent annual
ODVA meeting in Phoenix Arizona. ODVA is a not for profit industry trade group
with over 270 members that develops and promotes industrial communication
protocols, DeviceNet was the fist network introduced. |
Apr/06 |
|
Hong Kong Harbour 'Symphony Of Lights'
|
Control of 18 buildings on the Hong Kong water
front in a integration of architectural lighting, laser effects, pyrotechnics
and accompanied by a sound simulcast provides a very graphic demonstration of
what city wide control integration might look like. Be sure to view the video. |
Apr/06 |
|
Tridium Sponsors CGNA’s Industry Forum – “National
Account Solutions” |
The focus of
the forum was on selling and supporting controls for national accounts in the
commercial building marketplace. |
Apr/06 |
|
BACnet Service Tool |
When I was in Chicago
in the BACnet International booth Jon Williamson showed me how he could
wirelessly discover all the BACnet points in the booth on his hand held
computer. A very impressive demonstration. The thought that crossed my mind
at this point was that the true power of the BACnet international community is the
sum of its parts, and product development is now a community affair. |
Mar/06 |
|
IP Video
Technology & Narrowcasting |
I received a pdf with a "Digital Signage Retail
Case Study: Siam Centre & Siam Discovery, Bangkok" in an email from 1-2-1View
who's Home Headquarters are in Hong Kong with offices throughout Asia. I
would like to share some of the information from their web site and provide
connection to this pdf. |
Mar/06 |
|
Annual Conference for KMC Development Co.
Ltd |
18 February 2006 • Tianjin, China an
extremely successful conference. |
Mar/06 |
|
My 10 Takeaways from AHR Expo Chicago |
I have just returned from the largest ever AHR Expo which was a kaleidoscope of change.
I share my 10 technology takeaways with you. |
Feb/06 |
|
What is
Z-Wave? |
Z-wave is a wireless RF-based communications technology designed
for residential and light commercial control and status reading applications
such as meter reading, lighting and appliance control, HVAC, access control,
intruder and fire detection, |
Feb/06 |
|
Building Intelligence Tour at AHR Expo 2006 Chicago |
The Building Intelligence Tour was a great success
with over 100 folks showing up for this full day event. Kudos to both Paul and
CABA plus a special thanks to all who volunteered their time and resources to
bring this tour of intelligence to Chicago. |
Feb/06 |
|
Cisco
Connected Real Estate (CCRE) |
harnesses the power of Internet Protocol (IP) to turn traditional
building construction and management paradigms on their heads. |
Jan/06 |
|
Largest Multi-vendor BACnet System Runs on
Contemporary Controls’ Ethernet Equipment at the BACnet Conference & Expo 2005 |
“We showed how different systems can communicate to
each other. We also showed how devices like variable speed drives and meters are
coming with BACnet smarts. Buildings will now be networks of devices instead of
having the controls contractor hardwiring the devices together.” |
Dec/05 |
|
New in 2006―BACnet International |
The BMA has partnered with the BACnet Interest
Group - North America (BIG–NA) to form this organization. |
Dec/05 |
|
Overview of LonWorld 2005 |
The product demos, the presentations in the
theater, the meetings with customers were geared at delivering one message:
Echelon’s technology and products enable ubiquitous control networking now.
|
Dec/05 |
|
"Reflections" on Amsterdam |
Some answers were found in the keynotes, some in
the content rich sessions and some on the exhibition floor. However I feel that
most of the answers were found talking to the stalwarts of our building
automation industry and those new guys on the block from the IT world.
|
Dec/05 |
|
The Freedom of BACnet® Rings True at
The BACnet Conference & Expo 2005 |
The conference demonstrated that the future of
BACnet will be exciting, with “more freedom to come” for building owners. |
Nov/05 |
|
Building Automation Presentations at Clima 2005
Lausanne, Switzerland |
The City of
Lausanne was a delightful site for this international congress of building
technologies, with the theme "High Tech, Low Energy". |
Nov/05 |
|
Facility
management will change radically with increased mobile capabilities |
There is very little doubt that mobility will
continue to impact our industry. It's probably a good idea to take a moment to
assess your organization's current mobile activity. |
Oct/05 |
|
A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge |
Ken tries to describe our complete building
automation industry in a brief chapter of ISA's Guide
to comprehensive information about all major
topics in the broad field of automation. |
Sept/05 |
|
Realcomm 2005 |
At events like Realcomm, the
building automation systems industry needs to present a united value
proposition, one that is business- and benefit-centric that plays to the
[financial] heart of the commercial real estate industry. |
Aug/05 |
|
BACnet Interest Group Russia |
News from BACnet is a new BIG BACnet Interest Group
- Russia (BIG-RU) is now forming. BIG-RU
Aims:
The promotion of BACnet
technology in Russian Building Automation and Controls (BACS) market, using ABOK
experience, the experience and assistance of ASHRAE and BIG-EU |
Jul/05 |
|
Event Report ZigBee Open House – Oslo, Norway June
15, 2005 |
The event was open to the public
and featured seminars and exhibits featuring ZigBee and other mesh solutions.
Attendance was strong, with over 300 participants. |
Jul/05 |
|
CGNA “Integration
Forum” |
The theme, “Building Automation Solutions
through Distribution,” was woven throughout the event as each speaker
contributed insights as to why building owners, engineers and
contractors will all increasingly be turning to distributors who carry
multiple integration product lines. |
Jun/05 |
|
More Examples of Data Mining Reviewed |
My automation column in the April issue of Engineered Systems has created some
feedback and connection to some other resources that I would like to share with
my readers. |
May/05 |
|
BuilConn - M2M Dallas 2005 in Review |
The quality of the presented material continued to move the bar up,
increasing the diversity of presentations while expanding the number of
tracks. |
Apr/05 |
|
FireFox –
Improved Browser or just an Alternative to Internet Explorer? |
Firefox is the
most customizable browser on the planet. |
Apr/05 |
|
Digital Signage
Summit in Toronto Offers Valuable Update |
"insiders” met at the “Digital Signage Advertising Revolution” Summit held in
Toronto February 8-10. |
Mar/05 |
|
AHR Expo 2005 Observations |
The
International
Exposition Company hosted a great Expo in Orlando.
The show was also one of the biggest shows in the Southeast in total attendance
with more than 45,000 total attendees. |
Mar/05 |
|
Preview of XML Symposium Orlando 2005 |
Consider last year's first
ever Symposium as an introduction only and come to hear what has happened
in the exciting world of XML since then. |
Feb/05 |
|
Energy
Information Systems and Diagnostic Tools |
High
Performance Commercial Building Systems "HPCBS" Web Site
Although dated, contains much useful information and overview of
web-based demand response. |
Feb/05 |
|
Sneak Preview
BuilConn 2005
|
The third annual event dedicated to the
issues of the integration and convergence of building systems with IT. |
Jan/05 |
|
Sneak Preview New Book - Web Based
Energy Information and Control Systems |
A new book is posed to be published this spring. Barney
has shared a bit of information with us so that we can provide you some insight. The Table of Contents which is provided at the bottom of this
review lists the author or authors of each chapter and reads like a who's who of
our industry's mover and shakers. |
Jan/05 |
|
BuilSpec Seattle – The word on the street |
I achieved my
mission to learn about how innovations in the automation industry could help my
business and my customers and I highly recommend BuilSpec as an efficient leap
into the future of buildings. |
Dec/04 |
|
WiFi
Antenna Performance Assessment Report |
A new Apogee Partners report "WiFi Antenna
Performance Assessment Report" which quantifies performance differences in
commercially available 802.11 antennas is now available. |
Dec/04 |
|
Why you cannot afford to miss the BuilSpec Seminar near you. |
A Sneak Preview by AutomatedBuildings.com |
Nov/04 |
|
Building Automation
Publications from Europe |
The BIG-EU folks have just published the inaugural
edition of their new magazine, BACnet Europe Journal
ABOK standards set and include translation of Building Automation and Control Systems" Terms and
Definitions. |
Nov/04 |
|
Web Resources for Networked Signage and Video Services
|
Our last month's article
Electronic Signage for Safer Buildings
inspired me to
provide loose connection to web-based information on this exciting new
convergence collision that is about to occur with our industry. |
Oct/04 |
|
How you can help
OASIS oBIX Technical Committee Advance Web Services |
International standards consortium, OASIS,
announced plans to advance oBIX (Open Building Information Xchange), a Web
services implementation for the building management and controls industry.
|
Sep/04 |
|
CABA's Intelligent & Integrated Buildings
Council |
Are you aware of CABA's Intelligent & Integrated
Buildings Council and it's six Task Forces? |
Aug/04 |
|
The ZigBee Alliance |
Last month our readers showed an extreme interest in
wireless, so this month, I decided to do a quick review of the ZigBee Alliance
which is leading the new wave in wireless networking. |
Jul/04 |
|
National Building
Controls Information Program |
The National Building Controls Information Program publishes reports designed to
assist engineers, building owners, facility managers, building operators,
installation specialists, product specifiers, commissioning providers, and
manufacturers with the selection, installation, operation and maintenance of
control products and strategies for their building application |
Jun/04 |
|
What is GridWise?
|
GridWise is an
entirely new way to think about how we generate, distribute and use energy.
Using advanced communications and up-to-date information technology, GridWise
will improve coordination between supply and demand, and enable a smarter, more
efficient, secure and reliable electric power system. |
Jun/04 |
|
BuilConn
Feeling Keeps Building |
We are just back from BuilConn and
pleased to report that the BuilConn feeling just keeps Building. |
May/04 |
|
First Night Performance of the Interoperable Blues Band
|
The industry that plays together
stays together. Leighton's idea of putting
together an Interoperability Blues Band was a great success and provided a forum never seen before for the
industry to interact. |
May/04
|
|
Content
and quality of Presenters keeps BuilConn 2004 fresh |
Last year's event
will be a tough act to follow but it looks like Anto and his crew are set to pull
another big one out of their hats. |
Apr/04
|
|
A
review and connection to the active movement in aecXML
|
At the XML-Symposium
where I lead a Panel Discussion
on XML-related HVAC industry initiatives and views, I was
pleasantly surprised to find out about the active movement in aecXML.
|
Mar/04
|
|
A
review of the Online Industrial
Ethernet University - IEU |
Walking and
talking Information Technology means understanding Ethernet.
George Thomas of Contemporary
Controls has made me aware of
this great resource |
Feb/04
|
|
CtrlSpecBuilder™
a tool for preparing quicker, easier specifications |
I decided to
do a quick review of this product as it reminded me of my roots of some 30 years
of writing control specifications. |
Jan/04
|
|
Shanghai
in Review |
An update of
AutomatedBuildings.com's recent visit to Shanghai. |
Dec/03
|
|
Lighting
Controls: Current Use, Major Trends and Future Direction
|
"Lighting
automation is now becoming the rule rather than the exception"
Are you part of this new market? If not read
this article to find out more. |
Nov/03
|
|
Worldwide
CIBSE/ASHRAE Gathering of the Building Services Industry |
"Sustainability
is right now fundamentally about acting for our survival as a human race and
ensuring that we can have a decent quality of life across the globe."
|
Oct/03
|
|
Find
out more about Anto, XML Marketing
plus
his Dreams of Integration |
Anto
will lead a marketing, communications & PR task group to help manage the XML
initiative. |
Sept/03
|
|
Enabling
Smart Services |
This
primer was designed to be a guide to the companies and technologies shaping
machine-to-machine communications in North America.
|
Aug/03
|
|
Building
Performance 2003 |
We
are pleased to be a media sponsor for the Building Performance 2003 event in
London on September 16 - 17.
|
Jul/03
|
|
Industrial
Strength Web Resources |
I feel that it is
important in this time of rapid evolution that we take time to look at how the
industrial control industry is evolving their parallel path. |
Jun/03 |
|
Building
on BuilConn a review of
BuilConn 2003 |
I do not want the feeling
of the last few days at BuilConn to end. I want to transfer it to all my
readers by challenging them to go where they have never gone and do what
they have never done, creating a metamorphous to the future.
|
May/03 |
|
Industry Experts Gather to Educate and Cross
Pollinate Industry at the Building Connection Forum April 23- 26 in Dallas.
|
The width and especially the depth of this never before
assembled who's who of our industry is clearly going to alter
history. |
Apr/03 |
|
Review
of Building Connection Forum (BuilConn) 2003 Agenda |
Building Connection
Forum (BuilConn) in Dallas April 23 - 25, attaches people to evolving industry concepts
and AutomatedBuildings.com reviews the agenda and identifies must see
sessions. |
Mar/03 |
|
AHR Expo Chicago
in Review |
The AHR Expo
Building Automation & Control (BAC) Showcase was bulging with excitement and
new web based ways and device interconnections. |
Feb/03 |
|
Have
you seen the new CABA
Technology
Roadmap for Intelligent Buildings? |
his
60 page glossy roadmap also available in a (66 pages) Adobe Acrobat PDF, 2.3 MB
file is an excellent starting point for our large building automation industry
to begin its reinvention and repackaging and to get on with the task of helping
create an even better roadmap. |
Jan/03 |
|
Building
Intelligence & the Internet |
"system was referred to as "Internet 0," because it sought to create a
layer below today's Internet that provides a foundation for its interface to the
physical world " |
Jan/03 |
|
New
Trends in Building Automation - a Panel Discussion |
AutomatedBuildings.com
was part of a panel discussion at LonWorld 2002 in Toronto, October 31, 2002.
A brief review of the session with linkage to pdf print outs of each power
point presentation is provided. |
Dec 02 |
|
The
Building Systems Boot Camp |
Are you an active
part of the Large Building Automation Industry? Take a look
at this first time ever CABA event. |
Nov 02 |
|
Could
DALI Be Lighting's Next Breakthrough? |
I review key points about the new evolving lighting control
standard DALI from Craig
DiLouie's article in Energy User News. |
Oct 02 |
|
XML
Web Services: Is the End Near? |
"protocol work is starting to wind down, the infrastructure is catching up
with protocols and it's time to start thinking about applications."
|
Sept 02 |
|
Lighting
Controls Association ( LCA ) |
Here is a
great resource for Lighting Control information, the web site includes general education
information plus valuable linkage to manufactures information
|
Aug 02 |
|
How
will XML impact industrial automation? |
It
appears that the industrial automation industry is also struggling with XML standards for
interfaces. |
July 02 |
|
Building Automation Technology
(BBT)
Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S.) |
Almost
everyone I have ever met in our industry seems to have a "BS"
degree, but few have actually been formally trained as automation professionals.
I applaud Pennsylvania College of Technology's new course. |
Jun 02 |
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MSc
in Intelligent Buildings |
So you always wanted
a MSc in Intelligent Buildings but did not know where to go to get it, here is
an option. Intelligent
Building: designed and managed to meet changing environmental, business and
human needs |
May 02 |
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Profit
Building Strategies for Competitive Energy Markets |
A few extracts
from and a link to a good PDF article that fits well with our Making Our Own
Markets theme |
Mar 02 |
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CABA
Intelligent & Integrated Buildings Council |
CABA
has formed the
CABA
Intelligent & Integrated Buildings Council to help develop the
Technology Roadmap |
Mar 02 |
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AHR 2002 Review
|
Here is a quick review of what we saw and sensed in the
industry at the AHR Expo in Atlantic
City. |
Feb 02 |
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COBA (Connected Open Building Automation)
|
Are you aware of this group and how it may
impact our industry? Take the time to review their web site and step through
their power point presentation. |
Jan 02 |
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Infra-Red
(IR) and Radio-Frequency (RF) |
are having a
significant effect on the global Intelligent Building industry with
intelligence
to constantly track and identify objects in real time.. |
Jan 02 |
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Five
Free Show Sponsored Sessions on Building Automation |
Not
a review but a "Preview" Here is a look at this
year's AHR Expo Free Educational Sessions on Automation. |
Jan 02 |
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Division
17800 is the Building Automation Industry. |
A
review with pointers to the proposed Division 17
"Technology and Communication
Systems" or TACS. |
Nov 01 |
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Five
Free Show Sponsored Sessions on Building Automation |
Not
a review but a "Preview" Here is the first look at this
year's AHR Expo Free Educational Sessions on Automation. |
Nov 01 |
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A
Review of BAPI's Free Temperature & Humidity Sensor Handbook
|
The intent of the Handbook is to
remind and educate busy building automation professionals of the importance of
good sensing in the complete building automation loop. |
Sept 01 |
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Baja
(Building Automation Java Architecture) |
Baja's movement has the
potential to define the building automation application environment with
specifications that describe a set of Java APIs and XML schemas for
interoperable control system applications. |
Sept 01 |
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Building
Controls Group |
The Building Control Group of the UK has a
great resource online in their Control Sensor Installation Pocket Book.
Download and check it out. I have seen this type of information
provided for a manufacturer or a control contractor but not at a control
organization level. This looks like an excellent method to improve overall
installation standards in the industry. Let me know your thoughts on
this. |
Jul 01 |
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Intelligent
Building Research from Finland |
Connections to research papers
on how occupants view Intelligent Buildings.
A quote from one of the papers "Balancing the human need
to control one's own environment, and the human desire to have it made as easy
as possible has proved to be not that simple. A reason for this might be the use
of new integrated technology in many intelligent buildings, and designers and
constructors are not yet mastering it well enough."
|
Jul 01 |
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Wireless
Networking Review |
Next I unplugged my laptop
and started roaming all over the house, Yes! I had wireless
internet/network connection everywhere. Out the door and around the house
and the signal was still strong and clear. Well beyond my yard I kept clicking, the
distant spec was met and exceeded. Yet another de-lighted D-Link customer.
|
May 01 |
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Build Virtually
|
This reviewed web site can show you how to build electronic products
over the Internet. |
May 01 |
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The
Wireless Revolution at AHR Expo 2001 |
Revolutionary products linking us
via wireless devices. |
Mar 01 |
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Green
Building Challenge 2000 |
Extracts
from Final Report provided by
Alex Zimmerman, Canadian
Team Leader. |
Mar 01 |
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Convergence
of Industrial and Commercial Control |
The
Industrial Controls Industry has had the reality of extremely
large projects/budgets, critical control applications and a myriad of control
components interfaces from separate manufacturers. These realities allowed the industry to
develop powerful software applications built with soft
interfaces like DDE, OPC,
SCADA, etc. The cost and sophistication of industrial control was not practical
for use in the extremely competitive Building Automation Industry.
|
Jan 01 |
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Fire
Detection & Safety Systems |
The European Market 2000-2005
AutomatedBuildings.com
mission has become to provide you connections to related building automation
information that maybe useful to you. The ProPlan web site is one of these
sites. Their latest report is highlighted below but visit their web site for
many more. ProPlan will attend the AHR Expo, to launch the second edition
of the North American study (two years from the launch of the first).
|
Jan 01 |
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ETI (Extend
The Internet) Alliance |
What’s required is a
broad industry consensus that drives the creation of a standard for device
networking and that is what the Extend the Internet (ETI)
Alliance™ is all about. |
Nov 00 |
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Are
You a Wireless Want To Be? |
Zeus
platforms enable OEMs and Systems Integrators to implement reliable,
secure, long-range, and low-cost wireless data networks for commercial and
industrial applications. |
Nov 00 |
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On
Line Training
|
Often I am
asked where can we get training for our Building Automation people?
Whether it is for the orientation of new puppies just entering the
industry or for the updating of the old dogs, training and access to
current on line information is cardinal for the growth of our industry.
Rapid changes with new complex relationships plus protocols are developing
daily. Our on line resource/portal has attempted to provide connection to
some of the web resources. The following review will provide you a quick
summary of the type of information that is available for our industry.
|
Sept 00 |
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TV
Based Interface |
AutomatedBuildings likes to
point out trends that are occurring in other industries that will likely
have a significant effect on our industry. Our sponsor Coactive is an
active leader in development and deployment of Residential Gateways and
this release has a message for our industry because when these concepts
become widely accepted in the home the ripple effect will be seen by our
industry. |
Sept 00 |
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The
Object Management Group (OMG) |
Your
editor is always trying to connect you to evolving standards that are
effecting our industry. This month we introduce you to OMG and CORBA.
|
July 00 |
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Industry
Research and Market Trends |
The following
industry research sites were
shared with us by one of our readers. |
July 00 |
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Ten Observed Trends in
eCom for the Building Automation Industry |
If
you had asked me one year ago if
I
would be writing about my observations of eCom trends for our industry I would have said,
eCom would not have a significant effect on our industry. But I would have been wrong.
|
May 00 |
Advanced
Buildings
Technologies and Practices web site |
Architects, engineers and buildings
managers can improve the energy and resource efficiency of commercial,
industrial and multi-unit residential buildings through the use of the
technologies and practices described in this web site. |
May 00 |
|
Iowa
Energy Center's Direct Digital Controls Project |
The
purpose of this web site is to provide the public with unbiased information on
Direct Digital Controls (DDC) and an easy searchable guide to vendors who sell
DDC systems. |
Mar 00 |
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Open Services
Gateway Initiative (OSGi) |
is an industry group working to define and promote
an open standard for
connecting the coming generation of smart consumer and
small business appliances with commercial Internet services.
The Open Services Gateway
specification will provide a common foundation for Internet Service Providers,
network operators and equipment manufacturers to deliver a wide range of
e-services via gateway servers running in the home or remote office. |
Mar 00 |
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What
is WAP? |
The Wireless Application
Protocol (WAP) is an open, global specification that empowers mobile users
with wireless devices to easily access and interact with information and
services instantly. |
Jan 00 |
|
MTC
Webfoot |
The
MTC Webfoot is a revolutionary, low-cost solution that collects and stores
three channels of utility meter data, transmits it over standard telephone
lines, and presents the data to the user via the Internet. |
Jan 00 |
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AEE on-line
courses |
AEE
offers seminars on-line in order to provide students, regardless of location
or time constraints, the opportunity to participate in continuing education
courses, earn CEU's and receive a certificate of completion. |
Nov 99 |
|
Simplex's Architect and Engineer Community Web
Site |
This site has been
designed to meet your requirements for timely, accurate and quality
information on products, industry codes, and design applications. |
Nov 99 |
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Panduit Web Based Training Courses |
Panduit Corp. Web Based Training Courses offer the solutions to keeping our
global automated building installers current with new installation techniques |
Sept 99 |
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ELI
Seizing The Opportunity |
Electronic Lighting
Incorporated's Seizing the Opportunity is a comprehensive, 32-page "possibilities
brief" that covers hot-button issues like real-time pricing, integrated resource
planning, and power marketing - and turns them substantially to your advantage |
Sept 99 |
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Belimo Characterizing Disk Control Valve |
Belimo's Characterizing Disk
has give the ball valve a new life as a control device. |
July 99 |
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EnFlex MG200 |
The MG-200 is a fully
functional TCP/IP network host capable of interfacing with a variety of networks and
devices as well as directly metering electricity and indirectly metering water, gas or
other meters through built-in pulse counters. |
July 99 |
