ASHRAE Giants Series: Willis Haviland Carrier, the Father of Air Conditioning

May 16, 2013 by 2 Comments

WillisHaverlandCarrierWhile standing on a foggy train platform in Pittsburgh, William Haviland Carrier was struck with the genius realization that he could dry air by passing it through water, using the spray as a condensing surface. Soon afterwards, Carrier conceived the idea of adjusting humidity by heating the spray water itself and controlling the dew point temperature of the air leaving the conditioning machine. With this, came “dew point control” which, an early company brochure announced, was “the greatest single factor in modern air conditioning.”

The “Apparatus for Treating Air,” which was granted U.S. Patent# 808897 in 1906, was the first of several patents awarded to Willis Haviland Carrier. The air conditioning device would historically impact factory productivity, building design, population trends, and, ultimately, the growth of U.S. Sunbelt cities, like Atlanta and Houston. [Read more...]

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NYC Venue for 2013 Contrends Awards — BB King Blues Club & Grille Times Square

April 12, 2013 by 3 Comments

BBKing The ControlTrends Awards Steering Committee is delighted to announce the venue for the 2013 CTA Awards Presentation will be the fabulous BB King Blues Club and Grille located on 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, near Times Square.

The January 21st luncheon event is very near to Javits Convention Center and will be every bit as exciting and entertaining as the 2012 CTAs held at Eddie Deans Ranch House in Dallas.

Be sure to register for the ControlTrends Academy as soon as possible and participate in the nomination process for each category. The ControlTrends Community is invited to join the LinkedIn ControlTrends Awards Group to receive only the information related to the CTA Awards.

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Johnson Controls: See What’s Possible in Building Efficiency — The Boom Heard ‘Round the World

April 9, 2013 by 2 Comments

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Technology has had a profound effect on our lives and changed the way we do business, interact with one another, and the way we live. Where will the next great technology boom occur — Silicon Valley, Bangalore, or Eastern China?

It’s happening right now, here, and everywhere — with Building Efficiency! Stand-alone buildings, once inanimate objects are being transformed into thinking, sharing, organisms of energy and active participants in their own operation and management. Invest 2.32 minutes of your time to watch this super cool video The Boom Heard Around the World from Johnson Controls.

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Data Visualization: Overcome the Five Biggest Challenges of Big Data!

April 6, 2013 by 1 Comment

5_BigData This excerpt from SAS Visual Analytics explains in great detail how Data Visualization is becoming an increasingly important component of analytics in the age of big data:

“Big data is set to offer companies tremendous insight. But with terabytes and petabytes of data pouring in to organizations today, traditional architectures and infrastructures are not up to the challenge. IT teams are burdened with ever-growing requests for data, ad hoc analyses and one-off reports. Decision makers become frustrated because it takes hours or days to get answers to questions, if at all. More users are expecting self-service access to information in a form they can easily understand and share with others. [Read more...]

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Episode 6: ControlTalk NOW

March 24, 2013 by 1 Comment

This episode of ControlTalk NOW is brought to you by Belimo Air Controls, Danbury, CT and the Belimo Group, which posted a 6.9% increase in 2012 global sales.

People and Organizations in the News:
National Comfort Institute (NCI) is a premiere HVAC Contractor Resource providing airflow and combustion diagnostics, training, equipment, and consulting to HVAC Contractors around [Read more...]

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Kesaya Industry Alert: Avoiding the 7 Deadly Sins of IT Security

March 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment

For those ControlTrends Community members who read Lynxspring’s Marc Petock’s article on IT Security and the pitfalls of “Security Through Obscurity,” here is more insight from Kesaya and Enterprise Management Associates.

Security is full of assumptions. Organizations think they’re covered, that their networks are safe, systems are updated and that their critical data is protected. In actuality, assumptions are dangerous, taking administrators off their guard while making users complacent. You could even say that assumptions are sinful, causing actions and reactions that put organizations, data and users at risk. We asked Scott Crawford, managing research director for analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), to identify the Seven Deadly Sins of IT security and how organizations can avoid these pitfalls.

Deadly Sin #1: Ignorance
“Prevention is more important than detection.”
Crawford says that there is no sin greater than thinking you can prevent security threats from breaking into your IT environment. Organizations need to recognize that they have already been penetrated, and malicious code [Read more...]

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National Comfort Institute, Inc: Another Great Contractor Resource in the HVAC Industry

March 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment

NCIclearlogo National Comfort Institute, Inc. is the leader in HVAC diagnostics for both air flow and combustion related topics. We provide training, equipment and consultation to HVAC contractors around the world so they can provide more comfortable and energy efficient homes and offices.

Mission: National Comfort Institute (NCI) created and continues to develop [Read more...]

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ASHRAE — Shaping Tomorrow’s Built Environment Today

March 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

logo_ashraeThe ControlTrends Community would like to recognize the significance and importance of ASHRAE and all of its members and give ASHRAE’s long and prolific history some well warranted attention.

We’re not proposing to petition Washington, DC, for a “HUG YOUR ENGINEER DAY” or anything, but it would be a good idea to reflect for a moment, to realize and put into perspective, just how important ASHRAE has been, and continues to be, in our cultural and economic development as a country and society, and how we in the HVAC Industry, in particular, benefit directly and indirectly from the collective efforts, longstanding professional bearing, and applied ASHRAE wisdom everyday. This blog is the first of ControlTrends’ ASHRAE series. [Read more...]

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Women in HVACR: Insight into Women in the HVACR Industry

March 18, 2013 by 4 Comments

womeninhvacr Women in HVACR is an organization designed to mentor and educate women on trends, technology and opportunity within the HVACR industry. Women in HVACR gives women at all stages of their career opportunities to network with other successful women within the industry from all over the country.

Additionally, Women in HVACR, was organized exclusively for educational purposes to further the growth of women in all areas of the HVACR industry, including technical, sales, management and ownership. It is our goal to provide our members with a variety of opportunities to network and develop in a professional environment. Women in HVACR holds it’s annual conference in conjuntion with Comfortech each year. [Read more...]

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Episode 4: ControlTalk NOW

March 10, 2013 by 2 Comments

This episode of ControlTalk NOW is brought to you by J2Innovations

J2 FIN Builder 2.7, now compatible with Niagara 3.7, was released this week featuring enhanced Floor Plan Builder and FQL Block Queries. FIN Builder combines efficient workflow with the latest UI technology. FIN Builder is a Magnificent Toolset specifically designed [Read more...]

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