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ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for Week Ending April 3, 2016

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ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for Week Ending April 3, 2016 features videos from RealComm’s thought leaders, Dwyer’s Smart Air Hood, and Contemporary Controls’ Sedona Application Editor. Belimo Ultrasonic Flow meter webinar, Ken Sinclair’s Automated Buildings’ April edition, and an evaluation of India’s most important issues by Sameer Pradhan. ControlTalk NOW video and audio coverage will resume next week.

RESTARERealComm Out of the Trenches March 2016. Want to find out what the thought leaders in Smart Buildings Real Estate are thinking? You have to check out RealComm IBcon 2016! As they prepare for the 2016 RealComm IBCon event to be held June 21-23 in Silicon Valley, you can get a taste for what to expect from the inaugural episode of OUT of the Trenches with Joe Rich from Tishman and Speyer and Tom Taddep from Kimco Reality.

DWYERAH21Dwyer’s SMART Air Hood™ — This Changes Everything. QUAD FLOW DESIGN TECHNOLOGY: A patent pending design based on controlling the circulating air patterns providing a more even air flow with minimal backpressure effects. The design results in an accuracy of 3% or better regardless of diffuser types. PREDICTIVE BALANCING: An industry first for airflow balancing, this patent pending process guides the balancing technician on setting the proper air flow values for each diffuser to fully optimize the HVAC system.

belimo_ultrasonicBelimo Webinar: Ultrasonic Flow Meter – The Right Solution for Accurate Measurement. Ultrasonic Flow Meter – The Right Solution for Accurate Measurement. During this 30 minute webinar you will learn about our new stand-alone flow meters that provide accurate and repeatable hot or chilled water flow measurement. Belimo’s inline flow meters are maintenance free and accurately measure flow rate to help offset building operation costs. Register NOW!

Ken_Sinclair_PhotoKen Sinclair’s April 2016 Automated Buildings Theme is “IoT Disruption Transforms and Opens Industry.” In his April 2016 Automated Buildings edition, Ken Sinclair, AB owner and editor, references the steady march of technical advances that have impacted our industry over the past 40 years to highlight his April theme “IoT Disruption Transforms and Opens Industry,” emphasizing that we must stay actively involved in the IT technologies because the next leg of the journey has just begun. Ken Sinclair: “Transforming and Opening the Industry is a journey, not a destination, and will require consistent and constant attention.

CC_sedona1Gain Knowledge of Contemporary Controls’ Sedona Application Editor (SAE) With SAE Videos. Contemporary Controls has produced three videos to help you better understand the functionality of SAE. The SAE allows for graphical development of control applications for Sedona devices such as Contemporary Controls’ BAScontrol20, 22 and BASremote, along with Sedona devices from other manufacturers. SAE is available free for download from Contemporary Controls’ website. Included with the download is a Sedona Virtual Machine (SVM) that runs on your PC.

Sameer_3Sameer Pradham — Automated Buildings Article: “Why BAS Projects in India Have a Trust Deficit?” This highly informative article was originally released in the April, 2016 edition of Automated Buildings. “Why BAS Projects in India Have a Trust Deficit?” By Sameer Pradhan, Director, ControlTrends India: India, as we all know, is an emerging economy, a large democracy with a well-capitalised central bank, a sound judiciary and a new government that has rolled out a significant number of attractive measures to make India a top investment destination. Many national initiatives such as Skill Development in India, Make in India, and Digital India are underway, but the demands of the on-going upgrading of our existing infrastructure coupled with the building of 100 new smart cities require additional resources.

Sameer Pradhan — Automated Buildings Article: “Why BAS Projects in India Have a Trust Deficit?”

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SP_CTAThis highly informative article was originally released in the April, 2016 edition of Automated Buildings.

“Why BAS Projects in India Have a Trust Deficit?” By Sameer Pradhan, Director, ControlTrends India: India, as we all know, is an emerging economy, a large democracy with a well-capitalised central bank, a sound judiciary and a new government that has rolled out a significant number of attractive measures to make India a top investment destination.

Many national initiatives such as Skill Development in India, Make in India, and Digital India are underway, but the demands of the on-going upgrading of our existing infrastructure coupled with the building of 100 new smart cities require additional resources. A large aspect of what ControlTrends India can help to do — is facilitate the escalating convergence of people, technology, and products on to the larger canvas of the HVAC and building controls industry.

Our intentions are to make ControlTrends India the ideal platform to expand one’s own knowledge base, whether they are a student, controls professional, systems integrator, consulting engineer and specifier, as well as end users. We will endeavor to provide relevant product demonstrations, training videos, technical blogs, and news about the latest trends in the building automation and controls industry.

Another serious ControlTrends India objective, in consideration of the booming development of the Commercial Real Estate and Manufacturing sectors, is to attract and facilitate North American manufacturers to establish brick and mortar operations here on Indian soil.

ACREX 2016: First Steps and Key Findings

It was our privilege to interview and interact with prominent Industry members, specifiers, and decision makers on the sidelines of the ACREX 2016, South Asia’s 3rd largest HVAC & R exhibition, held by ISHRAE (Indian Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air conditioning Engineers), at Mumbai, in February 2016. There were a couple of predominant sentiments echoing through most of our interactions. The first being that India is welcoming and embracing emerging trends in HVAC and building controls from the West with Open, Inter-operable and Cyber Secured features that provide Data, Analytics, and Edge-to-Enterprise solutions from the Internet of Things (IoT)

The second reverberating sentiment was the huge “trust deficit” in the implementation of a BAS system, which won’t likely deliver what it promises. Ironically, a young and technically oriented nation like India, the world’s 3rd largest smartphone user and a country well on its way to digitaliising its infrastructure in the form of Smart Cities, is, on the surface, struggling to cope with the successful implementations of basic BAS systems.

This is largely due to lack of information, awareness, and knowledge — and the infamous Indian penchant for “Jugaad”. (“Jugaad” is a colloquial Hindi word that means an innovative fix or a simple work-around, used for solutions that bend rules). Although BAS has been around for the past three decades, it’s users haven’t yet reaped the basic benefits of energy efficiency and manpower optimisation.

Why BAS Projects in India have a Trust Deficit?

Control Solutions, Inc BAS projects today, are plagued by poor coordination of Agencies, poor equipment specification and selection, shoddy installation practices, insufficient time for proper commissioning, and the subsequent failure to meet completion dates. No one fully understands or commits to the intent of the complete project. Furthermore, proposed value-engineering and cost savings (caused by unrealistic budgets) result in an “untenable project.” In this sort of a project, compromises are made, leaving some equipment out of the commissioning process as “minor defects” to get the project to substantial completion.

There is no time for pre-commissioning checks prior to power being turned on. The contractor connects his laptop to the system and hopes to be able to immediately demonstrate the sequence of operation. No need or time for that silly calibration step! In most cases. the contractor is unable to even see the majority of the controllers on the network due to poor installation of electrical equipment by others. Other equipment, such as the variable speed drives (an absolute guarantee that network communications are going to fail) creates noise in the data communications network. Then, there are also the network wiring faults, improper grounding, poor connections, inexperienced and untrained technicians, and commissioning engineers at work.

ControlTrends India – The Genie in the Bottle!

ControlTrends India will serve as the first dedicated building controls community media source to weave thought leaders, building owners and tenants, specifiers, architects, contractors, system integrators, controls manufacturers, aspiring building controls engineers, and professionals into a common ecosystem with a common goal – to Stay in Control!

ControlTrends India was launched during the ControlTrends 2015 Awards, on the eve of the AHR Expo 2016, in Orlando, Florida.

ControlTrends India’s charter mission is to be the premiere source of industry knowledge, product information, training opportunities, professional networking, business opportunities, upcoming industry events, and a current fulcrum for other resources vital to the HVAC and Building Automation professional at every level and stage in their career.

We welcome you to join the ControlTrends India community today. Visit us at www.controltrends.in and subscribe and stay tuned for much more!

Ken Sinclair’s April 2016 Automated Buildings Theme is “IoT Disruption Transforms and Opens Industry”

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Ken_Sinclair_Photo In his April 2016 Automated Buildings edition, Ken Sinclair, AB owner and editor, references the steady march of technical advances that have impacted our industry over the past 40 years to highlight his April theme “IoT Disruption Transforms and Opens Industry,” emphasizing that we must stay actively involved in the IT technologies because the next leg of the journey has just begun. Ken Sinclair: “Transforming and Opening the Industry is a journey, not a destination, and will require consistent and constant attention. Our contributing editor Therese has described our April issue as something about open source being a friction-reducer mixed into the IoT/Smart Building super collider,……very descriptive for sure.

Especially the IoT/Smart Building super collider. This is so much like the DDC revolution in the 1980s, Opening to BACnet movement in 1990s, going online with Open Internet in the 2000s, sticking our heads in the clouds in 2010s. Now the data is moving to the edge coupled with open source cloud thinking which is Transforming and Opening our Industry.”

Click here for the complete editorial.

April Articles

IoT Uprising or IoT Revolution? Dr. Michael Georgescu, Ecorithm

Open, What Does It Really Mean? Fred Gordy, Intelligent Buildings LLC.

Open Source is the New Marketing, Therese Sullivan, BuildingContext Ltd

ControlTrends India, Sameer Pradhan, ControlTrends India

A Need to Refine Business, Allan McHale, Memoori

Systems Integrators, Louis-Nicolas Hamer, Soljit

The Extinction of the Craftsman, Todd A. Finnegan, ACS Services, LLC

Constructing Construction Specifications, Jim Sinopoli, Smart Buildings LLC

ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for Week Ending March 20, 2016

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ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for week ending March 20, 2016 includes RedLINK E-Learning from Honeywell; FIN Stack Webinar from J2 Innovation; White Paper and E-Zine release from Project Haystack; BAS Control PUB Talk with EasyIO’s Mike Marston; Josh Bradshaw’s Silicon Valley Smart Buildings coverage; 2015 ControlTrends Awards Red Carpet interviews and Hans Kranz’s Hall of Fame induction; and a guest interview with OpenBMCS General Manager Chris Schneider from Australia.

HWEHoneywell E-Learning: Next RedLINK Tool. Free, Live Product Training! Join us to learn about the solution HVAC installers have been asking for. The Honeywell Equipment Remote Module (ERM) is designed for use whenever it’s too costly or time-consuming to run wires from a condensing unit or boiler to control devices. The ERM eliminates wiring needs and assists in the connection of hard to access pieces of equipment, making it ideal for most installations.

FIN2J2 Innovations: Bringing Equipment and Points from Niagara into FIN Stack! This week’s video focuses on just how quick and easy it is to bring data from a Niagara station into your FIN Stack server. The video starts off by demonstrating how to connect Niagara to FINStack, using the nHaystackService (Niagara) and Haystack Connector (FIN Stack). Once the connection is established, bringing the data into FIN Stack is simple. How it works: By utilizing the ‘Add Haystack Equip’ tool within the Haystack Connector, you can select multiple equipment folders from their Niagara Station to become haystack equipment.

Project HaystackNew White Paper and E-Zine from Project Haystack. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! New White Paper and E-Zine from Project Haystack Discuss the Benefits and Value of Tagging and Semantic Modeling for Today’s Smart Buildings and the Internet of Things. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, March 15, 2016 — The Project Haystack Organization (www.project-haystack.org), a collaborative open-source community addressing the challenges of utilizing tagging and semantic modeling to streamline the interchange of data among smart devices and software applications, today announced two new publications supporting the organization’s work.

Red Carpet2015 ControlTrends Awards Red Carpet Interviews (Caution: Superstars and Super Heroes Entering Stage Right). Great ControlTrends Awards interviews with Ken Sinclair, Automated Buildings and Brad White, SES Engineering, discuss the Young Guns Awards (Climate Superheroes), the AHR EXPO Industry Service Award, the global growth of ControlTrends Community and Hans Kranz’s Hall of Fame induction; along with interviews with Johan Schakenraad, CEO, EasyIO Europe; Allion and Scott Cochrane, Cochrane Supply; Alerton’s Amy Doran and Kevin Callahan; BASSG’s Alper Uzmezler; McKinney’s Leroy Walden; Jason Briggs from J2 Innovation; Siemens’ Josh Felperin; Thermokon’s David Alliband; Chris Lane and Dimitri Papadopoulos from Johnson Controls (Congratulations on Facility Explorer’s 10 Year Anniversary); John and James Donahue from Control Consultants, Inc.; and Blue Ridge Technologies’ Bill Dunkleberger.

JYoungSmart Buildings: Silicon Valley Delivers Data-Driven Office Space. A new friend, Josh Bradshaw is worth paying attention to. Josh is a technology enthusiast and visionary. He coined the phrase “Don’t Work for Technology; Make Technology Work for You.” Check out his website WorkTechWork to get an idea just how broad his coverage of technology is, and how it is effecting us now and will in the future. Josh recently co-chaired a Smart Buildings Event with Jim Young, RealComm/Ibcon for the movers and shakers in Silicon Valley. As you can see from the video, some great perspectives and dialogue. Nice job Josh and Jim!

ChrisControlTalk NOW guest Chris Schneider, General Manager, OpenBMCS. From sunny down under, Chris’ tells us about his latest focus, which is about producing a video support package for the OpenBMCS software package — a fully web based building automation head-end to manage everything about your Sedona site: graphical front end, programming, alarming, trending, and controller management. This step by step video guide walks you through installing a system, adding a new controller, and an in-depth review of the alarming package. OpenBCMS has recently launched two new modules, which can be added through their website: Tenant Billing and Maintenance Log. Visit OpenBMCS now to see more!

MikeEpisode 3: Mike Marston’s BAS Control Pub Talk with Brian Anderson. What do Jimi Hendricks, Mad Mike Marston, and saving energy have in Common? They all know Brian Anderson from Commtech Asia. On this episode of BAS Control Pub Talk with Mike Marston, Mike introduces us to the fascinating Brian, as they talk controls, rock and roll, and check out chicks in Thailand. Here is a bit of Brian’s history: Brian left school at 16 in 1961 and became a drummer in many several rock bands, playing rock an roll for over 2 decades. To put this in perspective 1961 was the year that Mike was born. Mike, how come Brian looks so young? Speaks well of the after effects of over 20 years of S__, D__-s, and Rock and Roll.

HansHans Kranz, Fabled Controls Wizard from Landstule, Germany, Inducted into ControlTrends 2015 Hall of Fame. Perhaps the greatest highlight moment of the 2015 ControlTrends Awards was the special pleasure of watching Automated Buildings’ editor and owner, Ken Sinclair, induct Hans R. Kranz into the ControlTrends Hall of Fame. Hans’ incredible sixty year career in the HVAC industry began at the age of 14, and progressed with one achievement after another, becoming known as the father of Standard BACS Functions. Hans has served on the Presidial Board of DIN (German Standardization Institute), is a member of the DKE (German Electrotechnical Commission) and the VDI (Association of German Engineers with 150,000 members). For more on Hans Kranz’s outstanding life achievements and biography, please see below.

2015 ControlTrends Awards Red Carpet Interviews (Caution: Superstars and Super Heroes Entering Stage Right and Stage Left)

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2015 ControlTrends Awards Red Carpet Interviews (Caution: Superstars and Super Heroes Entering Stage Right). Great ControlTrends Awards interviews with Ken Sinclair, Automated Buildings and Brad White, SES Engineering, discuss the Young Guns Awards (Climate Superheroes), the AHR EXPO Industry Service Award, the global growth of ControlTrends Community and Hans Kranz’s Hall of Fame induction; along with interviews with Johan Schakenraad, CEO, EasyIO Europe; Allison and Scott Cochrane, Cochrane Supply; Alerton’s Amy Doran and Kevin Callahan; BASSG’s Alper Uzmezler; McKinney’s Leroy Walden; Jason Briggs from J2 Innovation; Siemens’ Josh Felperin; Thermokon’s David Alliband; Chris Lane and Dimitri Papadopoulos from Johnson Controls (Congratulations on Facility Explorer’s 10 Year Anniversary); John and James Donahue from Control Consultants, Inc.; and Blue Ridge Technologies’ Bill Dunkleberger.

ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for Week Ending March 13, 2016

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ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for week ending March 13, 2016 does a hasty review of Week Ending March 6th and features special guest Ken Sinclair, owner and editor of Automated Buildings, who talks about this month’s theme — Project-Haystack Open for Mashing, and Johnson Controls’ Whitepaper: Changing Demographics in the HVACR Industry. Six ControlTrends Award Winner videos; Lynxspring and Belimo webinars; and the March TridiumTalk.

BTL_EASYIOEasyIO FG-32+ BACnet Listing Update and EasyStack Training — March 2016 in Melbourne and Sydney. MC Cheah, Senior Development Engineer at EasyIO was delighted to announce that EasyIO received official confirmation from BTL that the FG-32+ passed the BTL test with 100% results and the FG-32+ and the FG-20+ will be listed on the BTL website in the very near future.

KMC_EASY2KMC Controls — The Next Generation of Building Automation — Training Opportunities. March 1, 2016: Take Advantage of the Latest Training Availability from KMC Controls! Visit the KMC Controls Partner Portal to sign up for KMC training in New Paris, IN. Current course offerings include: TotalControl™ with KMC Connect™: Course Description: The objective of this 5-day course is to provide instruction on the installation, integration, and operation of KMC Conquest hardware using KMC Connect Lite™, KMC Connect™, and TotalControl™ software.

Best Tech Support Small2015 ControlTrends Award Highlight: Patrick Dumas of Viconics Wins Best Technical Support Person Small Manufacturer. Patrick is a Senior Technical Support Representative at Viconics (Schneider Electric) Canada. Viconics Technologies Inc. headquartered in Montreal, Canada was founded 30 years ago in the field of industrial process controls. Viconics quickly became a leader in embedded micro controller-based technology and developed factory programmed, field-configurable stand-alone PI wall mounted temperature controllers. Congratulations once again, Patrick!

Best Tech Support Large2015 ControlTrends Awards Highlight: John Hutchey, Honeywell Wins Best Technical Support Person Large Manufacturer. As a Product Support Specialist at Honeywell John’s role involves supporting channel partners in sales, design, and commissioning of open-system projects, and his primary focus is supporting contractors to insure successful integrations on the Niagara platforms. Congratulations John!

Ken FeaturedControlTalk NOW featured guest Ken Sinclair, who discusses his March, 2016 Release: “Project-Haystack Open for Mashing.” March, 2016’s edition gives recognition and congratulates Project-Haystack and the Sedona Community by featuring the E-zine launch of Project-Haystack Connections, a seminal work by Therese Sullivan, and Ken’s Open Sedona Evolution editorial. In Ken’s own words: “We are extremely pleased to deliver to you Project-Haystack’s new e-zine “Connections” as a supplement/insert to our March issue.

Ken_Sinclair_PhotoKen Sinclair’s Automated Buildings March, 2016 Release: “Project-Haystack Open for Mashing.” In his March 2016 edition, Ken Sinclair, owner and editor of Automated Buildings, gives recognition and congratulates Project-Haystack and the Sedona Community in meaningful ways featuring the E-zine launch of Project-Haystack Connections, a seminal work by Therese Sullivan, and Ken’s Open Sedona Evolution editorial. In the words of Ken Sinclair: “We are extremely pleased to deliver to you Project-Haystack’s new e-zine “Connections” as a supplement/insert to our March issue. We have been involved with the project from its inception and are proud and pleased to have the honor of helping present this first issue. This issue provides an amazing overview of the achievement and resource collection in place today.”

CTI_1ControlTrends India Interview with Pankaj Dharkar at ACREX 2016 Mumbai. Direct from ACREX 2016, Sameer Pradhan, Director ControlTrends India, interviews the venerated Pankaj Dharkar, founder of Pankaj Dharkar & Associates, and ex-President of Indian Society Of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE). Pankaj Dharkar, a legend in HVAC and Building engineering, a smart city visionary and front leader for Fire & Security Association of India (FSAI), in an exclusive interview with Sameer Pradhan, talked about his active role in forming and nurturing several societies aimed towards Safety, Security and Building services.

DGLUX5_1DG Logik’s DGLux5 Takes Data Center Infrastructure Management to a New Level. DGLogik’s Modern Toolsets: One Workspace. Data-Driven. All Yours. Create a first-class application that will take your Data Center Infrastructure Management solution to a whole new level. With DGLux5, users can quickly identify problems, find out where to investigate and make faster, well-informed decisions to cut costs, save time and manage large amounts of data more efficiently.

PID2015 ControlTrends Awards Highlight: The PID Award. Watch as the electrifying Roger Rebennack, winner of the first ever ControlTrends PID Award, presents the 2015 ControlTrends PID Award to Mike Marston from EASY IO, and Honeywell’s Larry Andriunas. Larry and Mike were recognized by the Global ControlTrends community for their Passion, Integrity and Dedication. Congratulations, and thanks for making our Smart Buildings and Building Automation Controls Industry better.

Ed2015 ControlTrends Award Highlight: Ed Merwin Receives The Coveted Petock Award. Congratulations to Ed Merwin, from Tridium, who received the 2015 Petock Award. The Petock Award is named for smart buildings industry pioneer and veteran Marc Petock. In addition to his business success, Marc is known for giving to and helping others make themselves and our Industry better. It is in this spirit that the Petock Award was created. Great job Ed! You are very deserving of this honor!

Big Pappi2015 ControlTrends Award Highlight: The System Integrator of the Year. Congratulations to Hepta Control Systems and Automation Integrated, co-winners of the 2015 ControlTrends System Integrator of the Year Award. Hepta Control Systems and Automation Integrated were voted by the global ControlTrends Community for their outstanding work in the HVAC and Smart Building and Building Automation Controls Industry.

Screen Shot 2015-07-15 at 10.14.31 AMMarch’s TridiumTalk: What Can Intelligent Alarming Do for You? Find out through a live demo in this month’s TridiumTalk. You won’t want to miss our next TridiumTalk, “Intelligent Alarming with the Niagara Analytics Framework.” Join Sales Engineer Ross Schwalm for a live demo to learn how to capture real-time data, and build and manage intelligent alarms. The Niagara Analytics Framework is purposefully designed for the Internet of Things (IoT) — turning data into actionable information and enabling faster, smarter business decisions. Register today!

VOYsmall2015 ControlTrends Award Highlight: ACI Wins Vendor of the Year — Small Manufacturer. Since its founding in 1991, ACI has been dedicated to excellence and has grown from seven employees to over 170 quality individuals, and has facilities that total over 78,000 square feet, with global offices in Hong Kong, and China. ACI’s products include temperature, relative humidity, current, pressure, gas and wireless related sensors. ACI has maintained its deep commitment to its core values: service, integrity, pride, and loyalty — and it has paid off handsomely, well done ACI!

Screen Shot 2015-08-12 at 9.43.48 AM30 Minutes with Lynxspring – The New BACnet to Haystack Data Pump. The next “30 Minutes with Lynxspring”, our monthly webinar series featuring Lynxspring subject-matter experts and special guests, is scheduled for Wednesday, March 16th at 12:00 PM CDT. March’s “30 Minutes with Lynxspring” will look at our new BACnet to Haystack Data Pump. With the number of and variety of equipment, sensors, devices and building automation systems that are available to connect to, the amount of building data available has increased considerably.

lars2015 ControlTrends Awards Highlight: Belimo Wins Vendor of the Year Large Manufacturer. Belimo is a listed technology company with a staff of close to 1400 worldwide. Belimo has developed, manufactured, and distributed electric actuators for air dampers and valve technology for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems since 1975. With thier comprehensive range of products, Belimo has become world leaders in this specific market. Congratulations once again to Belimo, winner of the 2015 ControlTrends Vendor of the Year Large Manufacturer!
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EagleBelimo Fire & Smoke Product Release and Essential Retrofit Applications Webinar. Fire & Smoke Product Release and Essential Retrofit Applications. In this webinar, you will learn why the new Belimo FSAF A Series of Fire & Smoke actuators are the perfect retrofit solution. The discussion will provide information on key applications and about the optimized functionality that provides maximum safety. Join Us on Wednesday, March 23 at 1:00 EST. Click here to register.

Jason2015 ControlTrends Award Highlight: Jason Briggs Wins Executive of the Year Small Manufacturer. Congratulations to Jason Briggs from J2 Innovations. Jason was awarded the 2015 Executive of the Year Award by the global ControlTrends Community. J2 Innovations is an emerging software and technology company specializing in the human experience as it relates to smart devices. FIN (Fluid Integration) framework is the core enabling technology for creating software solutions ranging from device programming to enterprise visualization.

lars2015 ControlTrends Awards Highlight: Lars van der Haegen Wins Executive of the Year Large Manufacturer. Congratulations to Lars van der Haegen from Belimo. Lars van der Haegen has been the President of Belimo Americas and Member of the Executive Committee since November, 2010. Prior to that, he was employed by Belimo in various positions since 2000. Lars van der Haegen has a strong HVAC application and industry knowledge paired with master degrees in business from Columbia Business School in New York and the London Business School. Accepting the Award, on Lars’ behalf, is Gary Weber, an Industry great in his own right.

JCI_51Johnson Controls’ White Paper: Changing Demographics in the HVACR Industry. ControlTrends is delighted to present this Johnson Controls’ white paper written by Renee Joseph entitled “Elevating the HVACR industry: Promoting exciting careers to diverse prospects can help address staffing shortages.” This seminal piece is a profoundly informative and factual accounting that serves us all well — as the current State of the Union Address for our HVAC industry.

EventThe Changing Demographics in the HVACR and Facility Management Workforce. The Changing Demographics in the HVACR and Facility Management Workforce. In this session, hear from seasoned industry experts, their perspectives on how the demographics have changed over the last ten years in the facility management and the HVACR industries. For example, there are now more women in the facility management and HVACR industry than there ever was before. The presentation will be on these stats and will describe the reasons for this demographic shift.

Ken Sinclair’s Automated Buildings March, 2016 Release: “Project-Haystack Open for Mashing”

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Ken_Sinclair_Photo In his March 2016 edition, Ken Sinclair, owner and editor of Automated Buildings, gives recognition and congratulates Project-Haystack and the Sedona Community in meaningful ways featuring the E-zine launch of Project-Haystack Connections, a seminal work by Therese Sullivan, and Ken’s Open Sedona Evolution editorial.

In the words of Ken Sinclair: “We are extremely pleased to deliver to you Project-Haystack’s new e-zine “Connections” as a supplement/insert to our March issue. We have been involved with the project from its inception and are proud and pleased to have the honor of helping present this first issue. This issue provides an amazing overview of the achievement and resource collection in place today.

In celebration of the first ever Connections magazine we have provided a March review entitled “How to Build a Haystack”, which is a brief history of Project-Haystack chronologically documented. Our March issue also speaks well to the rapid evolution now occurring in the Sedona community that is redefining open. These two communities are mashing and meshing well. In this review the history, the how, and why Sedona is leading a new generation of edge-devices that come tagged, preconfigured, and with a programmable control language.”

Other March Automated Buildings Articles Include:

Energy Analytics Controllers: Alper Üzmezler, BASSG LLC

Open Sedona Application Editor: Kirk Clousson, Contemporary Controls

Man vs Machine (Learning): Don Kasper, Ecorithm

What’s On Our Minds in 2016: Marc Petock, Lynxspring & Connexx Energy

Human-Embedded IoT: Eric Graham, CrowdComfort

“Building as a Service”: Allan McHale, Memoori

Device Web Connection: Cees Links, GreenPeak Technologies

Wireless LED Control: Matthias Kassner, EnOcean

Blowing In The Wind: Jim Sinopoli Smart Buildings LLC

ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for Week Ending February 7, 2016

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ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for week ending February 7, 2016 features interviews with Dr. Igor Mezic and John Norris of Ecorithm and Ken Sinclair, owner and editor of Automated Buildings, and Neptronic’s VP of Sales and Marketing, Luis Melgares, along with Andy McMillan’s presentation at the Connected Community Collaboration, a product update from Vykon. Of special note was the announcement of Sameer Pradhan as Director of ControlTrends India.

CTN 166- The Smart Buildings Video Cast- from Eric Stromquist on Vimeo.

ecorithm ControlTalk NOW interview with Dr. Igor Mezic, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor​, Co-Founder​ and John Morris, VP of Sales and Marketing of Ecorithm, a firm from Santa Barbara that is reshaping what it means to benchmark, showcase, and ensure occupant comfort, operational efficiency, and building health. Dr. Mezic is a world-renowned expert in the field of building energy efficiency. He is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). His major scientific contribution has been the development of operator-theoretic methods for analysis of complex dynamical systems, that led to a massive number of applications in “Big Data Dynamics” – a term he coined.

KSinKen Sinclair’s Automated Buildings February, 2016 Release: “Making it Mashable.” Ken Sinclair, owner and editor of Automated Buildings, applies the word mashable to the building automation world. Mashable, which the Urban Dictionary defines as “a term used to describe two or more online applications that work together and/or within each other.” February’s AB theme, “Making it Mashable,” addresses then, a very relevant concern — that as we sort through the maelstrom of exponential IoT technology impacting our industry, an industry that seeks optimality in every aspect of smart building control, data integration, and the maximum realization of energy and operational efficiencies — the question becomes, are we there yet? The technology certainly is, but our “mashability,” will ultimately answer yes or no for us.

N_Analytics1VYKON Integrated Analytics Available Now on JACE Hardware. Latest version 1.1 includes advanced data visualization module! VYKON Integrated Analytics broke new ground when it was introduced. This innovative product uses real-time analytics at the edge (device level) to harness the enormous power of the Internet of Things. Today, Niagara users are even better positioned to capitalize on the IoT data explosion. Niagara AX Supervisors and select JACE® controllers now feature the latest version of VYKON Integrated Analytics with advanced data visualization.

KanLLuis Melgares Details Neptronic’s New Multi-App Controller at 2016 AHR EXPO. Luis Melgares, VP of Sales and Marketing, updates the ControlTrends Community on Neptronic’s versatile Multi-App controller, able to provide stand-alone or networked control for all packaged AC RTUs, Heat Pump, Fan Coil Unit, and heating and cooling equipment applications, using a configuration set up with a greatly improved menu structure. No programming is required! Neptronic now manufactures the industry’s first Smart Duct Heater, which is networkable via BACnet and Modbus — a game-changing addition to their industry-leading portfolio of ball valves, actuators, and humidifiers.

Siemenststat2015 ControlTrends Awards Highlight: The Thermostat of the Year. Congratulations to Siemens. Their RDY 2000 Thermostat was voted the best commercial thermostat of the year by the global ControlTrends Community. The RDY 2000 can control conventional systems with up to three stages of heating and three stages of cooling, as well as heat pumps with up to two compressors and up to two stages of auxiliary heat. The RDY2000 also features outputs that control humidification/dehumidification equipment, maintain indoor air quality with optional CO2 sensor, and maximize energy savings with interface to economizer controls. Click here to see what makes the Siemens RDY 2000 so special.

Andy M Andy McMillan, president BACnet International (recently returned from China) opened the collaboratory discussions with an insight into how global transformation impacts all walks of life and summoned building automation professionals to be open, connected, collaborative, and receptive to transformation. As president of BACnet International, Andy works with users and suppliers to expand and enhance the BACnet community.

SP_CTA2ControlTrends Introduces Sameer Pradhan, Director of ControlTrends India. ControlTrends was excited to announce that ControlTrends India has been formed and was absolutely delighted to introduce Sameer Pradhan as Director of ControlTrends India. The announcement took place at the 2015 ControlTrends Awards held the evening before the start of the AHR Expo 2016, in Orlando Florida. The global ControlTrends Community, particularly those located in the India and Southeast Asia regions, will be greatly enriched by Sameer’s visionary leadership and executive capabilities. ControlTrends India’s website www.controltrends.in is now fully operational.

Ken Sinclair’s Automated Buildings February, 2016 Release: “Making it Mashable”

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Ken_Sinclair_PhotoKen Sinclair, owner and editor of Automated Buildings, applies the word mashable to the building automation world. Mashable, which the Urban Dictionary defines as “a term used to describe two or more online applications that work together and/or within each other.” February’s AB theme, “Making it Mashable,” addresses then, a very relevant concern — that as we sort through the maelstrom of exponential IoT technology impacting our industry, an industry that seeks optimality in every aspect of smart building control, data integration, and the maximum realization of energy and operational efficiencies — the question becomes, are we there yet? The technology certainly is, but our “mashability,” will ultimately answer yes or no for us.

Ken editorializes, “Our goal now is to achieve mashable integration of all our services and products. We need to create mashable pieces that will allow the creators of IoT gizmos and spimes to further create things never before imagined.” For complete editorial, click here.

List of February Articles:

Optimizing Automated Buildings, Matthew Higgins, Vibrantcy

The Future: BG or BS? Jack Mc Gowan, The Mc Gowan Group

IP Connectivity to IoT’s Edge, Brian Turner, Controlco

Building with Sunshine, Jim Sinopoli, Smart Buildings LLC

Crisis of Conscience, Therese Sullivan, BuildingContext Ltd

Smarter Buildings, Smarter Graphics, Heather Saxton, QA Graphics

Operating Cost Management Systems, Zach Denning, EnerDapt, Inc

Video Surveillance Needs New Strategies, Allan McHale, Memoori

ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for Week Ending January 3, 2016

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ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings VideoCast and Podcast for week ending January 3, 2016 welcomes the ControlTrends Community into 2016! Featuring an insightful interview with Automated Buildings’ Ken Sinclair and product information with Dwyer Instruments’ EWDP wireless differential pressure switch and Honeywell’s Smart Solution WEBs-AX Smart with N4. Therese Sullivan wraps things up with her interview with CONNEXX’s Anno Shelton — six ways to Smart Building Adoption. Happy New Year once again, and if you have any questions about the 2015 ControlTrends Awards, please email us at controltrends@gmail.com.

Ken_Sinclair_PhotoControlTalk NOW interview with Ken Sinclair, owner and editor of Automated Buildings.com. Ken Sinclair’s Automated Buildings January, 2016 Release: “Our Role in the Transformation.” In Ken Sinclair’s Automated Buildings January, 2016 Release: “Our Role in the Transformation,” we are reminded of the instrumental roles we each will play as stewards in this industry grown gray. Creating viable and working endowments of industry knowledge, is not just necessary to transition successfully with the avalanche of technology being introduced, but critical to HVAC and BAS future generations — finding and holding their participation rights in the IoT world to come.

DWYER_EWDP74Dwyer’s Series EWDP Wireless Communications Adjustable Differential Pressure Switch. The Dwyer Instruments SERIES EWDP Wireless Communication Adjustable Differential Pressure Switch uses EnOcean® wireless technology to monitor pressure, vacuum, and differential pressures. The dual scaled adjustment knob in inches of water column and pascals allows changes to the pressure set point to be made without a pressure gage. The battery-powered switch is equipped with radio module for frequencies of 902 MHz or 868 MHz.

Honeywell-WEBs-AXSmart Solutions for Intelligent Buildings — WEBs-AX from Honeywell. Smart Solutions for Intelligent Buildings — WEBs-AX from Honeywell is an open system building automation platform that allows you to connect all of your building’s systems rather than operate them independently – maximizing energy efficiency, reducing maintenance costs and giving you centralized control. Your Building, Only Smarter.

Therese.001Therese Sullivan Interviews CONNEXX Energy’s Anno Shelton: 6 New Routes to Market for Smart Building Technology. ix New Routes to Market for Smart Building Technology (by therese554). Anno Scholten, President of Connexx Energy, has had a very busy year extending his company’s ‘last mile’ energy solutions for Smart Grid and Smart Buildings. But, I caught up with him during the waning days of 2015 and asked him the existential questions on the minds of many in the industry. “You may feel that you keep hitting a brick wall trying to convince some customers to adopt data analytics strategies for better building performance. But, ‘take heart,’ the route to Smart Building success may be just around the next turn.”

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