Control Freaks
By Thomas Hartman, PE
Two futures are possible for HVAC controls. One is exciting; the other not so much so. In the exciting scenario, controls rapidly evolve so that, in just a few years, building controls have extensive self-commissioning, self-tuning, self-diagnostic and correction, and even self-configuring features. HVAC systems simply require components to be connected together with a short list of parameters set, and the system takes off from there—notifying the commissioning agent, contractor, engineer, and/or operator if it is meeting its specified high-performance criteria, or, if it is not, what corrective steps are necessary.
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Why Autodesk BIM for MEP and Structural
Created to address the unique challenges of MEP and structural engineering professionals, this interactive eBook shows you how Autodesk® BIM solutions in Autodesk® Building Design Suite can help you create better buildings, gain project insight, and collaborate more effectively in order to support more informed design and construction decisions. Click here for more.
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Control Points
Echelon Corp. has released a suite of tools and products for building owners, specification writers, integrators, and energy-management application developers. The offerings will enable building professionals to integrate the world's leading devices, applications, and building-automation standards (LonWorks and BACnet), and thereby create energy-efficient buildings that are “grid-aware” and can respond to emerging grid requirements.
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Honeywell and Hawaiian Electric Co. in Honolulu are teaming up for a two-year pilot program to demonstrate how demand-response technology can help integrate more intermittent renewable energy to the electric grid. During the program, Hawaiian Electric will conduct a test of “fast demand-response” (fast DR) technology, which gives utilities and facilities tools to reduce demand within 10 min. of notification of a pending imbalance between supply and demand.
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Learn about Biophilia – the Future of Building Design – at the 2012 Carrier Global Engineering Conference
Robert F. Fox, Jr., AIA, partner at Cook+Fox Architects and Terrapin Bright Green, will define biophilia, the human interaction with buildings, at the 2012 Carrier Global Engineering Conference, scheduled for March 18-20. Mr. Fox will showcase how biophilia inspired the design of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Platinum Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park in New York City. www.2012GEC.com
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HPAC Engineering is proud to be a sponsor of Carrier's 2012 Global Engineering Conference. Join us in Las Vegas as some of the world's thought leaders come together to create a vision for the future.
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Control Specs
The Facility Prime native Apple iOS application for the APOGEE building-automation system (BAS) features customized screens to enable fast, convenient, mobile interaction with a multitude of facility conditions.
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The WattNode BACnet meter (MS/TP) is a cost-effective energy- and power-metering solution for building-automation systems requiring the BACnet communications protocol.
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The Building Portfolio energy-management system is a full-feature wireless system that offers energy-saving features for building owners and managers.
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Sponsored by Trane, the opening keynote event for Mechanical Systems Week 2012 will feature “Crossing the Generational Divide: Leveraging the Power of Generations for Your Strategic Advantage,” presented by Jason Dorsey, The Gen Y Guy.
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