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Creating Commercial Comfort

Manufacturers produce smart products to increase comfort and connectivity in commercial spaces
Samantha Sine
Samantha Sine
December 4, 2017
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Technology continues to expand at an increasingly fast rate. As a result, HVAC manufacturers are adapting to this ongoing trend with technology-driven products that make commercial buildings smarter. These products allow buildings to better communicate with the building owner and HVAC contractor.
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Connected RTUs Take the Next Step

Smart rooftop units can monitor, adjust, detect, and diagnose indoor environmental conditions
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Joanna R. Turpin
October 2, 2017
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Often considered to be an affordable, reliable heating and/or cooling system for a variety of commercial buildings, the standard rooftop unit used to come with a basic thermostat that is limited to turning the system on or off. The advent of new controls has changed all of that by allowing rooftops to monitor operation, analyze conditions, and make real-time decisions that can optimize performance.
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High-performance Buildings Zero in on Zero-Net Energy

Cost remains a major obstacle
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Nicole Krawcke
September 25, 2017
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State and local regulations are driving new building construction as well as existing buildings to implement energy-efficient technologies in order to meet future carbon emissions reduction goals. These facilities, known as high-performance buildings, strive to deliver optimal efficiency, reliability, value, and comfort to tenants.
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Honeywell Intl. Inc.: BMS Service

August 21, 2017
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Combining advanced automation and data analytics, Outcome Based Service enables Honeywell service engineers to assess and scrutinize building assets around the clock, promoting the identification of anomalies and misconfigurations.


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High-performance Buildings Need a BAS

Comfort-based data collection is necessary to achieve optimal facility management
Joanna 2017
Joanna R. Turpin
July 17, 2017
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While modeling software is often used for the initial design of high-performance buildings, the on-going benchmarking, commissioning, and monitoring of these structures is usually the purview of a building automation systems (BAS).
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Profiles in High Performance

High-performance buildings exemplify the effectiveness of HVAC energy-efficiency retrofits
Joanna 2017
Joanna R. Turpin
July 17, 2017
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HVAC systems in commercial buildings consume a lot of energy, which is why many building owners and managers are looking at replacing their older, inefficient equipment with new high-performing systems.
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Johnson Controls Inc.: Equipment Controller

June 12, 2017
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SMART Equipment Controllers (SEC) use a smart mobile device interface, giving contractors, engineers, and building owners the flexibility to easily access their Johnson Controls water-to-air water-source heat pump controls through any Wi-Fi-enabled device on any internet browser.


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Johnson Controls Inc.: Building Automation

May 22, 2017
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The Metasys® 8.1 building automation system (BAS) features an easy-to-use interface that provides photo-realistic graphics for better visualization and faster troubleshooting. These graphics are created within Metasys and do not require any additional software or tools.


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Wind River: Cloud Infrastructure

March 27, 2017
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Titanium Control delivers the performance, availability, flexibility, and low latency needed to reduce capital and operating expenses as well as minimize unscheduled downtime for industrial applications and control services at any scale.


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