Building owners across the globe are increasingly adopting building automation systems to tackle rising energy costs, according to a report from Frost & Sullivan. Opportunities for manufacturers will be particularly promising in the stabilizing economies of Brazil, China, Germany, India, Russia, and the United States due to high infrastructure spending.

As building automation and information technology converge, wireless technology is offering a range of benefits for commercial buildings, notes Navigant Research. According to a new report from the firm, shipments of wireless control nodes for commercial buildings will grow from 12.9 million in 2014 to 57.4 million by 2023.

Honeywell has announced Din-Mon energy meters — communicating submeters that easily integrate with the Building Automation Systems and help building owners and managers monitor, measure, and reduce energy costs. 

The EnOcean Alliance announced that it has defined a unified specification for remote commissioning of energy harvesting wireless devices in building automation systems to optimize and ease the control and configuration of building automation networks. 

The NEWS honors the 2014 Dealer Design Award winners in the Commercial Controls category.

ASHRAE has announced the availability of its newly published Guideline 13-2014, Specifying Building Automation Systems, which provide designers of building automation systems (BAS) with background information, recommendations for good practice, project considerations, and detailed discussion of design options.

Lynxspring announced that Frost & Sullivan has recognized the company with its 2014 North American Building Automation Systems Customer Value Leadership Award. Lynxspring said that it earned the award for its focus on client experience by providing a powerful, yet easy to use building automation system (BAS).

Automated Logic Corp. (ALC), a provider of building automation solutions, honored its top dealers during the company’s Annual Distribution Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. Environmental Control Solutions Inc. (ECSI), Springfield, Illinois, earned Dealer of the Year.

Grid Connect, a manufacturer and distributor of embedded networking products, announced that it is entering the Internet of Things industry with the launch of ConnectSense, a line of wireless sensors to automate homes and businesses.

ABB and Philips have announced a collaboration to simplify the integration of building automation and connected lighting systems for commercial buildings.