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Administrators are now looking to their BAS to identify opportunities to reduce energy consumption as well as increase patient safety and satisfaction. 

The market for building energy management systems (BEMS) for small and medium-sized commercial buildings is expanding as building owners and managers demand more energy savings and easier ways to manage energy use in their facilities, notes Navigant Research.

Energy efficiency and renewable energy are key components of the EPA's Clean Power Plan, which aims to cut carbon pollution from power plants.

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

Although small and medium-sized commercial buildings represent a majority of buildings both in terms of number of buildings and square footage, they have not seen the same level of penetration of building energy management systems (BEMS) as larger facilities, notes Navigant Research. That is now changing.

Although energy management technology has been available for almost 20 years, the hospitality sector has been slow to adopt it, notes Navigant Research. That is beginning to change, as hotel operators look to improve financial performance at the property level despite a slow-moving economy.

The NEWS was very busy at the AHR Expo in New York City, visiting as many booths as possible in search of new products. Here is a comprehensive list of all the commercial controls products we found on the show floor.