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Webinar: The Future of Building Automation and Control Systems, Q&A with Mike Newman
May 8th, 2015Is Cyber Security in Smart Buildings being taken Seriously Enough in the IoT Age?
May 4th, 2015Cooking Up “Protocol Soup” for the Building Internet of Things (BIoT)
Most of the column inches dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT) inevitably focus on consumer products. However last weeks’ acquisition of IoT pioneer Neul by Chinese mobile giant Huawei has shifted focus a little bit towards M2M / Industrial solutions. Huawei paid a reported $25m for Neul, who are a key contributor to the […]
Building Automation Prepares for the Building Internet of Things (BIoT)
Echelon recently released findings from an online survey showing that that majority of planners intend to integrate lighting, HVAC and security systems into a common platform. This was hardly a surprising finding and nor was the statement that almost half of building automation projects today involve legacy systems running multiple protocols from different vendors. The […]
The Transition to LED Lighting may Trigger a Cataclysmic Change in the Building Automation Industry
Andy McMillan, President of BacNet International shares his thoughts on the future of the building automation industry. What is Automation Armageddon all about? The transition to LED lighting may trigger a cataclysmic change in the way the building automation industry works. Historically, building controls applications have been HVAC-centric since that was the element of the […]