HVAC Controls
Johnson Controls & Tyco International Merge in Huge Inversion Deal
January 26th, 2016BAS Meets the Internet of Things, Creating the Future of Smart Buildings
October 2nd, 2015Building Automation Start-Up Ecovent closes $6.9 million Series A funding
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) start-up, Ecovent, announced this week that it has closed a $6.9 million Series A funding round led by Emerson Climate Technologies, and includes participation from Tamarisc and Blue Fog Capital. The Boston based firm produces intelligent home zoning systems designed to deliver room-by-room climate control. The company, established through a […]
Rethinking Small Commercial Building Automation
Smart building technology is revolutionising energy consumption in commercial buildings, a section of the urban environment that has habitually been the biggest contributor to “energy waste” and climate change. Well over 5 million commercial buildings in the US now incorporate smart technologies, which not only reduce energy consumption but also increase productivity, comfort and safety […]
Retail Buildings Provide Lucrative Market Opportunities for Big Data Software
The commercial building market is estimated to be one of the top five applications for Big Data. But the diversity of building types, wide range of sizes and complexities, single or multiple sites and ownerships ensures that one solution will not satisfy all needs. It is therefore imperative that before investing billions of dollars in […]
Lighting Controls Loose their Inferiority Complex
There is a discussion now taking place in the Smart Building business that the transition to LED lighting may trigger a change in the way connectivity is achieved in the Building Automation business as it morphs into the Building Internet of Things. The rationale goes that historically, integrated BAS services have been HVAC centric since […]
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