I am writing this column just after returning from BuilConn in Dallas. The haze of mega information is starting to clear and I want to tell you about one of the strong trends I saw at the show: wireless. It is here, it is now, and it will again change the shape of our industry. Approximately 10% to 15% of the folks at the conference were in the wireless industry. Wireless is cheaper, runs forever on batteries, can self-generate, and can organize itself into self-healing and repeating networks.
Let me provide you connection to some of the new thinking that will appear in building automation products in the near future. I was track leader for a session called "Wireless Networks: Has The Time Come?" The answer to that question was a resounding "Yes."