Sometimes it does pay to sweat the small stuff. Data availability might vary depending simply on where you’re accessing it. Not only selection but placement of your sensors and transmitters can influence their effectiveness and response time. Bearing down on such details on the BMS side can yield long-term results for your cooling goals.
Properly selected automated controls to minimize chiller plant energy, power consumption, and the cost of operations are essential for overarching chiller plant performance.
Lynxspring Inc. announced the general availability of its new Onyxx™ BACnet to Haystack Data Pump. Haystack methodology utilizes tags and semantic data models to define and describe the meaning of data from smart devices of all types and enables software applications to automatically consume, analyze, and present data from devices and equipment systems.
Distech Controls has introduced the EC-Smart-Air, the latest addition to its Allure™ communicating sensor series. Designed for projects that require precise environmental sensing, the EC-Smart-Air is a three-in-one sensor, combining temperature, humidity, and CO2. Distech Controls says its latest offering allows for time and cost savings with a single device to be mounted, wired, and commissioned.
Generally, when we think about BAS or system integration projects, they are for larger projects such as schools, office buildings, and hospitals that are 50,000 sq ft or larger.
Trane is now offering its Air-Fi™ wireless technology for building controls. The company reports that Air-Fi wireless replaces the need for wired building controls, allowing installations to be completed quickly with less disruption to occupants in existing buildings, while also providing greater reliability, simplified installation, and more flexibility as building spaces change.
KMC Controls has announced the upcoming release of its new KMC Conquest™ BACnet® Router. The router is a key component of KMC's new Conquest line of BACnet direct digital controllers and appliances designed to connect building automation systems to the Internet of Things (IoT). The new suite of products provide system integrators and building owners with open, scalable, secure building automation solutions from a single building to enterprise-level installations.
The Australian Technology Park (ATP) in Sydney is a business and technology center intended to serve as an incubator for high-tech startups with the desire to bring research and commercial interests together in a symbiotic environment.