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Underground cooling towers and controls with graphics custom-designed to complement the facility engineers’ operational expectations? These are just two aspects of the Moscone Center’s expansion strategy to stand out and stand up to unusual demands.

Nidec Corporation completed the acquisition of Leroy-Somer and Control Techniques, Emerson Electric’s motors, drives, and electric power generation businesses.

Control Techniques, an Emerson Industrial Automation business, recently marked its 40th anniversary.

In this tale of setpoint sleuthing, the team at Slippery Rock University digs hard into the data to discover why and where the old BAS strategy was going wrong. See what the measurements and math turned up for various spaces in terms of culprits and recommendations.