Armstrong Fluid Technology announced that its Design Envelope (DE) 4380 Vertical In-Line pumps are now also available in stainless steel. Ideal for domestic water and light industrial use, the pumps are certified for safe drinking water systems to the NSF-61 and NSF-372 standards.

Innovative design allows engineering firm to adjust on the fly.

BAS integration has long fed our hopes for a future with greater building intelligence.

A funny thing happened on the way to the “Should ASHRAE Pursue A Net-Zero Standard?”  forum sponsored by ASHRAE TC 2.8 – Building Environmental Impacts & Sustainability.

Magnum Energy Solutions has introduced a new product for commercial building automation. The cBox or “CloudBox” is a gateway that enables self-powered, wireless devices to securely and efficiently communicate with Amazon Web Services (AWS) IoT. The cBox enables smart building control and the remote monitoring of devices, including Magnum’s OPUS lighting nodes, to connect, authenticate, and exchange critical data with AWS IoT using the M2M IoT protocol MQTT.

Metalaire has released its Non-Ducted Return Hood. The Model NDRH is intended to be a field added accessory to return grilles in non-ducted plenum applications. The company claims the model significantly reduces the amount of sound transmitted into or from the plenum and also functions as a light shield.

Since the early ’80s, building automation technology  (BAS) have played an integral role in engineers’ ability to aid facility owners and operators in achieving operational efficiency, dependable comfort, and lower energy costs. However, despite significant capital investments, often times the full potential of these systems is not realized, resulting in less than optimal building performance.

Larson Electronics has manufactured a hazardous location emergency exit light system equipped with a 90-minute battery backup ballast to allow operation when power is severed.

A proposal that would set lighting requirements for high-rise dwellings in the energy standard published by ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) is open for industry comment.