Grazie alle tecnologie wireless programmabili dirilevamento non invasivo, secondo Chiara Di Baldassarre,business development manager di All Data,anche gli impianti più vecchi si possonoammodernare More >

The Wireless Pneumatic Thermostat (WPT) retrofits existing pneumatic thermostats to deliver direct digital control (DDC) functionality in minutes. Compared with a cost of $2,500 or more per zone for implementing DDC systems, the WPT costs less than 20 percent as much, and it may be installed in under 20 minutes with More >

When you publish a magazine like the Chief Engineer, you get a lot of phone calls, letters and press releases from companies that want to tell you about their products or services in the hope that you’ll write a story about them. Most of the time, there really isn’t much contained in the information provided that we think our readers would enjoy knowing about. But every now and then someone shows us a new product that really excites us. Such was the case when Rich Silver, from G&O Thermal Supply Company in Chicago, stopped by our editorial offices to show us a new control technology from Cypress Envirosystems. More >

Beginning with Honeywell Sensing and Control presdient Beth Wozniak’s address at Sensors Expo in Chicago on June 10, and continuing with new Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) president Norm Gilsdorf’s inaugural address at the 2009 Honeywell Users Group Americas, was the clear message that HPS is a member of a much larger organization, and is taking advantage of that membership in a united One Honeywell to bring benefits to end users. Senior executives from Sensing and Control, Building Systems and LifeSafety were on hand to add knowledge and expertise to HPS’ message. More >

Il nome Cypress Envirosystems non è casuale e fa percepire con immediatezza attenzione all’ambiente e al risparmio energetico:non è un caso che la prima installazione in Italia sia stata fatta in un impianto di depurazione acque, non è un caso che la missione della società sia fornire soluzioni per il Risparmio Energetico e per l’Incremento della Produttività. More >

Device Honored for Enabling Smart Grid Auto Demand Response for County of Santa Clara Buildings SAN JOSE, Calif., June 23, 2009 - Cypress Envirosystems, a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:CY), today announced that its Wireless Pneumatic Thermostat (WPT) has won in the Smart Devices category at the fifth annual Buildy Awards. The WPT was nominated for its implementation in buildings for the County of Santa Clara, California. The majority of commercial buildings in use today have stand-alone pneumatic thermostats that require manual operation. The WPT brings “smart” communication to these thermostats via a non-disruptive installation in under 20 minutes, providing an automated method to cut air-conditioning or heating during peak periods. This relieves strain on the electrical grid and reduces demand during periods of high usage – a key goal of Smart Grid implementation. More >

The ConnectivityWeek 2009 Expo is an interesting collection of exhibitors. The idea of this tour is to quickly convey the basic offerings at these exhibits and how they might relate to managing energy consumption in your commercial spaces. At its core, the conference is about connectivity in buildings. I talked with most of the vendors with products in the intelligent-building category. These brief notes are in no particular order. There were many other exhibitors, ranging from electric car charging stations to power industry consulting firms, that I did not interview for this article. More >

One of our goals in the Corporate Facilities Services group at Genentech is to attain world-class operation. We particularly focus on continuous improvement of facilities and maintenance systems to reduce operating costs. Driving down these costs enables the company to allocate more funds for developing the product pipeline and achieving its mission of meeting unmet medical needs. More >

One of the goals of the Corporate Facilities Services group at Genentech is to operate a world-class facility. The primary focus for achieving this goal is continuous improvement of facilities and maintenance systems to reduce operating costs. By driving down operating costs, more funds can be allocated to developing the product pipeline and achieving the mission. More >

Whether social or physical our evolving building automation networks require the closest attention and need to be carefully nurtured to grow strong while incorporating every sustainable future possibility. Indeed, as Andy McMillan, president BACnet International, noted recently, celebrating past effort and current success is necessary but not sufficient in our rapidly changing world. “We also need to accelerate development in the BACnet community to address new requirements and accommodate new technologies. More >