The EnOcean Alliance announced that it has signed up its 200th member company, NanoSense. NanoSense develops products using EnOcean and KNX technologies that regulate and optimize air quality inside buildings. Originally created in April 2008 by Distech Controls, EnOcean, Masco, MK Electric, Omnio, and Thermokon, the alliance now counts 200 members from 20 different countries.

With new construction still down, contractors who specialize in commercial controls can find more opportunities for their business by retrofitting existing buildings.

New technology in the HVAC industry stretches past equipment breakthroughs and component enhancements. Ancillary software and communication elements are often keys to making advanced heating and cooling solutions run correctly.

At the Iconics press conference, company president Russ Agrusa announced that the company wants to future-proof technology for building automation. He then announced Iconics’ new Genesis64 building automation suite.

A recent IMS Research report found that air waves in buildings are increasingly being filled with signals from building automation systems.

The market for commercial building automation systems is forecast to double over the next decade, increasing from $72.5 billion in 2011 to $146.4 billion by 2021, according to a new report from Pike Research.

Automated Logic has been selected by Silverstein Properties to provide the building automation system for 3 World Trade Center, located on Greenwich Street opposite the World Trade Center Memorial.