Added to the WattNode® family is the WattNode BACnet® meter (MS/TP), which offers cost-effective energy and power metering for building automation communications protocols. The meters provide line-powered single- and three-phase wye or delta configurations up to 600 vac and 6,000A.

Modbus I/O modules for networkable and standalone monitoring and control applications deliver new and flexible I/O options to users and broaden the company’s I/O product range for contractors, systems integrators, end users, and OEMs.

In addition to the 10 AHR Expo Innovation Award winners highlighted in this issue, 31 other products have been recognized with honorable mentions in the same 10 product categories. The honorable mentions are listed here.

The KFC Yum! Center is home to the University of Louisville men’s and women’s basketball programs. Unique energy conservation approaches were incorporated into the HVAC systems, including enthalpy wheels for energy recovery and a high-tech building automation system for customizable control.

For the city of Merced, Calif., the objective was to help the city reduce its energy consumption while supporting local jobs by hiring local subcontractors to deliver the project.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced a new LEED® program for hospitals and other health care facilities. LEED for Healthcare goes beyond the LEED for New Construction rating system, combining it with strong elements of the Green Guide for Health Care.

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.

Designed to work with the APOGEE® BAS and BACnet programmable terminal equipment controllers (PTEC), the Series 2200 range of BAS CO2 room units include sensing-only and fully interactive models.

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

Taking environmental control to the next level, the large field of competitors in The NEWS’ eighth annual Dealer Design Awards’ Commercial Controls category examined the aspects they already controlled and added enhancements that further define what true temperature control on a large scale really means.