Following the recent ratification of ZigBee Retail Services by the ZigBee Alliance, TRaC has announced the opening of its authorized test service for products intending to make use of the new functionality.
The BACnet committee has approved an update to BACnet/web services (WS) to better support more sophisticated needs such as the smart grid and energy management.
Bosch Thermotechnology has signed an agreement with Orca Energy, a leading geothermal utility provider, to jointly market a geothermal ground heat exchanger and equipment solution to developers, home builders, and new home buyers in the United States.
According to Brian Krebs, a blogger on security issues, the hackers that broke into Target’s computer network and stole millions of credit and debit card numbers gained access through the network credentials of an HVACR contractor.
The new high-efficiency heating and cooling system in the Sleeman Centre in downtown Guelph, Ontario, Canada is the first step toward building North America’s first city-wide district energy network, announced the city.
Ameresco Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Seldera has launched a new wireless tool to provide low-cost energy savings by adapting building consumption to occupant behaviors.
Despite the economic downturn, HVAC industry revenue from 2009 to 2014 increased at an annualized rate of 2.4 percent. With the positive developments now seen in the market, industry revenue is forecast to rise over the next five years, with significant growth in 2014.
The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced that it has named Jerry Yudelson as its president to accelerate growth of the nonprofit and further leverage its green building assessment tools, including the Green Globes® rating system, as it attempts to bring green building options to a larger audience.
Danfoss announced that Robert Wilkins, the company’s vice president public and industry affairs, has been elected by the members of the Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy to serve as its 2014 chairman of the board.
Lucid and Rainforest Automation have jointly announced the availability of an integrated, plug-and-play solution for monitoring real-time smart meter data. Lucid customers can now connect Rainforest’s ZigBee-enabled wireless gateway device with Lucid’s BuildingOS® to gain visibility into energy consumption.