CHICAGO — LonMark^® Intl., a nonprofit international association recognized for the certification, education, and promotion of interoperability standards for control networking, announced the winners of its Best of the Year Awards for 2014. LonMark-certified products, people, and companies have served as the foundation for thousands of open, interoperable systems worldwide. These annual awards reflect the vision and innovation shared among the members of the LonMark community.

Categories and winners for 2014 include:

Multi-Vendor Project of the Year (Large): ISDE’s Ferroparque Building Project in Querétaro, México; Multi-Vendor Project of the Year (Small-repeatable): Engenuity Systems’ Small Box Energy project involving the Chameleon energy management solution; Certified Product of the Year: ThebenHTS’ PlanoCentro PCLON Presence Detectors; and Visionary of the Year: Christophe Orceau, founder of Streetlight.Vision, for his vital role in leading the LonMark street lighting initiative and for being a longtime supporter of LonMark International.

“Congratulations to the 2014 Award winners,” said Barry Haaser, executive director, LonMark Intl. “We are pleased to see industry innovation, leadership, and commitments involving the LonMark interoperability standard.”