Articles Tagged with ''Internet of Things (IoT)''

Acuity Brands, Inc.  announced that its subsidiary, Distech Controls, has signed an agreement with Cochrane Supply & Engineering, an industrial internet of things (IoT) distributor, to expand Distech Controls’ sales footprint in Michigan, Kentucky, and parts of Ohio.

Future Market Insights (FMI) delivers key insights on the commercial refrigeration systems market in its latest report. According to the report, the U.S. commercial refrigeration systems market is projected to expand at a healthy compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.2 percent in terms of value over the forecast period. 

The ZigBee Alliance, an association of companies creating, maintaining, and delivering open, global standards for the low-power wireless Internet of Things (IoT), and the Thread Group, an organization focused on making Thread the foundation for the IoT in the home and beyond, announced that multiple members of both organizations have demonstrated prototypes that run the ZigBee Alliance’s universal language for smart devices on Thread networks. 

With fast approaching energy regulations and increased competitive pressures, reducing energy consumption has never been more important for building managers.

The Ciqada platform consists of fully integrated hardware modules, secure web services, and mobile apps, allowing designers to add internet monitoring and control to new or existing products. 

This panel discussion will cover a broad range of building industry topics and provide perspectives on cybersecurity, advancements in IoT, electric grid connected buildings and the advancements of distributed energy resources, and how interoperability is enabling new solutions and the associated risks.

BACnet is introducing new features that will help facility managers to implement an Internet of Things (IoT) strategy for their facilities. IoT is important to facility managers as devices such as chillers, boilers, lights, fire alarm, security, and elevators come with network smarts onboard to monitor the health, status, and energy consumption through their front end software applications.