Articles Tagged with ''building technology''

In the U.S., smart thermostat makers market directly to end users, but, in Europe, it’s the utilities that are marketing these products.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) revealed the first-round winners of Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL’s) crowdsourcing competition to advance innovative building technology ideas, and announced a new open innovation program between ORNL and four industry partners.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming a widely recognized option in the residential HVAC market, and while the residential market garners many of the headlines, the commercial IoT market is taking shape, as well.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched its new Buildings Crowdsourcing Community website. Administered by DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the site, http://buildings.ideascale.com, is designed to help technology innovators collect, share, and evaluate ideas about next-generation building technologies.

Robert Bosch North America Corp. has acquired Climatec LLC, a leading provider of energy efficiency, building automation, security, and life-safety solutions for the U.S. market. Headquartered in Phoenix, Climatec generated sales of $170 million in 2013.

Carrier and the Governate of the Vatican City State have announced the start of the installation of a new HVAC system for the Sistine Chapel, specially designed to address the challenges of protecting Michelangelo’s masterpieces against deterioration.