Telkonet Inc., developer of the EcoSmart energy management system, has signed a strategic partnership with Islandaire, one of the nation’s largest packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC) manufacturers for the hospitality industry.
GE Lighting and Trane, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, have announced a new way for building owners to control the largest consumers of energy in commercial buildings — HVAC and lighting — with a combined solution for energy management.
A tradeoff has always existed between the water temperature at which hydronic heat emitters are sized and their cost. The higher the supply water temperature assumed by the designer, the smaller the required heat emitters and the lower their installed cost.
Industrial energy management systems (IEMSs) are evolving quickly to help industrial facilities minimize energy use while still meeting the demands of production. According to a new report from Navigant Research, annual revenue from IEMSs will reach $22.5 billion in 2020, essentially doubling their 2013 level.
Utilities and vendors of building energy management systems (BEMS) increasingly find themselves with interlocking interests, and they are looking to each other to solve some of their most pressing issues, notes Navigant Research.
Proliphix Inc. has announced the availability of new hardware and services designed to make intelligent energy management easier and more affordable for small to medium-sized enterprises, including multi-site retailers, branch banks, and educational institutions.
Ingersoll Rand announced that it is offering home automation technology including the Nexia™ Home Intelligence System to the 20 international teams participating in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013, set for Oct. 3-13, in Irvine Park, Calif.
IDC Energy Insights has announced new preliminary survey data indicating that 50 percent of building owner respondents reported that they currently use smart building technologies. Another 33 percent stated they would be using smart building technologies in the next six months to a year.