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Effective July 1, any person or contractor who replaces a mercury-containing thermostat in New York or Connecticut must deliver it to an appropriate collection site to be recycled.

The Luxaire® Acclimate™ Residential Communicating Control offers an intuitive interface and remote access, making installation and troubleshooting easy. 

The EcoWave™ occupancy-based wireless unitary HVAC controller can be installed as a stand-alone controller or networked with the ZigBee^®-based EcoSmart Intelligent Energy Management System for cloud-based total facility management. 

If done correctly, adding zoning services can be a worthwhile investment for HVAC contractors.

The JS Series BACnet thermostats have the power of a space-mounted equipment controller while measuring temperature and humidity, the company said. 

Commonwealth Edison Co. (ComEd) announced that it is partnering with Nest® Labs Inc. to offer up to $140 in rebates for customers who purchase a Nest Learning Thermostat™ and participate in its demand response program.

Compatible with most electric floor heating systems, the Signature Wi-Fi floor-heating thermostat offers remote access via free smartphone apps or a Web browser. 

ecobee announced it has received OpenADR 2.0b certification for its smart thermostat from the OpenADR Alliance, a nonprofit corporation that fosters the development, adoption, and compliance of the OpenADR smart grid standard.

The Zio^® product portfolio has expanded to include the Zio Lite wall module, which utilizes Sylk™ technology, making it easy for contractors to add peripheral devices to controllers, such as wall modules, sensors, actuators, and input and output (I/O) modules. 

The Great Lakes Mercury Collection Program is providing free mercury collection services to residents and businesses in the state of Michigan.