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Carrier Introduces Comfurt Vu BACnet Thermostats

April 19, 2019

These thermostats offer control of a building’s heating and cooling equipment from inside a facility or from any BACnet-based building management system (BMS), including Carrier’s powerful i-Vu® building automation system.

Contractors Who Haven’t ‘Broken Into’ Smart Homes Are Missing Out

It’s time for the HVAC industry to stake its claim in home automation

Maria Taylor

April 15, 2019

Service vans that say “heating and cooling” are still a lot more prevalent than vans that tout “heating, cooling, and smart home.”

York’s contractor-dedicated app, which accompanies the Hx3 Smart Thermostat. - The ACHR News

Smart Homes Are Getting Smarter

Connected devices are learning to communicate with each other

Maria Taylor

April 8, 2019

Smart home technology is rapidly becoming commonplace, with 24 percent of American households owning a smart speaker in late 2018, per a study by Nielsen Holdings Inc.

Controlling the HVAC Controls

What to do when smart technology won’t work

Maria Taylor

April 8, 2019

What happens if the smart controls that tell a smart thermostat how to operate aren’t acting, well, very smart? Or the system won’t work with the Wi-Fi at a customer’s house?

Automated Logic Corp.: BACnet Thermostat

April 1, 2019

This product controls the HVAC system from inside a facility, or from any BACnet-compliant BMS, including the company’s WebCTRL® building automation system.

Savant Systems LLC: Home Control Remote

March 25, 2019

This remote now uses cloud-to-cloud integration with Resideo’s Honeywell Home T Series Smart Thermostats.

Eneco East and Johnson Controls Support Building Homes for Heroes

Eneco installed a donated York HVAC system in home for U.S. military veteran

March 7, 2019

Eneco East partnered with other local contractors and Building Homes for Heroes during a welcome home ceremony in New Bern, North Carolina, for Army Specialist Andrew Jones.

Balanced Air and Johnson Controls Support Building Homes for Heroes

Balanced Air installed a donated York HVAC system in home for U.S. military veteran

February 22, 2019

Balanced Air partnered with other local contractors and Building Homes for Heroes during a welcome home ceremony in Parrish, Florida, for USA Sergeant First Class Andrew Gonzalez. Throughout his service, Gonzalez suffered many injuries that have impacted his mobility. His injuries require specific modifications to his home in order to live safely and focus on his recovery.

Savant Announced Cloud-to-Cloud Integration With Resideo’s Honeywell Thermostats

Users can utilize one-touch or voice command features to adjust climate

February 22, 2019

Savant, a leader in smart home technology, has announced compatibility between their control platform and Resideo’s Honeywell Home T Series Smart Thermostats. This cloud-to-cloud integration includes voice control via Savant’s touchscreen Pro Remote and Pro 8 app.

Smart Thermostats Are Not Enough to Bring Residential HVAC Into the 21st Century

Available products still cannot affect air distribution across a building to adjust for hot or cold spots

Hamid Farzaneh

February 18, 2019

Thermostats have gotten seriously smart in the last decade. While they’re a great improvement over traditional thermostats, smart thermostats still cannot affect air distribution across a building to adjust for hot or cold spots, leaving a lot to be desired in terms of making the home a comfortable place.