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Quatrro Business Support Services, a provider of cloud-based business support services, announced it has formed a strategic partnership with GridPoint, an energy management solutions provider, to enable small and medium businesses (SMBs) to optimize energy savings and manage their energy spend efficiently.

Due to an increase in global policies promoting energy efficiency and skyrocketing health care costs, governments and organizations are examining the adoption of new technologies to monitor and control the energy use of health care spaces, notes Navigant Research.

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.

EnTouch Controls, a provider of energy management as a service (EMaaS), has introduced its Advanced Peak Energy Management service, which builds on its EnTouch360°™ platform, to enable restaurant and retail facilities to reduce monthly energy spending by curtailing the amount of energy used during peak demand hours.

Ecova, an energy and sustainability management company, has released a report with the results of its new survey on energy management systems (EMS). The report summarizes the findings from a survey of nearly 200 multi-site companies, across multiple industries, to better understand how companies select, manage, and maintain an EMS.

The following case studies illustrate how schools across the country are implementing different HVACR solutions to achieve these goals.

With dual temperature sensors and smart software, COOLNOMIX provides temperature control and reduces energy usage for refrigeration. 

On Controls, a provider of cloud-based smart home and commercial control solutions for professional installers, has announced the addition of Cool Automation to its Partners in Control cooperative program. The program was created to achieve seamless compatibility between the On Controls platform and an array of connected devices.

Honeywell announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Elster Division of Melrose Industries plc, a leading provider of thermal gas solutions for commercial, industrial, and residential heating systems and gas, water, and electricity meters, including smart meters and software and data analytics solutions, for about $5.1 billion.

KMC Controls, a leader in building automation systems, was awarded the Best Intelligent Building Technology Innovation Award at the 2015 Realcomm IBCon conference in San Antonio for its KMC Commander™.