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FirstFuel Software announced that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has selected its Remote Building Analytics (RBA) platform to help drive energy efficiency savings and meet key energy reduction targets across its entire U.S. building portfolio.

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) buildingSMART alliance™ has announced the release of its building information modeling (BIM) standard via eBook for mobile access.

ClimateMaster has announced new geothermal system educational courses developed in conjunction with the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The courses, eligible for AIA continuing education credits, are focused on the fundamentals of geothermal heating and cooling, and hybrid geothermal system design.

In response to the increasing rise of cyber threats, network compromises, and vulnerabilities directed at building systems, Lynxspring and Netop have announced the availability of LYNX CyberPRO™, a new cyber protection solution for building automation and energy management systems. 

LonMark announced that it is expanding its interoperability guidelines and device profile architecture to support the growing market for the Internet of Things.

Carrier has signed an agreement with Robert Bosch North America Corp. to form a joint venture to develop and manufacture geothermal and water-source heat pumps for the North American residential and commercial markets. 

Ingersoll-Rand plc announced it has realigned its financial reporting into two segments: Climate and Industrial. The new segment reporting reflects a focus on Ingersoll Rand’s core businesses following the spin-off of the company’s commercial and residential security businesses.

Now is the time for the Army to increase partnerships with the private sector in areas such as housing services, renewable energy, and other installation infrastructure elements, Army leaders said at the 2013 Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition.

UTC Building & Industrial Systems, which manufactures products under the Carrier, Bryant, Payne, and ICP brand names, has announced price increases of up to 5 percent on residential HVAC equipment and up to 3 percent on commercial HVAC equipment.

With the groundwork for growth in place, the global installed base of homes with home energy management (HEM) systems, either standalone or networked, is forecast to grow from 4 million in 2013 to 87 million in 2022, according to a new report from Navigant Research.