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Energy Efficient Lighting Programs

Evaluating today’s certification programs BY JACKI SWIERNIK, Intertek The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 and its subsequent amendments established minimum efficiency standards for lighting products. These minimum efficiency standards, as well as recently-proposed penalties (including...

Life Safety & Security Systems

Life Safety & Security Systems: Balancing Sensitivity for Optimal Safety

Life Safety & Security Systems: Balancing Sensitivity for Optimal Safety Automated life safety systems, seamlessly integrated within a building automation system (BAS), promise vast improvements in emergency detection and response. However, achieving optimal safety depends on striking the...

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Exploring the Rise of Cloud-Based BAS for Enhanced Energy Management

Building Automation Systems (BAS) have become a cornerstone for optimizing energy consumption in buildings. Traditionally, BAS have operated as on-premise systems, with hardware and software located within the building itself. However, the recent surge in cloud-based technologies has led to the...

Life Safety & Security Systems

Behavioral Analytics in Life Safety and Security Systems

Behavioral analytics is an advanced technology that applies artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms to analyze patterns of human behavior. In the context of building automation, particularly in life safety and security systems, it represents a significant shift from...

Communications & Networking

The Backbone of Building Intelligence: Network Infrastructure and Design for BAS

Building Automation Systems (BAS) rely on a robust and well-designed network infrastructure to ensure seamless communication and reliable data exchange between various building systems and devices. This article delves into the intricacies of network infrastructure for BAS, exploring different...

Commercial Buildings and the Smart Grid

For utilities, generating additional capacity is neither a quick nor a simple proposition. Strategies that help monitor and control power demand are essential to ensuring a robust power supply, and the Smart Grid represents the best opportunity to control the demand for additional capacity. The...

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Understanding industrial and commercial automated systems

BY DONALD DUNN, International Society of Automation

To improve energy and operational efficiency, and leverage advances in smart technologies, electric power companies and other process industries are rapidly implementing automated systems.

The global industrial automation market is predicted to grow from $159.8 billion in 2012 to more than $200 billion by 2015, according to findings by IMS Research. The worldwide market for electric utility substation automation is expected to...

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