The greenest skyscraper in New York.
The greenest skyscraper in New York. The owner of the skyscraper, Douglas Durst, and the chief architect, Robert Fox, hope that their building will become the most environmentally friendly in…
Building automation systems market in the USA.
The building automation systems market in the USA. The company «BCS Partners» recently published an analysis of the North American building automation systems (BAS) market («BCS/2006: The Building Control Systems…
NEXA Software by Citect
NEXA software from Citect Citect has been a software supplier and successful player in the market of automation of buildings, infrastructure facilities, housing and utilities for over 30 years. To…
LEED Program: Models and Reality.
LEED Program: Models and Reality. Assessing the Effectiveness of Water and Energy Consumption Reduction Measures in 11 New Buildings in the Pacific Northwest. Cathy Turner New Buildings Institute Inc., Washington,…
Selling fear.
Selling fear. Service engineering is one of the few professional fields of activity where, as a tool for increasing revenue for service providers, it is possible to use the client's…
BACnet Practical Workshop – New Possibilities for Building Automation.
BACnet Practical Seminar – New Possibilities for Building Automation. When: May 15, 2007 Where: St. Petersburg, North-West RF Exhibition Center (building of the Research Institute “Electronstandart”, pl. Pobedy, 2 (metro…
Apartment heat metering: problems and solutions.
Apartment-by-apartment heat metering: problems and solutions. Introduction Yu. Luzhkov: Muscovites are too wasteful in consuming energy resources. (Prime-TASS). Muscovites are excessively wasteful in consuming energy resources, according to Moscow Mayor…
Training of specialists in the field of automation of buildings and structures at MGSU: history and development prospects.
Training of specialists in the field of automation of buildings and structures at MGSU: history and development prospects. The history of training engineering personnel in the automation of buildings and…
What do customers want?
From the editors You've probably already guessed that the topic of the March issue of our newsletter is “What do customers want?”. This question has intrigued us for a long…
Heating and ventilation of cottages.
Heating and ventilation of cottages. Recently, the idea of multifunctionality has been extended to all inventions, and at the moment there are already enough ways to combine all the functions…
Basics of warehouse operations using the latest WI-FI technologies.
To optimize work in a warehouse, it is necessary to automate it and establish a certain system of movement of goods in it. A warehouse is one of the most…
Not savings, but profit.
Not savings, but profit. Paul Ehrlich, an information systems consultant, presented a number of figures at his Building Intelligence Tour Seminar at the ASHRAE Winter Convention that can help building…
Multifunctional complexes today: a problem, a necessity or an inevitability?
Multifunctional complexes today: a problem, a necessity or an inevitability?. Multifunctional complexes today: a problem, a necessity or an inevitability? Multifunctional complexes today: a problem, a necessity or an inevitability?…
Maximum monitoring capabilities.
Maximum monitoring capabilities. Maximum monitoring capabilities Maximum monitoring capabilities First, answer the test question: “Which of the following options best describes the frequency with which you use your energy monitoring…
Leonid Nikolaev. Hotels need intelligence.
Hotels need intelligence The correspondent met with Leonid Nikolaev, First Vice President of JSC GAO MOSCOW, an organization authorized by the capital's government to coordinate work and conduct monitoring within…
Integrated dispatching system for engineering systems of the Avtoframos plant.
Integrated dispatching system for engineering systems of the Avtoframos plant. Integrated dispatching system for engineering systems of the Avtoframos plant Integrated dispatching system for engineering systems of the Avtoframos plant…
How to organize a “breathing” office.
How to organize a “breathing” office. How to organize a “breathing” office How to organize a “breathing” office City dwellers spend at least a third of their lives in the…
Intelligent buildings – from practice to theory.
Intelligent buildings – from practice to theory. Author: Volkov A.A. Doctor of Engineering Sciences, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of ISTAS MGSU The article continues a series of publications presenting…
Intelligent systems for modern operation.
Intelligent systems. Author: L.N. Makeev, Leading Specialist of the Automation and Dispatching Department of JSC NPO SEM The Automation and Dispatching Department of JSC NPO SEM (DAD) has completed another…
Integrated solutions based on BACnet and KNX protocols.
Solutions based on BACnet and KNX protocols. Neues Kranzler Eck (Berlin, Germany) The Neues Kranzler Eck office centre with an office area of 45,000 square metres offers space for 1,800…