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Firestone Building Products announced the availability of the new Firestone BP iPad Application at the recent International Roofing Expo in Orlando. The free app gives building owners, facility managers, contractors, architects and consultants the opportunity to explore the complete integration of people, products and systems that Firestone Building Products offers, according to the company.
Read morePROMOTION — Occupant awareness is key to maintaining an efficient building. The Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard from QA Graphics is an interactive application used to illustrate building performance and educate about sustainable initiatives to help motivate everyone to conserve resources. The end-user can update content/images to ensure the solution stays current with the facility’s sustainable initiatives. This dashboard contributes towards LEED®, Green Globes® and CHPS credit.
Read moreJohnson Controls introduced the Panoptix solution, designed to make it easier and more affordable for facility owners and operators to achieve better building performance.
The system includes four key components. Its open technology platform aims to simplify collection and management of data from disparate building systems and other data sources, a suite of cloud-hosted building efficiency applications that work with any building management system.
Read moreThe QA Graphics energy dashboard provides information to educate occupants about real-time energy efficiencies, carbon footprint and green initiatives within a building. The information is presented on an interactive touch screen with a format similar to many Web sites. The product was recently installed at the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland.
Read moreSamsung Electronics Co. Ltd. offers mobile devices that have an extended battery life, including notebooks, MP3 players, digital cameras, video camcorders, multimedia phones and cellular handsets.
Devices have more energy-efficient chip and display designs, utilizing nano-scale and sensor technologies. Some features include the DRAM chip with temperature-sensors that reduce mobile phone power drain and System-on-Chips for hybrid hard drives that reduce laptop power consumption.
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