Control Trends by Stromquist

With energy costs constantly rising and the desire to conserve energy, the need for “green” or sustainable buildings is critical. Due to changes in technology not only is it possible, it is expected on new construction projects and has gotten much easier and affordable to retrofit existing buildings. At the heart of theses changes is the adoption of open communication protocols such as Lon and BacNet by controls manufacturers and open framework and  software by companies like Tridium. This combination is leading a change in what is possible for building owners.

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Stromquist & Company is committed to saving our customers energy. Our part is to provide great control solutions from companies like  Tridium, Honeywell and Johnson Controls. Did you know how much money you could save ??? Check this video out and see

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Stromquist & Company works with the tridium niagara open framework bring building owners intergration solutions through our contractor partners. It has gone from just open HVAC control systems to intergrating lighting and access controls. Check out this video to get a feel for where the controls industry is heading it is amazing.

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Every two years Tridium, the pioneers of open systems, has a meeting that brings all the vendors of open products together to show all the incredible products that can now communicate via the Niagara software. Every summit I am amazed at how quickly controls and equipment are able to integrate and share information via the same web-based network.

Imagine a convenience store that integrates the HVAC controls, fuel tank monitoring, security, oven management, lighting control, freezer and cooler control and monitoring, and grease trap monitoring.  It has been done! And you can monitor and control it all from the web.

The  new products and applications blow me away — everything from the beautiful energy monitoring software, ProphetSuite, to the innovative new  sedona framework wireless technology of Pervasive Devices, to the network devices of Contemporary Controls and Easy I/O, to energy meters from Onicon and E-Mon, to open controllers from Honeywell, Veris, and Viconics, to the lighting controls of WattStopper — all communicating on the Niagara open framework and all available through Stromquist & Company.

I hope to see you at the 2012 Summit !

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Eric interviews the innovative Brian Turner from Control Co. Eric and Brian discuss everything from “open systems” and how a building owner can make sure they get a great integration job to the beautiful graphical interface that Control Co developed called prophetsuite. Check out this interview for the latest trends in building automation controls.

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Eric interviews Scott Cochrane president of Cochrane Supply & Engineering, Madison Heights, Michigan. Scott is a leader and innovator in the HVAC controls industry. Because of Scott, Cochrane Supply was one of the first HVAC controls companies to distribute Tridium software. Eric and Scott discuss open systems, building automation, and controls integration.

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