We will be video streaming a WattStopper lunch and learn training class live on Control Trends.  The WebCast is from 11:30 EST to 1:30 EST on November 8. 

WattStopper a leader in digital lighting controls solutions will be covering among other things how to integrate lighting into a Jace via the WattStopper AX jar file.

To get a flavor of what to expect you can listen to my radio interview with WattStoppers Pete Baselici. Pete is the man when it comes to lighting control and will be our instructor for the lunch and learn webcast.

To get information on how to attend the Live WattStopper WebCast leave your email address in comments.

If you would like more information on WattStopper lighting panels or any other WattStopper products, visit their website, and keep in mind that if you are in Georgia or Florida, Stromquist can assist you with your WattStopper needs. If you are not in Georgia or Florida no problem you can still learn about WattStopper AX jar file on the webcast and one of our affiliates at Controls Group North America can provide WattStopper products.

If you are a government or commercial building you may be required to conform to the ASHRAE 90.1-2010 standard.
Among other things, this standard requires that 50% of the plug loads ( electrical receptacles) be controlled.
Never fear! Wattstopper has two great products that reduce energy and lighting loads all the way down to the plug level. In this video, shot at Lightfare 2011, Jennifer Holland shows us the Wattstopper

Isole plug level power strip and the Wattstopper Digital Lighting Management System are both great energy saving options. I personally think the Isole is one of the coolest, user friendly products in the energy saving market today. For around $90 you get a surge protector and a motion detector.The technology conveniently allows some of the loads to function all the time and the others utilize the motion detector to power only when someone is actually present.
For example, if you have a computer, a lamp, and a space heater hooked up to your Isole power strip, while you are at lunch the computer will stay powered on while the lamp, space heater, and any other non critical loads you have will power off until you return.
Way cool !! As you can see from the video, this simple little device can save a lot of money in electricity and coordinates with the ASHRAE 90.1-2010 compliance strategy.

I will do another post and video on the Wattstopper Digital Lighting Management product at a later date. For more information on Wattstopper listen to my interview with Pete Baselici. Pete will be in Atlanta for a ‘lunch and learn’ so stay tuned for information on how to attend or view his presentation.
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Stromquist & Company handles several different lighting products. WattStopper provides lighting solutions that range from the PW-100 passive infrared wall switch occupancy sensor to full blown lighting control systems that can communicate with a building automation system through a JACE. In this video see how easy it is
to install and wire the Wattstopper PW-100.

For more information contact the control pros at Stromquist & Company if you are in Georgia or Florida. If you are in another part of the country one of our affiliates at Controls Group North America can help with all your WattStopper needs.

With all the interest generated by the Tarvis Jennings WattStopper video and the interest in saving money through better lighting control I am posting this one hour training video from Pete Horton at Wattstopper. Enjoy.

I caught up with Tyler Jennings from WattStopper at the CGNA Vendor showcase. Sorry about the picture quality but what Tyler had to say was to good to miss.

For more information on the WattStopper Digital Lighting System you can check this out and my radio interview with Pete Baselici from Wattstopper.

If you are located in Georgia or Florida contact Stromquist & Company for all your Wattstopper lighting control needs as well as help with any energy control applications. For those of you not in our territory you can contact one of our affiliates at Controls Group North America to assist you with Wattstopper products.

Stromqust and Company is a proud distributor of Watt Stopper Lighting products. You can also check out Eric’s interview with Pete Baselici on Stromquist Radio.

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 !