MILWAUKEE — Johnson Controls, a global manufacturer of smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, has announced an update to Metasys, the company’s building automation system (BAS) that provides the ...

The maturation of communications technologies and the expansion of industry standards relating to cabling systems and protocols have made facilities and IT managers hungry for a single cabling system ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. In order for the federal government to successfully implement a ...

Ethernet has become a mainstream communications protocol and sits atop the control pyramid in building automation. Recently, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) defined an ...

With most buildings still operating during the lockdown, typically without manual input, this is a perfect opportunity to elevate the use of cloud-based, remote building automation systems (BAS) for ...

Chris Lane is the Director of Product Management for Building Automation System (BAS) products at Johnson Controls. In this role, Lane leads a team of product managers responsible for defining the ...

Blue Collar Automation is a boutique system integrator that seizes every opportunity to take on big challenges. Founded three years ago by Brennen Dugger, the western Tennessee firm provides a range ...

nVent's DTM software lets you customize panel designs, enclosures, machines and factory systems using a single source of truth to enable sharing of real-time schematics, design files and project plans ...

Why the big push toward digitization in the built environment? What aspects of a building have the most potential for positive operational and environmental impact? What does long-term value truly ...

Why digitizing lighting is important. How PoE-based lighting will improve smart buildings. Designers of smart homes, offices, and factories constantly seek new ways to improve the efficiency of the ...

Low-cost automation offers accessible solutions for manufacturers seeking to improve production without substantial capital investment. Simple automation tools like gravity-fed systems, basic sensors, ...