TAC, world leader in building automation, security solutions and energy services, acquires Informationssystem AB and ProAxess AB. Headquartered in Sweden, Informationssystem has been an active player on the security scene since its origin in 1982; the company is today a market leader in CCTV for qualified custom

    DDC or Digital Direct Control has been a widely misunderstood yet vital industry for building control. DDC primarily refers to the control of Heating, Ventilatio

    (San Jose, CA & Berlin, Germany - November 14, 2006) - Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON), a global networking company providing technology and solutions for controls, smart metering, and energy and environment management and Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR), the world's pioneer of system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) sol

    DETROIT, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. (January 9, 2007) Johnson Controls HomeLink Wireless Control System which is installed in millions of vehicles worldwide is now easier and faster for consumers to rain. The company popular HomeLink product will soon be available with a more intuitive, voice-prompted training technology that can be act

    The seventh session of Chinese international construction intellectualization summit sponsors which by Qianjia nets on December 8 at the Shanghai light congress was successful concludes. At this year grand meeting, Qianjia nets announced 2006 China Top 10 intelligences constructions brand. Covers the synthesis wiring, the buil

    The seventh session of Chinese international construction intellectualization summit sponsors which by Qianjia nets on December 8 at the Shanghai light congress was successful concludes. At this year grand meeting, Qianjia nets announced 2006 China Top 10 intelligences constructions brand. Covers the synthesis wiring, the buil

  Sweden-November 15, 2006-TAC, a leading provider of open, integrated systems for building automation, has announced the availability of the TAC Vista 5 building management system. It features powerful graphics tools that create a totally new experience for building owners and operators.
  "We have taken the popular and widely u

Nearly US $1.3 billion in Combined Revenues Forecasted for 2006
Creates Formidable Player in the Controls Market
Complete Solutions for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Industry leading Open Integrated Systems
Full range of Security products
Boston – July 31, 2006 – Schneider Electric, parent company of TAC, today announced the

    Echelon to Provide Products and Services Through 2009
    (San Jose, CA - October 25, 2006) - Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON), a global networking company providing technology and solutions for controls, smart metering, and energy and environment management, today announced that it has entered into a serie

    BAS can be reached 24 hours/day at (734) 763-4013, and the Plant Operations Call Center is available to take comfort and maintenance requests at 647-2059, also 24 hours/day.

    To turn fans on/off, we used time clocks. The main drawback was the amount of time it took to go around to all of the various time clocks to prepare for holidays and whenever occupancy schedule changes occurred, and so many times clocks were placed in the “always on” mode. Therefore time clocks are seldom used at the Universit

    The building occupants determine the schedules. Generally each building has a representative for building scheduling who collects schedule information from various departments before passing it along to BAS. Schedule changes can be sent (or faxed...6-3942) to: Building Automation Services, 326 E. Hoover, Campus zip 1002.

    At the University of Michigan, DDC is typically used to control fan systems, namely the supply and return fan speeds, fresh-air mixing dampers, heating and cooling coils and humidification systems, all to maintain the desired fan discharge temperature and humidity and ultimately the occupied spaces of buildings. Additionally,

    Direct Digital Control, known as "DDC", logs electronic temperature measurements and compares them to the desired settings (set-points), then calculates an appropriate response if the two aren't equal, and finally sends out new signals to correct for any difference. Start/stop control and alarm reporting are also incorporated

What is "BAS"?
    Building Automation Services (BAS) is part of the University of Michigan's Facilities Maintenance department. BAS serves most of the University's General Fund Buildings, and a few non-general fund building (for a fee). BAS implements schedule and operational changes for various types of equipment, and monitors