We had a great first day at AHR Expo 2013. The crowd was eager to see the latest in HVACR technology. Titus
booth visitors were excited to learn more about the newest Titus HVAC
advancements in air distribution. The new Titus chilled beam displacement ventilation unit, Temperature and Ambience Optimizer (TAO), captivated visitors
and kept conversations rolling between attendees and members of the Titus team.
Booth guests also had the opportunity to
experience the new Titus HVAC Augmented Reality App that
unlocks hidden content in printed Titus HVAC documentation. The free Titus AR
app allows smartphones or tablets to recognize images in Titus HVAC literature
and printed documents and augments it with hidden content like video,
animation, GPS and drawings.
For example, users can snap a picture of a piece of literature
with the incorporated Titus AR logo and view video of how to use engineering tables
or watch smoke videos of specific diffusers in print catalogs.
In addition to sharing the most recent
product advancements at AHR Expo, we spent much of the day soaking in the
latest trends, thoughts and direction of the HVAC industry during several AHR
Expo educational sessions.
We started off AHR Expo by attending, “Our Changing Industry and Connection Communities for
BAS,” presented by AutomatedBuildings.com. Jim
Sinopoli from SmartBuildings and Ken Sinclair of AutomatedBuildings.com
discussed the latest HVACR trends since AHR Expo 2012.
Sinclair kicked off the session by
stating, “Cloud computing will replace the personal computer as the ‘device’ of
choice by 2014.” He went on to explain that it has never been clearer that the
true convergence and ‘anywhere’ collaboration that we all seek will be found in
the cloud, not on individual devices.
The trend is that personal devices will
be powered from the cloud, including commercial and residential HVAC systems in
the near future.
He went on to share how he sees the
future of HVAC as becoming more open and less proprietary – meaning the
industry will grow faster as a community than it could in a segmented state.
Sinclair envisions shared applications and open standard drivers that together
will help propel the industry forward.
Jim Sinopoli built on Sinclair’s
presentation by sharing how he sees a future of smarter grid communities with
increased software applications to better manage buildings.
For example, he sees a boost in software
programs such as fault detection, energy management, mobile applications,
alarms, asset management, and preventative maintenance, among many others to
help optimize building operations.
He explained that new buildings are
increasingly becoming more complicated as training and education for operating
these complex structures lags behind.
Sinopoli believes that the training and
education community need to catch up or connected buildings will lack their
‘smart’ benefits such as solar panels, geothermal sources, wind turbines,
electrical switchable glass, exterior shading system, sun tracking systems,
energy dashboards and many others.
This wraps up our first day of AHR Expo
2013 coverage. Continue to stay tuned on our blog and make sure you are
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