McCarthy Building Companies’ Renewable Energy and Storage Group recently completed construction and final commissioning of the 200-MWdc Sun Streams 2 solar project in Maricopa County, Arizona. The project is situated on more than 1,000 acres approximately 40 miles west of Phoenix. McCarthy’s Renewable Energy and Storage Group served as EPC contractor for the project, which is […]
A member of the team at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab is questioning the actions of controversial Israeli spyware firm NSO Group in the case of Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, who had her devices and the devices of her lawyers hacked amid a UK custody battle with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, ruler of […]
How factories Can Build Capacity and Improve Manufacturing Processes with ML Without making wholesale production changes, factories can improve process efficiency with machine learning (ML). ML can increase production capacity by up to 20% while lowering material consumption rates by 4%. How to manage a complex network of new and legacy equipment With rapid advancement […]
smartbuildingmag.com 08 {{ “2021-10-08T00:00:00+00:00” | date “MMM” }} ’21 Written on {{ “2021-10-08T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-10-08T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Crestron News Crestron, a global leader in workplace technology, is enhancing the Crestron Flex platform with new intelligent video support from partners Jabra® and Huddly® to facilitate equitable and productive meetings […]
Siemens has released its FDA241 aspirating smoke detector, which uses two sensing wavelengths to differentiate between smoke and deceptive phenomena, to provide fire protection and detection capabilities for lithium-ion energy storage system installations. Siemens’s FDA241 detector can detect smoldering or off-gas particles up to five-times earlier than competitive spot detectors, decreasing the risk of thermal […]
Some of the cybersecurity vulnerabilities most commonly exploited by cyber criminals to help distribute ransomware are years old – but attackers are still able to take advantage of them because security updates aren’t being applied. Cybersecurity researchers at Qualys examined the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) most used in ransomware attacks in recent years and found that […]
ROEQ Boosts Payloads and Lifting Capabilities of Autonomous Mobile Robots with Two New Products ROEQ has launched two new top modules and accompanying accessories designed to boost the payload and lifting capabilities of autonomous mobile robots from Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR). The new ROEQ TMS-C1500 allows MiR AMRs to transport up to 1500 kg for […]
Written on {{ “2021-10-08T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-10-08T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Natural light is vital for our wellbeing, health, and productivity. Humans have spent over 200,000 years in the sun, and our brains have become actively linked to its rhythms. This is our circadian rhythm, a healthy cycle of physiological changes […]
Charles Wheeler Through a wholly owned subsidiary, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC, an owner and operator of sustainable infrastructure and energy efficiency projects, has purchased two pre-operational solar projects located at Denver International Airport (DEN) from Oak Leaf Energy Partners. The projects, DIA 7 and DIA 8 (12.4 MW DC and 6.0 MW DC, respectively), […]
The recently unveiled Hybrid Work Index by Cisco, collected from millions of aggregated and anonymous customer data points, shows that hybrid workers expect greater flexibility, accessibility and security from their businesses that grapple to meet these technology demands. The report shows that 64% of the workers agree that hybrid workplaces directly affect whether they want […]