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December 2011
Nunes Quoted in Commercial Integrator
PepperDash President/CEO, Howard Nunes, was quoted in the December 2011 issue of Commercial Integrator. In an article titled “Integrators Leverage Automation Consistency” explores the need for uniformity in control automation throughout an organization, despite project requirements that may not account for global standardization. Entrenched project specification and pricing processes often fail to account for enterprise-wide standards, equipment monitoring, and uniformity of user experience. PepperDash advocates close, long-term relationships between corporate technology consumers or designers and their control automation programming partners, to ensure consistent, outstanding deployment and utilization of automation technology.Nunes to Roll Off CAB
After two years as the inaugural Chair of the Crestron CAIP Advisory Board (CAB) PepperDash President/CEO, Howard Nunes, will transition to Chair Emeritus, in a non-voting capacity. The CAB has been focused on developing a strong line of communication between Crestron and the community of Crestron Authorized Independent Programmers, and improving the ability of CAIPs to be successful in today’s market. Nunes expressed appreciation for being selected as the inaugural Chair of this innovative organization: “Kudos to Randy Klein, who had the vision to recognized the value of building an army of excellent independent programmers to enable scalability and success for Crestron projects. It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve as the leader of this outstanding team, and I look forward to working with the new CAB in an advisory role.”November 2011
Nunes Quoted in Commercial Integrator
PepperDash President/CEO, Howard Nunes, was quoted in the November Issue of the trade journal Commercial Integrator. The article, entitled "STEP in the Right Direction", focuses on the new InfoComm STEP Foundation. Nunes was on the InfoComm Task Forces that defined the new Sustainable Technology Environments Program (STEP) processes, and was co-author of several sections of the documentation. STEP is intended as a compliment to LEED, operationally focusing on the electronics rather than the building itself. According to Nunes, clear objectives, strong education, and above all economic opportunity will be the keys to success for the STEP Foundation. May 2011
PepperDash on MassTLC Energy Breakfast Panel
PepperDash President/CEO, Howard Nunes, appeared as a panelist at the May 17th Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council’s breakfast seminar “The Cleantech Eco-System in New England”. Nunes participated with 5 other CEO’s from leading New England cleantech companies on the panel, moderated by Peter Rothstein of the New England Clean Energy Council. The program explored ways that the panelist’s companies have been overcoming economic and technical barriers and succeeding in New England, along with questions and answers from the capacity turnout. MassTLC addresses critical leadership issues among New England’s innovative technology companies, conducting education programs and hosting industry events. PepperDash is an active member of MassTLC’s Energy Cluster.PepperDash Concludes Sentegy Study at Tufts U
PepperDash this week concluded a two-semester study of its Sentegy energy efficiency software in cooperation with the Tufts University School of Engineering. PepperDash worked with several engineering and human factors professors and students to study the role that occupant behavior and feedback play in managing various indoor environmental factors. Sentegy is designed to account for these in the predictive algorithms that it uses to determine the optimal balance between energy efficiency and occupant comfort/productivity. The results were very instructive and the students were able to include their work as part of their senior capstone projects. PepperDash will be incorporating into Sentegy many of the user experience features developed during the study. April 2011
Nunes Cited in ProAV IBT Article
PepperDash President/CEO, Howard Nunes, is quoted by ProAV in an article entitled The Building Management Mix, which explores Integrated Building Technology opportunities for the AV industry. The article, which appears in the March-April 2011 issue of ProAV, and is authored by Tim Kridel, is an excellent overview of both the opportunities and challenges facing the AV community, as awareness increases about the importance of merging the communication, data and features of the various technologies required to manage a modern facility. There is much work to be done, but the opportunity is huge.PepperDash to Exhibit at Tufts Energy Conference
PepperDash will exhibit at the 6th Annual Tufts Energy Conference Showcase April 15, 2011, hosted at the Tufts University Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy. The Showcase is open to the public, and as they say on their web site, “The Tufts Energy Showcase is designed as an educational and interactive platform intended to indulge the curiosity of all energy enthusiasts.” This enthusiastic commitment to energy exploration is one of the reasons we were delighted to conduct a Sentegy® study at Tufts. Look for our Study results in the next few weeks… March 2011
PepperDash Concludes Sentegy Study at Wharton
PepperDash concluded a four-month study at the Wharton School March 31, 2011, demonstrating huge potential energy savings on our Sentegy® platform. Launched in November 2011, and conducted in cooperation with the Computing department at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, the Intelligent Energy Management Software Study analyzed occupancy patterns and a variety of environmental factors over several months, using a prototype of our Sentegy® Intelligent Energy Management system. The study concluded that during the analysis period, an amazing 26% savings in heating costs could be achieved by actively managing HVAC setpoints using predictive occupancy patterns and acquired thermodynamic spatial characteristics. Using the Sentegy platform and algorithms, the study also determined that as much as 50% of lighting costs could be saved using predictive occupancy patterns and acquired illumination characteristics to drive daylight harvesting techniques. Look for a detailed white paper soon.Nunes Appointed to InfoComm IBT Task Force
PepperDash President/CEO, Howard Nunes, was appointed to the new InfoComm Integrated Building Technologies Best Practices Task Force, March 17, 2011. Long an advocate of extending the reach of the AV industry into integrated building controls, Nunes has also been a member of the Green AV Task Force, and the AV Sustainability Task Force. According to InfoComm, “The IBT Task Force is advisory to the InfoComm Board of Directors on issues pertaining to synergies in the control systems and automation of building operations. The committee in 2011 has been charged to provide information and advice to the BOD and staff on the relationship of the audiovisual industry in this area, future technical and business trends, and liaison issues with other industries and associations.” January 2011
