2009 Solar Decathlon Competitor Cornell University to Feature INSTEON as Their Energy-Efficient Home Automation Solution.ITHACA Ithaca, city, United States Ithaca (ĭth`əkə), city (1990 pop. 29,541), seat of Tompkins co., S central N.Y., at the southern end of Cayuga Lake, in the Finger Lakes region; settled 1789, inc. as a city 1888. , N.Y. -- SmartLabs, Inc. announces that Cornell University Cornell University, mainly at Ithaca, N.Y.; with land-grant, state, and private support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened 1868. It was named for Ezra Cornell, who donated $500,000 and a tract of land. With the help of state senator Andrew D. has chosen INSTEON[R] home automation technology as an integral piece of their home build in the 2009 Solar Decathlon The Solar Decathlon is an international architectural and engineering competition sponsored by the United States Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). at the National Mall National Mall: see National Parks and Monuments (table). in Washington, DC, fall of 2009. The competition is comprised of twenty University based teams, each given $100,000 to showcase the design, build and operation of a home completely powered by solar energy solar energy, any form of energy radiated by the sun, including light, radio waves, and X rays, although the term usually refers to the visible light of the sun. . INSTEON was selected by Dr. Bruce R. Land, Cornell University Faculty Advisor, who said they "recognized the INSTEON family of products as the right technology to help automate and control our solar powered home...where responding to the environment and controlling the house accordingly is critical, INSTEON provides a simple and reliable solution for helping meet our home control challenges." Smarthome representative Steve Lee felt the competition will "show the complete depth of INSTEON, by using it as a full communication protocol through the management of lighting, appliances, contact closures, thermostats and IR control. We are building a seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. of INSTEON products with other home systems towards a common goal of total energy efficiency." Realizing the potential energy savings and convenience home automation can provide, Cornell is looking to add other INSTEON-compatible control systems. Over the next year, Cornell's team will work with Smarthome to build a power efficient, reliable, affordable and convenient solution. The partnership should provide an example of how the home of the future will use INSTEON automation to effectively manage resources and save energy. For more information: http://www.solardecathlon.org/. http://cusd.cornell.edu/cusd/web/index.php. About INSTEON SmartLabs' INSTEON home control networking technology uses a simple, low-cost combination of wireless and power line communications. With over 170 INSTEON-compatible products, it is easy to link together home systems such as lighting, security, HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free (comfort control), A/V (1) (Audio/Video) Refers to equipment and applications that deal with sound and sight. The A/V world includes microphones, tape recorders, audio mixers, still and video cameras, film projectors, slide projectors, VCRs, CD and DVD players/recorders, amplifiers and , appliances and sensors, allowing them to be controlled or monitored from anywhere in the world. About SmartLabs, Inc. Founded in 1992, SmartLabs, Inc. is the world's leading authority on home automation. SmartLabs is organized into three divisions: SmartLabs Technology, the pioneering architects of INSTEON wireless home control technology; SmartLabs Design, creators of best in class home control products and Smarthome Direct, which includes Smarthome.com, "the Amazon of home automation" (Newsweek, 2004). SmartLabs is headquartered in Irvine, California. For more information: www.INSTEON.net www.smartlabsinc.com www.smarthome.com |
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