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Mayor Bloomberg and Transportation Commissioner Sadik-Khan Announce All 250,000 Street Lights in New York City Will Be Replaced With Energy-Efficient LEDs by 2017, Reducing Energy Consumption and Cost Largest LED Retrofit in the Country, Replacing All City Street Lights Expected to Deliver at Least $14 Million in Savings Annually Another Step Towards PlaNYC Goal of Reducing City Government’s Carbon Footprint by 30 Percent by 2017

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The Transition to LED Lighting may Trigger a Cataclysmic Change in the Building Automation Industry Andy McMillan, President of BacNet International shares his thoughts on the future of the building automation industry. What is Automation Armageddon all about?... The transition to LED lighting may trigger a cataclysmic change in the way the building automation industry works. Historically, building controls applications have been HVAC-centric since that was the element of the building where controls could add significant value. In many situations the return on investment rate for HVAC-oriented building automation has not been compelling so the majority of buildings in the US do not have automation systems. "As we go forward, the case for retrofitting buildings with LED lighting will become very compelling and with it will come a much broader application of controls." The key difference, though, is that these controls applications and projects will be lighting-centric rather than HVAC-centric and that will make all the difference. These lighting-centric projects will be motivated by LEDs but will naturally incorporate wireless and cloud technology. The result will be the emergence of new players, new technologies and new application delivery mechanisms. The existing industry structure and business models could easily come tumbling down. LED Evolution