HILLSBORO, ORE.—ClearEdge Power, a manufacturer of scalable, continuous on-site power systems, has reached agreement to acquire UTC Power.“We are excited about the strategic combination of ClearEdge Power and UTC Power to address the demand for clean, continuous, distributed power solutions,” said ClearEdge Power president and CEO, David B. Wright. “The wealth of talent, intellectual capital, and technology platforms enables us to provide highly innovative product and service solutions to our customers.”The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions; closing is expected early in 2013.Go to ClearEdge Power.

LOS GATOS, CALIF.—Smart Home Labs introduces the RoboSmart wireless LED lighting system that enables smart lighting control via a smartphone, tablet or computer over Bluetooth Smart wireless.RoboSmart Light Bulb is an energy efficient Bluetooth Smart enabled LED light bulb, which can be simply controlled from any Bluetooth Smart enabled Mobile device, with customizable apps for both iOS and Android.The unique combination of energy efficient LED design and Bluetooth communications allows anyone the freedom to fully customize control of their lighting, not previously possible with standard LED bulbs.Harnessing the company’s RoboSmart technology allows for total control over the brightness, timer...

BOURNE, MASS.—As green roofs become more popular for environmentally-sensitive, sustainable buildings, monitoring and documenting their performance has become important. A new 12-page best practices guide from Onset, Monitoring Green Roof Performance with Weather Stations, discusses the importance of monitoring and documenting green roof performance, and explains how data logging weather stations can help measure storm water runoff, improve irrigation scheduling, and help maintain healthy rooftop vegetation. It also includes tips and guidance on selecting and deploying weather stations for green roof monitoring projects.A free copy of the guide can be downloaded by clicking here.

ST. PAUL, MINN.—Ecolab Inc. introduces Hydris, an innovative on-site generation system that combines water, electricity and mineral activator tablets with unique, patented electrolytic cell technology to produce three powerful daily cleaners that deliver affordable and sustainable cleaning for a variety of hard surfaces.“Every commercial building has a range of surfaces, from polished stone to painted walls to glass partitions,” said Mark Copeland, Ecolab vice president of marketing, Institutional Division. “Getting them clean, every day, requires a system that’s effective, easy to use and affordable. Hydris marks Ecolab’s entry into sustainable electrolyzed water technologies for hard surface cleaning and will...

TRAVELERS REST, S.C.—T&S Brass, a manufacturer of plumbing and foodservice equipment, has received a Top Product Award from Building Operating Management (BOM) magazine. Selected from nearly 600 eligible products, the company’s EC-3122 Sensor Faucet will be featured in the January issue of Building Operating Management. BOM Top Product Awards are 100 percent reader-selected, determined by building and facility executives across America who participated in a national survey.The EC-3122 is the newest above-deck electronic sensor faucet model in T&S’s ChekPoint sensor faucet line. Water- and energy-saving features include a water shut-off delay, auto timeout, sensor range adjustability and auto flush....

NEW YORK—Speed Queen, a provider of commercial laundry equipment, recently featured its SC060, a 60-pound washer-extractor equipped with its Quantum Gold control at the 2012 International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show in New York City.The washer-extractor is ideal for hotel laundries because it can wash extra-large items, such as king-size comforters, rugs and quilts. Speed Queen hardmount washer-extractors help reduce operating expenses and increase profitability. The machines use 33 percent less electrical energy, and 11 percent less water on average than previous models, which is enabled by Speed Queen’s proprietary advanced inverter technology, and innovative cylinder and sump system...

MILWAUKEE, WIS.—Telkonet, Inc., developer of the EcoSmart energy management platform featuring Recovery Time technology, announced continuing demand for its EcoSmart technology with a completed installation at Park Hyatt Chicago.Park Hyatt Chicago installed Telkonet’s EcoInsight energy management thermostats in all 198 guestrooms, including 13 suites. Located in Chicago’s Gold Coast Historic District, Park Hyatt Chicago joins several of Telkonet’s neighboring hospitality clients, including a 1,200-room luxury hotel property. The EcoInsight, integrated with the company’s Recovery Time technology, is a programmable, controllable thermostat with more than 125 configurable settings used to control the efficiency of a property’s heating, ventilating and air-conditioning...

CHICAGO—Go Green LED Bulbs, an online LED light bulb retailer, recently added LED exit sign retrofit kits to its product line. The retrofit kits allow buildings to keep their existing exit signs, but convert them to operate as a light emitting diode (LED) technology.LED Exit Signs provide a number of benefits including reduced energy consumption and lower maintenance. Like LED light bulbs, LED exit signs consume a significantly lower amount of energy than traditional exit signs. Since exit signs are required to operate constantly, their electricity costs can add up. Because LED exit signs use a fraction of the...

SALT LAKE CITY—Control4 is now delivering the Control4 Operating System v2.3 (OS 2.3)—providing a new lighting user interface, new features enabling customers to personalize their own experiences, new applications for commercial installations, and feature enhancements and updated certified drivers to boost performance and interoperability.“OS 2.3 brings a new level of performance, reliability and capability to Control4 systems,” said Control4 CEO Martin Plaehn. “Our new software packs a punch, delivering an exceptional experience for consumers and includes enhancements and purpose-built features and tools for our dealers, including hundreds of updated device drivers supporting both residential and commercial installations.”OS 2.3’s enhanced...

SEATTLE—DewStop is a new fan switch that monitors humidity and dew point levels in a room and automatically switches the exhaust fan on or off to adjust for condensation in order to help minimize damage to walls and other items, as well as lessen or stop the growth of mold. Without proper ventilation, condensation produced from taking a shower can ultimately lead to mold growth. It is common practice to leave the exhaust fan running while taking a shower or even for long periods of time afterwards but in the long run, doing so will generate higher energy usage...