AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 08, 2008
/Home Automation Inc./ -- HAI will be demonstrating several
new Energy Management products in Booth 4642 at the
International Builders Show, including the award-winning
Omnistat2 smart programmable communicating thermostat and
three Load Control Modules for high wattage loads such as pool
pumps and hot water heaters.
HAI (Home Automation, Inc.),
leading manufacturer of integrated automation and security
products since 1985, announced today that it has joined the
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit industry
group committed to expanding sustainable building practices
and promoting energy efficiency in new construction. The
group’s 12,000 members include building owners, real estate
developers, facility managers, architects, designers,
engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, product and
building system manufacturers, government agencies, and
nonprofits.
“Saving energy has been a
core concern and objective for HAI since its inception in
1985,” explains HAI President Jay McLellan. “Throughout the
years we’ve participated in research with various government
agencies for enhanced logic thermostats, ‘health’ monitoring
for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems,
the Zero Energy Homes project, and have worked with the U.S.
Dept. of Energy’s Home Energy Monitoring and Building America
programs to develop energy solutions for new and existing
homes. In addition, HAI is a supporter of the U.S Dept. of
Energy’s Solar Decathlon. Joining the USGBC is another step in
our endeavor to bring affordable energy saving products to the
building and consumer markets.”
HAI recently announced its
newest generation of programmable communicating thermostats,
Omnistat2, which won a CES Innovations Award in the Home
Appliance category at the Consumer Electronics Show held in
early January in Las Vegas. The Omnistat2 is a 7-day
programmable communicating thermostat designed to precisely
control the temperature and humidity within the home. Using
advanced digital technology, it actually “learns” a home’s
heating and cooling patterns and adjusts control to maximize
both the HVAC system’s efficiency and the occupants’ comfort.
It will begin shipping in March, 2008.
HAI also announced today that
it will begin shipping three Load Control Modules (LCMs) to
control the power consumption of high wattage loads such as
pool pumps and hot water heaters. There will be three
versions, all of which will be shipping in the second quarter
of 2008:
HLC Load Control Module,
which is part of HAI’s Lighting Control (HLC) product line
utilizing Generation II UPB (Universal Powerline Bus)
technology over existing power lines.
Hardwired Load Control
Module, a 20 AMP Relay Module that connects directly to
voltage outputs on HAI Home Controllers and expanders and
includes a manual override switch.
Wireless Utility Load Control
Module, which is designed for load control communication
through a participating utility company.
HAI will be demonstrating all
of its new Energy Management products in Booth 4642 at the
International Builders Show in Orlando, FL, February 13 – 16,
2008. HAI products are available through a worldwide network
of Distributors and installing dealers. For more information
on the award-winning Omnistat2 thermostat or other HAI
products, please visit
www.homeauto.com or call 800-229-7256.
Source: HAI - Home Automation
Inc.
Charlie DeGiovanni, HAI- Home
Automation Inc., T: 512.632.5553, E:
charlied@homeauto.com
Website:
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