Events2HVAC has a new event provider for Rock RMS, enabling more churches to integrate room schedules to HVAC for energy and labor savings.

Events2HVAC can now send 24 hours of exception schedules to a BACnet schedule object rather than sending occupied/unoccupied commands to a BACnet binary value object.

For those who have been eagerly waiting (and everyone else), we have good news: Events2HVAC can now pull schedules from Ad Astra!

 

Events2HVAC now supports wired and wireless thermostats from Bryant, Carrier, ecobee, Founten, Honeywell, Network Thermostats, and Pelican Wireless Systems.

Two new features of Events2HVAC (v.1.5 and higher) permit users to automate switching between Events2HVAC schedules and backup building schedules in case of lost communication from the server.

Would you like to keep HVAC equipment from cycling off when there is a short amount of time between events? Or schedule it to come on for the first scheduled event of the day and turn off after the last event of the day? You can do these things and more with EventsHVAC.

A new Events2HVAC device interface has been developed and tested for Pelican Wireless thermostats.

Are you using multiple room scheduling systems on your campus? No problem. Events2HVAC Professional can rule them all.

Churches have spoken, and we have taken action. Churches using ShelbyNext or SimpleChurch CRM church management systems can now integrate room schedules with their HVAC systems to save energy.

To overcome the IT obstacle, Streamside Solutions now offers Events2HVAC pre-loaded with all prerequisite software on the hardware option of your choice.

To make event automation more available to all, Events2HVAC now supports Google Calendar, Microsoft Exchange, and Microsoft Office 365 as room scheduling systems. 

A new Events2HVAC feature allows users to return HVAC equipment to unoccupied settings a specific number of minutes before the end of each event to "coast" through the end and save energy. You can’t do that with occupancy sensors!

In the May 2015 Building Operating Management feature article on energy optimization, author Naomi Millán outlined several factors for facility managers to consider when choosing energy optimization products and services. Let’s take a look at how Events2HVAC meets those requirements.

The Customer Center will streamline your efforts to download/update software, access software resources, manage licenses and subscriptions, submit requests for support, and communicate with us about support tickets that are in progress.

While occupancy sensors work well for lighting and can help facilities save energy and money, they are not so great for HVAC control. Here are a few reasons why Events2HVAC is a better choice:

We asked our customers to tell us their primary goal in implementing Events2HVAC, how well the software helped them achieve that goal, and which features we should add to help them achieve greater success. Check out their responses for a peek into the future!

Dynamic zone scheduling is a hot new feature in Events2HVAC v1.3.2 that will be helpful to many users. It was added for one reason – because our customers asked for it! Here is a short explanation to help you determine if dynamic zone scheduling is a good option for controlling some of your equipment.

Facility managers everywhere are looking for ways to cut expenses. Some of them are considering using occupancy sensors to turn off heat, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) in empty rooms. But there is a more effective and less expensive solution - one born of the KISS principle.

Potential customers often ask who is using Events2HVAC. Here is a “snapshot” describing Events2HVAC users as of September 2014. Would your campus or organization benefit from event automation too?

You can now use Events2HVAC to automatically schedule heating, cooling, lighting, and security in rooms scheduled with Microsoft Exchange or Office365. With an impressive return on investment and a minimum license of just 10 rooms, even small office buildings can now benefit from the energy and labor savings of event automation.

Every event deserves a comfortable environment. But how much energy is your campus or building wasting by heating and cooling empty rooms? How much money would you save running HVAC only in rooms that are being used?

At Streamside Solutions, we are on a mission to make Events2HVAC compatible with as many HVAC control systems and room reservation systems as possible. Recently, we helped Mission Community Church in Gilbert, AZ, integrate Dean Evans EMS Professional schedules with their Net/X Thermostats, automating HVAC control in 33 rooms. We also extended the number of Network Thermostat products that are compatible with Events2HVAC.

Events2HVAC event automation software pulls data from room scheduling software and sends commands to HVAC, lighting and security controls to automatically control the environment in individual rooms or zones based on scheduled events. The software is helping facilities and campuses across the US save money in multiple ways.

Events2HVAC users rarely have problems. So you might not know where to go for help when something goes wrong or you need to change a pesky setting that you have not adjusted before. This short post explains several ways to get help for your Events2HVAC implementation.

Streamside Solutions has developed a new Events2HVAC™ event provider for AsureSpace™ Resource Scheduling Software

 (formerly PeopleCube Resource Scheduler), a popular room scheduling software by Asure Software.

To help facility managers save money and achieve energy efficiency goals, Streamside Solutions is reducing the price of its popular event automation software, Events2HVAC.

Managing a student union on a college campus or several buildings on a church campus may be a labor of love. But who wouldn’t want to reduce the labor and increase the love?

Streamside Solutions is proud to sponsor the sold-out Dean Evans EMS Users’ Conference again this year. Facilities scheduled with EMS that are using Events2HVAC to save money include universities, colleges, churches, and one government agency.

Facility managers often view renovation as an opportunity to change the use of spaces, upgrade facility equipment for energy efficiency, or improve aesthetics. But what about improving processes? Streamlining processes such as HVAC scheduling through event automation software can offer a big return on investment.

Wayne Pearse, Director of Building Services for Memorial Unions at the University of Kansas, describes his 10 years of experience with event automation using Events2HVAC and it's predecessor, EMS Scheduler.

Potential Events2HVAC users have recently asked if they can get a tax deduction for installing Events2HVAC in their buildings. The short answer to that is, “It depends.”

Why do so many buildings with automation systems run HVAC and lighting in empty rooms? Because facility managers often can't keep up with all the schedule changes required to schedule HVAC and lighting at the room level, so they schedule it for entire buildings instead. The missing link here is an integration between room scheduling software and the building automation system.

With dumb scheduling there is no communication between schedules set by event planners and the building automation system. Smart scheduling pulls data directly from event scheduling software used by event planners, and automatically sends commands to building automation systems and HVAC equipment in each individual room, saving energy and labor. Which is better for your facility?

An updated version of Events2HVAC has been released for download.   

Here's a list of new features coming in the next major release.

A recommended update for Events2HVAC has been released.

Events2HVAC has many benefits. This brief article explores five important reasons to integrate with Events2HVAC.

v1.0.7 of Events2HVAC has been released.

Jamie Schools, Executive Director of Administration at Legacy Christian Church in Overland Park, Kansas, uses Events2HVAC to save time and energy by automating HVAC based on individual room schedules. Schools oversees facilities, finance, safety and security, and human resources for all of three of Legacy’s campuses – and they are soon adding a fourth campus. For him, Events2HVAC is a blessing.

Version 1.0.5 of Events2HVAC software was released for download today.

Events2HVAC will be able to integrate with the JCI P2000 Security Management System for door access control.

Dean Evans and Associates recently released a Web API for their EMS product line.  This will give customers more flexibility in their method of connection to Events2HVAC.