Melink Corp. has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Energy Star, a national symbol for energy efficiency and environmental protection. The award signifies that a building’s energy performance rates in the top 25 percent of facilities nationwide. more

EnOcean, inventor of energy-harvesting wireless-sensor networks, released in North America its third-generation suite of energy-harvesting wireless modules. The modules are based on the Dolphin ASIC, a platform that supports self-powered two-way wireless communications, ultra-low-power sleep modes, and the ability to self-power actuators, such as water valves and air vents. Dolphin employs the EnOcean Alliance wireless standard, an energy-efficient and reliable RF communications solution available for wireless-sensor networks. more

Fluke Corp., a portable electronic test and measurement technology, will send a professional and companion to Miami for football’s “Big Game,” simply for learning about the new test tools Fluke has recently introduced. more

EnOcean-based wireless lighting controls, manufactured by Echoflex Solutions, demonstrated significant energy savings in independent testing and lived up to the task of shedding peak loads during demand-response events. Wireless dimming controls were installed in an Energy Solutions office building in Oakland, Calif., to assess the Smart Grid potential of the wireless automation controls. more

Borrowing a page from the “Cash for Clunkers” car program, ITT Flowtronex announced that beginning Sept. 30, 2009, it is offering a 10-percent factory-direct cash rebate for the replacement of old and inefficient irrigation pump systems. more

Honeywell has announced that it has been awarded an $11.9-million contract with the University of Kentucky to install integrated technology systems for the new Albert B. Chandler Hospital at the school’s medical campus in Lexington, Ky. The project will use the latest building technologies to meet environmental, security, and regulatory requirements critical to the health-care industry. more

The signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) represents the country’s potential as a market for constructing energy-efficient buildings. more

Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. has reaffirmed AMCA Publication 502-06 (R2009), Damper Application Manual for Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning. more

Purdue University has announced the first International High Performance Buildings Conference, which will be held along with the International Compressor Engineering Conference and the International Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Conference July 12-15, 2010, at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. more