News and Upcoming Events


	50th annual Day with a Facilities Professional- AFE Event



	Join us on March 9th 2012 - It's time to register Our host this year is Adobe
	For the past 50 years AFE members have had an opportunity to influence the future of engineering students from - Cal Maritime University, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo University, San Jose State University by holding this annual “Day with a Facilities Professional” event. This event provides an invaluable opportunity for a student who wants more information about a career in the Facilities Engineering profession to join a host, for an afternoon of “job shadowing”. Students attend the event for nominal fee and need to be able to take a day off of school to attend. Host info: Registration link for Hosts Northern California Facility Professionals are invited to host and/or sponsor one or more engineering students for a day. Cost to host a student is $100 and includes lunch and dinner for you both. This event also provides you as a host/sponsor the opportunity to: Share your career experiences with a student considering the Facilities profession. Meet and screen potential interns or future employee candidates. Give back to higher education by providing a positive experience for students to gain exposure to the “working world”. Network with other professional hosts from various segments of the Facilities industry. Hosts need to submit a one-page bio and overview of their company for distribution to everyone attending the event. Sample Host Bio Link Please send your completed host bio to aptsales@apt4power.com Students: Registration link for Students Registration Deadline: February 29, 2012 College Students wishing to participate are required to register on-line and submit resume, a "statement of interest" paragraph, and a photo. Here is a link for students example resume. Sample Student Resume to Submit Send student resumes as PDFs to: aptsales@apt4power.com


	2011 Annual Northern California Facilities Expo


	We had a great show in September at the Santa Clara Convention Center -

	One of APT's manufacturer's Triacta joined us at the show and did a presentation on High Density Sub-Metering Here is a link to the sub-metering presentation Triacta Presentation Link and here is the PowerHawk Datasheet Who needs High density sub-metering?? If you have any of these it is time to check out high density metering- Large monthly energy bill or cost of interruption Critical Power & Reliability Requirements Project spec. calls for coordination with 15000 Mechanical contractor or BMS subcontractor Anywhere new UPS, Generator, ATS, trip units, relays or meters are being installed and customer wants data in BMS Multiple electrical manufacturer’s meters specified or already on site Customer problem requires more than just a single meter APT's Rich Celio did an educational seminar on "Smart Reports" here is the link to download the presentation Smart Reports Presentation Link
	Topic “Smart Reports” Data Everywhere, but we can’t find anything! Meters and networks usually called the BMS or EMS system is nothing more than a bunch of instruments gathering data for you. Metering instruments from Electric, water or gas can be put to work to get you Smart Reports out of your system that provides you with answers when you need them. Automation is not just for turning on and off lights, or temperature setpoints. It can be used to generate smart reports that provide the answers to your success indicators. And when you measure success, you will succeed.


	Announcing new joint venture Alchemy Unlimited


	West Coast tech firms find complementing strengths the best way to help customers save money and go green

	Silicon Valley CA – Applied Power Technologies (APT), Campbell, CA and RFIsoft,Inc, San Jose, CA announced today they have formed a joint venture called Alchemy Unlimited to provide software and services to assist companies identify and forecast their energy use and carbon footprint. Alchemy’s flagship product is an energy management data mining product called RECIPE ™ – Reliability, Energy, Cost, Impact, Performance, Efficiency. “Like finding a needle in a haystack, RECIPE’s patent pending technology sifts through energy data to give customers the answers they demand.” said Andy Taylor, APT’s CEO. “Leveraging RFIsoft’s database and analysis software with APT’s energy management experience can provide a customer with answers immediately to reliability, cost, and impact questions.” The APT / RFIsoft joint venture provides end-to-end value to their clients; ensuring robust energy management system design and deployment, cost tracking and forecast, and environmental reporting. Clients making investments into energy information systems are realizing reductions in their consumption and operating costs that range from 5 – 25%. “RECIPE provides the answers to all layers of an organization, ranging from facility management to CFO’s and sustainability managers,” said Pieter Noordam, RFIsoft’s CEO and founder. “Energy information systems providing decision ready data will become a critical part of organizations as shareholders demand accountability for global impact.” About Alchemy Unlimited - Alchemy Unlimited is a California based company dedicated to providing energy answers for professionals like building owners, occupants, operators, and facility managers. Alchemy specializes in software solutions which makes utility infrastructure performance visible, and provides context and analysis for the measured data. www.Alchemy4Green.com About Applied Power Technologies (APT) – founded in 1994, APT provides high quality solutions for energy information systems. APT’s customized products and services help customers with critical reliability and high energy costs improve their delivered performance. APT’s vendor neutral systems integrator approach minimizes investments and maximizes usability. About RFIsoft, Inc specializes in system integration and software, supporting business and manufacturing processes. RFIsoft architects systems, develops its dedicated software, and/or integrates with 3rd party hardware and software, stand alone and web based. RFIsoft provides expertise and turn-key solutions for complex systems, requiring multiple technologies, security and integration.



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