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LonMark International is pleased to announce the web-based version of the LonMark Professional Certification Exam Refresher Course in preparation for the exam. This new, online, live-lecture class is available to anyone, anywhere in the world and will be held in English (to start). The interactive format will enable live questions and answers during the class.

Once participants have completed the class, testing centers are available around the world to take the LonMark Certified Professional test locally. This new program will help make the credentialing program more affordable and available to LON professionals worldwide.

The refresher course is for those already fluent in the world of LonWorks networks and covers the following topics in the context of the exam:

Key Topics:
LonWorks history and terminology
Transport media
Nodes/Devices
Communication
Physical network structuring
Logical network structuring
Installation
Network configuration
Tools for network management
LonWorks and IP
Troubleshooting
User interfaces

Course Schedule
Each course duration is approximately six hours and will be held over two days in 3-hour increments.
February 11 - 12, 2014
April 15 - 16, 2014
June 10 - 11, 2014

Course Pricing
Members: $300
Non-Members: $395
Students: $200

Registration
To register please contact us directly via email at testing@lonmark.org or by phone at
+1-408-938-5361 x 1.

Upon completion of the course, students are encouraged to take the Certified Professional exam at an Authorized Testing Center

LonMark International offers no guarantee that by undertaking the refresher course, the individuals will pass the LonMark Professional Certification test. The refresher course is designed purely to provide the individuals with additional training to support and re-enforce the knowledge they should already have before taking the exam.

Study Resources
The key study material is covered in the "Red Book" : LonWorks
Installation Handbook 3rd Edition. It is advised that you obtain this book and review it prior to the training class.

Additional resources including white papers, user guides, and interoperability guidelines may be found on the LonMark website here.

Light+Building 2014

Jakarta drastically save energy on their streetlight networks with AMKO:

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Republic Indonesia has successfully installed a new generation of smart streetlight system, based on the AMKO Induction LonWorks compatible smart luminaires and the Streetlight.Vision Central Management Software, in Jalan Kebon Sirih of Jakarta. Thanks to the AMKO and Streetlight.Vision LonWorks enabled solution, they could demonstrate a 62% energy savings with better light output. With the more efficient dimmable AMKO light sources, intelligent dimming strategies and an efficient control system based on the Streetlight.Vision Central Management Software, ESDM together with PT Lahan Energy, the leading provider of Smart Lighting in Indonesia, can now fully schedule, program, control and monitor the light levels, the status and the energy consumption of each light point and each streetlight cabinet. With such energy savings projects, ESDM and the city of Jakarta are engaging Indonesia as a leading country in the race to sustainable development and energy efficiency.

General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA - Polish Highway Authorities) extends energy saving projects with APANET Green System:

APANET Green System, the provider of Smart Streetlight Solutions, announced that the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) awarded them with new projects to control and monitor lighting on highways in Poland; A4 Motorway and Jedrzejow city's bypass (about 1000 light points). The GDDKiA have decided to contribute to the global energy saving program from the Government in Poland. Thanks to the APANET Green LonWorks-compatible Light Point Controllers and the Streetlight.Vision Software, the GDDKiA saved 46% of energy on the first part of A1 motorway. From a maintenance point of view, they have also removed night patrols, drastically reducing the use of service cars to visually identify lamp failures and increasing the safety on the lit areas. In addition to its powerline Light Point Controllers, APANET Green System has extended its portfolio of control devices with new noise pollution and weather sensors (Apanet GreenNodes) and is planning to extend again with new Smart City devices to be announced soon.

Rongwen Smartens Chinese City’s Streetlights:

Rongwen, the leading Energy Saving Company in China, has deployed 10,602 new generation LonWorks-compatible LED streetlights with the Streetlight.Vision Control and Monitoring system in the city of Dongguan, China. This EMC (Energy Management Contract) project will benefit the city with a minimum of 7.2 million kWh of saved electricity every year ! Rongwen will replace the old energy-consuming lamps with its latest "Internet of Thing" LED streetlights, and use Streetlight.Vision’s Control and Monitoring system to increase energy-saving and enhance maintenance efficiency.

Rongwen Announces New 2014 Prospect in Smartening Streetlights in China, with Streetlight.Vision

As a leading Intelligent Streetlight Solution Provider in China, Rongwen, who has successfully deployed over 90,000 LED light points in 2013, announces the prospect of installing 200,000 light points with an intelligent controllable system across China. Integrated with LonWorks outdoor lighting controller and powered by the Streetlight.Vision Central Management Software, Rongwen’s LED solution can save up to 70% of energy.

Meanwhile, Rongwen is planning to deploy more "smart city" applications to smarten cities through streetlight networks. The new features recently developed by Streetlight.Vision and Rongwen to control and monitor Traffic Light Monitoring, LED Information Panel, Environmental Sensors and EV Charging Stations will be heavily deployed to push the "Smart City" wave to a higher level and provide real benefits to cities while most of the other players are still working on their powerpoints.

Member Focus: Vossloh-Schwabe

AHR Expo

LonMark Educational Sessions

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, Room 1E04

9:00 a.m.

LonMark 2.0 – The Standard for Next Generation Intelligent Buildings & Smart Grid

This session focuses on the LonMark 2.0 initiative. New features include a roadmap for standardizing BACnet solutions with LonMark certified devices, support for transports such as IPv6/v4, WPAN and WiFi RF (802.15.4, 802.11x). Attendees discover how LonMark 2.0 enables interoperability for Smart Grid and Intelligent Building applications

10:30 a.m.

Crossing the Chasm – BACnet System Designers Deliver the Goods with LonMark Devices

This session provides insight into how BACnet solutions are specified and deployed using LonMark certified devices. BACnet today is well established at the top level in 2-tier network architectures. LonMark certified devices deliver the definitive interoperable framework. Together, system designers are recognizing the full life-cycle benefits of open system solutions.

3:00 p.m.

Taming the Internet of Things (IoT) with Interoperable Device Profiles

This session will focus how the Internet of Things (IoT) is impacting the landscape of intelligent building systems. Standard device profiles provide users the tools to tame the new frontier of IoT solutions. The common thread across the connected IoT fabric of IPv6/v4, RF, wired, and power line of communications will be device profiles. A good profile framework provides for the exchange of information across the apparent barriers of varied communication transports.

4:30 p.m.

Specification Guidelines for Open Integrated Building Systems

This session will focus on the best practices for developing project specifications, system architecture requirements, technology selection, and communications for control systems. Concepts including the following will be discussed: Two and Three Tier System Architectures The Role of the Master Systems Integrator Standard Guide Spec Development Efforts Integration of BAS, BMS and the IT/Enterprise Networks Value to Owners of Open Specs CAPEX and OPEX Tradeoffs At the conclusion of this session, the attendee will have a good general working knowledge of the concepts and best practices facing system specification development as well as an understanding of the value, choices, and market direction.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014; Room 1A04

10:30 a.m.
Energy Efficiency Through Automated Demand Response
Utilities worldwide are implementing new energy efficiency programs based on the OpenADR standard for automated demand response. These new programs will place significant pressure on control systems to be finely-tuned for energy efficiency. As electricity prices change due to grid demands, buildings will need to be pre-programmed to shift electrical loads toward off-peak periods. Building automation networks, such as LonWorks and BACnet, will play an essential role in smart grid connectivity. This session will provide an overview of the OpenADR standard, examples of new utility energy programs and insight into how to prepare facilities for OpenADR based programs.

Case Study Showcase: Amazon