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Environmental Sustainability Award

31 May 2016

Michel Kohanim News ca, cec, environment, senate, sustainability

Environmental Sustainability Award

Universal Devices, Inc. is proud to announce the receipt of Environmental Sustainability Award from the office of Senator Fran Pavley!

$3.2M CEC Grant (GFO 15-311/Group 2)

17 May 2016

Michel Kohanim News cec, energy commision, grant

$3.2M CEC Grant (GFO 15-311/Group 2)

Based on years of experience in the fields of energy management, automation, and IoT – and in conjunction with expertise provided by Dr. Cazalet (the father of Transactive Energy) – Universal Devices, Inc. proposed RATES (Retail Automated Transactive Energy System) as response to California Energy Commission’s Grant Funding Opportunity GFO 15-311/Group 2 Solutions That Allow […]

1 Mar 2016

Michel Kohanim Event, News iot, openadr

OpenADR & IoT

Michel Kohanim to present at OpenADR and Internet of Things Webinar!

2 Feb 2016

Michel Kohanim News alexa, amazon, echo, ifttt

Amazon Echo & IFTTT

ISY is now integrated with Amazon Echo and IFTTT.

Left Coffee Pot On?

28 Aug 2015

Michel Kohanim News home automation, iot

Left Coffee Pot On?

ISY in Washington Post: Left the coffee pot on? NO worries. There’s an app for that.

9 May 2014

Michel Kohanim News openadr, title 24 0 comments

UDI addressing Title 24 in CA

UDI addressing Title 24 in CA

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