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A Holistic Approach to Market Segments In the past, building control systems were a loose collection of subsystems such as lighting and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC). Echelon broke down the walls that separated these subsystems. Instead of treating a building as a collection of use-specific applications, we approached the market with a pioneering holistic approach: Treat every device in the building as a equal on a control network. Now, instead of needing three motion sensors -- one each for lighting, HVAC, and security -- building integrators can use a single motion sensor for all their systems. We call this type of a building system an open, peer-to-peer network. The benefits?
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