LonMark® International Accepting Nominations for the "Best of the Year" Awards

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- LonMark International, a non-profit international association recognized for the certification, education, and promotion of interoperability standards for control networking today announced it is accepting submissions for the "Best of the Year" awards program. The organization will be recognizing products, companies, projects, and individuals in the following areas:

• Multi-Vendor Project – a winner will be selected in the following two categories:
  • Large Campus Integration will recognize the best medium-to-large single installation
  • Small Repeatable Solution will recognize integrators with multiple installations within retail, banking, restaurant chains, etc.
• Certified Device
• Infrastructure Product
• Software Solution
• Energy Efficient Initiative
• Visionary of the Year

"LonMark International is striving to help businesses be more energy and cost efficient," said Barry Haaser, executive director, LonMark International. "Our award program is a testament to the innovation, vision and leadership of the organization's members as well as the entire industry."  

Nominations for consideration must be sent via e-mail to [email protected]. The deadline for entries is October 20, 2011. Award winners will be unveiled in the January issue of the LonMark International Magazine and recognized at AHR Expo on January 23, 2012 in Chicago, IL. Companies are encouraged to enter products released or projects completed within the past 12 months.  For more information on entry requirements please visit http://www.lonmark.org/certifications/lmi_lw_awards.

About LonMark International

LonMark International is an international, non-profit corporation supporting the testing and certification of products, people and companies supporting the ISO/IEC 14908 body of standards.  Its nearly 400 members manufacture, distribute, develop, install or use systems based on these standards.  For more information about LonMark International please visit www.lonmark.org.

LonMark and the LonMark logo are registered trademarks of Echelon Corporation in the U.S. and other jurisdictions.

Media Contact:
Shannon Mayette
LonMark International
+ 1-602-882-4733
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