by Shane Henson — December 21, 2011—GE and Trane, a provider of innovative heating and air conditioning systems, services and solutions, recently announced they have combined expertise to offer a new solution called Tracer XT that combines Trane Tracer building automation systems and GE’s Proficy ecomagination-qualified technology.
Tracer XT offers a platform specifically designed to integrate, manage and optimize critical facility systems. Tracer XT is based on Proficy, GE’s industry-leading software platform, which is helping customers around the world reduce operating costs. It builds on the solid foundation of GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy’s data management capabilities, analytical tools and communications to provide a powerful approach to integrating data from a variety of systems for HVAC, power, lighting, safety and more into a common interface to manage energy use and cooling requirements to optimize operational and environmental performance.
The Proficy Software platform is ecomagination-qualified for improving overall process efficiency, reducing waste and defects, and reducing energy usage. GE and Trane are working together to bring customers a breadth of solutions to meet the sustainability needs of today’s business.
