Lantronix Inc., a global provider of secure turnkey solutions for the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and the Intelligent IT market, has won an IoT Evolution Smart Buildings Innovation Award for its Smart Managed Gigabit Power over Ethernet++ (PoE++) SM24TBT2DPB PoE++ Switch. Presented by IoT Evolution World, the leading online publication covering IoT technologies, the Smart Buildings Innovation Awards acknowledge and showcase companies behind the innovations that transform the way we design, construct, operate and inhabit buildings.
Lantronix won in part due to the contributions of its PoE++ switch in powering the country’s first net-zero energy hotel, the Hotel Marcel, a historical building that is part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton, a group of historical boutique hotels. Based in New Haven, Conn., the hotel is one of the first Passive House-certified hotels and one of fewer than a dozen LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum-certified hotels in the USA.
Supported by Lantronix’s customized PoE++ switch and an integrated installation by Lantronix’s partner, Sinclair Digital Services, the hotel generates 100% of its own electricity and energy to power, automate and control all its electrical systems, including lighting, automatic window shades, heating and hot water as well as the guest room refrigerators.
Lantronix’s PoE++ switch is the only UL-certified switch with true 24×90-watt power and direct high-voltage DC power. It supports the latest PoE standard, ensuring the highest possible integration with the other smart building solutions.
