It looks like an entirely ordinary conference room — white walls, rectangular table, window overlooking a parking lot. But an Owings Mills company has shielded the space with a kind of electromagnetic invisibility cloak designed to protect it against hackers. Electronic devices such as printers, cellphones and computers all leak signals — not just Wi-Fi but other telltale emissions — that hackers can use to access corporate networks or gain information about company operations. But this room traps many of those emissions. The walls are lined with a heavy, tear-resistant foil and the windows are coated with a special film manufactured from more than 20 different metals that reduce signals. The window film also boasts glass-shattering protection and energy efficiency perks. The features are unusual in office buildings today, but Signals Defense LLC, which sells the products, aims to make them standard fare as the corporate world ramps up defenses against cyberattacks.

Legrand Strengthens and Extends Lighting Control, Comfort and Energy Solutions, to include shading systems for Residential and Light-Commercial Markets with Acquisition of QMotion WEST HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Legrand, North America announced today that it has acquired QMotion, an award-winning leader in advanced shading systems. QMotion will become part of Legrand's North American Building Control Systems (BCS) business. QMotion's window shading systems will integrate easily with the intelligent lighting control and automation solutions offered by Legrand BCS. This creates a more comprehensive portfolio of advanced solutions that provide energy efficiency and lighting control for residential and light-commercial applications. Homes to high-performance buildings will have shading solutions run by quiet, low-power consumption motors that allow manual and automated control of artificial and natural light. "I've very much enjoyed working with my team to design and manufacture high-quality, automated shading solutions for applications where hard wired solutions are not feasible," said Willis Mullet, owner and CEO of QMotion. "I am confident this acquisition by Legrand will continue QMotion's strong growth and provide further advancements into the commercial shading market along with lighting and smart home integration systems." The addition of QMotion's advanced shading solutions will strengthen Legrand's impact on the energy efficiency, productivity, safety, security and aesthetics of the places its customers live and work.

Covertech the manufacturer of rFoil reflective insulation will be exhibiting at the AHR show being held in Orlando Jan 25-27 booth # 4976. We will be showing our Big 8 Duct insulation that has been evaluated by ICC under the report ESR 1226 under the new Energy Conservation Code.