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Dan McCarty, President
888.965-3403


December 4, 2008

(Ankeny, Iowa) QA Graphics, a graphic design firm specializing in environmental and building automation system design and animation, is a recipient of the 2009 Top Products Award from Building Operating Management magazine. This prestigious, annual award recognizes the most popular manufacturers and suppliers of the year as determined by building and facility executives. In this case, QA Graphics is being recognized for its Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard (EEED) graphical user interface (GUI).

”It goes without saying that we are thrilled to be recognized by Building Operating Management magazine,” explains Dan McCarty, president and founder of QA Graphics. “A very important part of the value we add to customers is our ability to offer a wide range of cost effective design solutions, from 3D graphic development and interactive content design, to final display. In this case, our EEED GUI is being recognized, which is something we are very proud of. It is definitely the most robust display module we have and we’ve had a lot of success with it.”

Building Operating Management is written for commercial and institutional building owners, and its editorial coverage includes topics such as energy efficiency and strategies, facility technology, executive management, safety and security, facility management and ‘green’ buildings. The Top Products Award recognizes products that appear on FacilitiesNet.com and generate the highest level of click-through interest from building and facility executives. From October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008, nearly 900 products were displayed on the FacilitiesNet.com home page.

QA Graphics’ EEED touch screen finished in the top 10 percent of all those posted in 12 months. The EEED is an industry-leading GUI solution used to educate the public on a project’s energy efficiency, as it has the ability to easily acquire data from any building automation system and report it using a preconfigured gateway device. That data is then directly connected to a browser making the GUI interactive when used with touch screen hardware. All together, the solutions make reporting the metrics of a building’s automation system easier to read and understand.

About QA Graphics
QA Graphics is an innovative leader in the design of graphical user interfaces utilizing 3D graphics and animation for the building control industry. The company’s solutions provide graphic design to engineering, architectural, building automation, and construction teams focused on energy efficiency education using 3D graphic design, interactive applications, graphic outsourcing, symbol libraries and LCD touch screen display solutions. For more information about QA Graphics, visit http://www.qagraphics.com or call 888.965.3403.