ABB has agreed to purchase building control point supplier Cylon Controls, providing exits to UCD and energy utility ESB.

Cylon Controls, an Ireland-based building control system spinout of University College Dublin, yesterday agreed to an acquisition by power and automation group ABB for an undisclosed sum.
Founded in 1985, Cylon markets a range of control interfaces such as fuse boxes, energy meters and heating or air ventilation controls for buildings in the residential and commercial sectors.
The company’s offering includes a real-time, analytics-based software portal where building operators can gauge and restrain energy usage through features such…